ORS 30.930 to 30.947 protect farm and forest practices from most nuisance and trespass claims when conducted on land zoned for those uses.
Oregon's Right to Farm law, originally enacted in 1981 and strengthened by SB 1010 (2001), bars private nuisance and trespass claims arising from generally accepted farming or forest practices on land zoned for exclusive farm use, forest, or mixed use. ORS 30.937 invalidates conflicting local ordinances purporting to declare such practices a nuisance. ORS 30.936 protects practices that comply with applicable laws and good practices. Plaintiffs who lose Right-to-Farm cases may be liable for the prevailing farmer's attorney fees. Aerial pesticide application and certain non-accepted practices remain outside the law's protection.
Plaintiffs filing barred nuisance claims may face dismissal and adverse fee awards under ORS 30.938.
Tualatin, OR
Tualatin does not ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Under TMC 6-14-040, residential power equipment - including leaf blowers, lawn mowers, lawn edgers, hand tool...
Tualatin, OR
TMC 6-14-040 prohibits operating amplified sound equipment so that the sound is plainly audible within a noise-sensitive property or more than 150 feet away ...
Tualatin, OR
Construction work in Tualatin - excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair of a building - is allowed between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. seven days a week wi...
Tualatin, OR
Under TMC 6-14-040, it is unlawful to keep or permit any animal that barks, cries, or whimpers on a frequent or continuous basis for 15 minutes or longer if ...
Tualatin, OR
Tualatin Municipal Code Chapter 6-14 governs noise. TMC 6-14-030 prohibits creating or permitting a noise disturbance, and TMC 6-14-040 sets a 10:00 p.m. to ...
Tualatin, OR
Tualatin treats a vehicle left on a public street more than 24 hours that appears disabled or abandoned as towable under ORS 819.100. TMC 6-13-040(13) bars v...
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