ORS 783.630
Application

  • exclusions

(1)

ORS 783.625 (Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640) to 783.640 (Reporting of ballast water management) apply to all vessels carrying ballast water from a voyage into the waters of this state, except a vessel that:

(a)

Discharges ballast water only at the location where the ballast water originated, if the ballast water is not mixed with ballast water from areas other than open sea waters;

(b)

Does not discharge ballast water in waters of this state;

(c)

Traverses only the internal waters of this state;

(d)

Traverses only the territorial sea of the United States and does not enter or depart an Oregon port or navigate the waters of this state;

(e)

Discharges ballast water that originated solely from waters located between the parallel 40 degrees north latitude and the parallel 50 degrees north latitude on the west coast of North America; or

(f)

Discharges ballast water that has been treated to remove organisms in a manner pursuant to rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 783.635 (Discharge of ballast water prohibited).

(2)

ORS 783.625 (Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640) to 783.640 (Reporting of ballast water management) do not authorize the discharge of oil or noxious liquid substances in a manner prohibited by state, federal or international laws or regulations. Ballast water containing oil or noxious liquid substances shall be discharged in accordance with the requirements applicable to those substances.

(3)

Nothing in this section:

(a)

Requires an open sea or coastal exchange if the owner or operator in charge of a vessel determines that performing an open sea or coastal exchange would threaten the safety or stability of the vessel or the safety of the vessel’s crew or passengers because of any extraordinary condition, including but not limited to adverse weather, vessel design limitations or equipment failure.

(b)

Exempts the owner or operator in charge of a vessel from the reporting requirements under ORS 783.640 (Reporting of ballast water management), whether or not ballast water is carried or discharged in the waters of this state. [2001 c.722 §2; 2003 c.692 §2; 2005 c.62 §5; 2015 c.704 §2]

Source: Section 783.630 — Application; exclusions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors783.­html.

783.010
Claims for which liens accorded
783.020
Lien priority
783.030
Right to proceed against boat or vessel directly
783.040
Complaint
783.050
Issuance of warrant for seizure of boat or vessel
783.060
Procedure after return of warrant
783.070
Persons authorized to appear for boat or vessel
783.080
Judgment by default
783.090
Discharge of boat or vessel on giving of undertaking
783.100
Return of deposit
783.110
Order for sale on judgment
783.120
Judgment on undertaking
783.130
Bill of sale of boat or vessel
783.140
Rights of other lien claimants
783.150
Distribution of proceeds of sale
783.160
Sale of appurtenances for fractional share of boat or vessel
783.170
Limitation of actions
783.310
Destruction or injury of property by watercraft
783.320
Injuries to persons or property ashore
783.330
Attachment against vessel
783.340
Redelivery of attached vessel
783.350
Nonresident owners
783.360
Priority of attachment
783.400
Shipbreaking
783.510
Enticement of seamen to desert or leave ship
783.520
Harboring and secretion of seamen
783.530
Receipt of compensation from seaman for furnishing employment
783.550
Unauthorized boarding of nonpassenger vessel
783.560
Arrest of officers and seamen for debt prohibited
783.570
Enforcement officer in Portland and Astoria
783.580
Tugboat operator refusing to tow
783.590
Lowering of smokestacks of vessels navigating upper Willamette
783.610
Offenses relating to buoys and beacons
783.620
Discharge of ballast in navigable waters
783.625
Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640
783.630
Application
783.635
Discharge of ballast water prohibited
783.636
Fees
783.637
Late charges
783.638
Ballast Water Fund
783.640
Reporting of ballast water management
783.990
Penalties
783.992
Civil penalties
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