{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-477.512","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 477.512","heading":"Additional acts prohibited during fire season.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Exploding target” means a device:\n      (A) Designed for use or used as a target for small arms ammunition or for other projectiles;\n      (B) Consisting of a flammable substance or flammable combination of substances; and\n      (C) Capable of exploding when struck by small arms gunfire or by other projectiles.\n      (b) “Small arms” means a shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver.\n      (c) “Tracer ammunition” means a bullet that contains a flammable substance designed to ignite upon firing of the bullet and to burn with sufficient brightness to allow observation of the bullet trajectory.\n      (2) A person violates this section if, during a fire season declared under ORS 477.508 for a forest protection district or a part of a forest protection district:\n      (a) The person discharges an exploding target or tracer ammunition on land that is inside the district or is within one-eighth of a mile of the district; or\n      (b) Tracer ammunition discharged by the person crosses above land that is inside the district or is within one-eighth of a mile of the district.\n      (3) Violation of this section is a Class A violation. In addition to any enforcement officer specifically identified in ORS 153.005, the State Fire Marshal, the State Forestry Department or the State Forester may issue a citation for a violation under this section.","path":["14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources","38. Protection from Fire","Chapter 477 — Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors477.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"3a7c6cc73d956d48ac56830984fbedbf62d834ababc75acbbe135d0c38d41c25","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-477.510","next":"us-or/ors-477.515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}