{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-540.440","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 540.440","heading":"Owner to clear weeds from ditch right of way.","body":"All persons owning or controlling any water ditches shall keep their right of way along the ditches clean and free from wild oats, mustard, thistles, or any weeds or noxious grasses whatsoever. [Amended by 2011 c.9 §73]\nDAMS","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 540 — Distribution and Storage of Water; Watermasters; Water Right Changes, Transfers an"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors540.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"c8a632f9127222e9515a390891ae38428442fe84c07872b47955511232534268","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-540.435","next":"us-or/ors-540.443"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
