Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) These rules apply to all scenic waterways
unless more specific rules have been adopted for a particular scenic waterway.
All persons using scenic waterways for recreation shall comply with the
provisions of the Act and with the rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission under the Act:
(a) Private
Property: Nothing in the Act or in these rules and regulations affords to any
person any right to trespass upon the property of another or in any way alters
the rights of private landholders in regard to trespass. The Commission
admonishes all persons to respect the rights and sensibilities of those who
make their homes and livelihoods within the scenic waterways;
(b) Litter and Pollution: Refuse, scrap,
trash and garbage which is not placed in receptacles provided for that purpose
at maintained recreation sites shall not be buried or abandoned, but shall be
taken out of the scenic waterways for proper disposal. All persons shall avoid
pollution of the waters, lands and air within scenic waterways in any manner
whatsoever;
(c) Fires: Fires shall
be made only in compliance with state law and only when and where there is no
possibility of their causing damage. Conditions of wind and weather, proximity
of vegetation or flammable materials and other factors as prudence dictates
shall be most carefully considered. No open fire shall be made unless a shovel,
axe and bucket of water are nearby. No open fire shall be left unattended and
all fires shall be completely extinguished with water after use. Permissible
fires shall be of the smallest practicable size;
(d) Tree Cutting: Living or standing trees or
plants shall not be cut for burning or for any other purpose by persons using
the scenic waterways for recreation;
(e) Collecting Souvenirs and Relics: Except
as provided by law, antiquities, relics, artifacts, fossils and souvenirs shall
not be removed from the site of their discovery or otherwise harmed.
Archeological sites and fossil beds shall not be disturbed without proper
authority under law;
(f) Livestock:
Persons using the scenic waterways for recreation shall not harass or in any
way interfere with livestock or domestic animals, whether on private or public
land, or damage fences lawfully placed on such lands for their
management.
(2) Natural
springs shall not be damaged or in any way rendered unusable by persons or
animals.
(3) The Commission asks
all persons to leave in passing no mark upon the land that might diminish its
value to another, for the unspoiled beauty of these waterways, of value to the
human spirit, is the common heritage of all.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 390
Stats. Implemented: ORS
390.845
