{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-783.580","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 783.580","heading":"Tugboat operator refusing to tow; discrimination in charges.","body":"Any tugboat towing for hire in any of the waters of this state is a common carrier for the business of towing vessels. No master or owner of any such tug shall refuse to tow any vessel of the class usually towed by such a tug, or shall discriminate either in the charges for towing or in time; but they shall tow all such vessels in the order in which they may be announced ready; provided, that towing in or out of a bar harbor may take precedence over towing inside of such harbor.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","58. Shipping and Navigation","Chapter 783 — Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking; Ballast Water"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors783.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"87814fddb97fc1837bda002c2bea0d841c984cd2050c9f81e0dec2784e203ccc","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-783.570","next":"us-or/ors-783.590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}