368.021 County authority over trails

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OR Code › Title 31 › Chapter 368 › Section 368.021

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(1) A county governing body has the same jurisdiction over trails as it has over local access roads.

(2) This section applies to trails that:

(a) Are easements over land or by watercourse that are not part of a road right of way;

(b) Provide certain forms of ingress to or egress from land or water or permit travel between places;

(c) Do not provide vehicle access of the type provided by a road; and

(d) Are not under the jurisdiction of a state or federal agency. [1981 c.153 §5]

Source: Section 368.021 — County authority over trails , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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