{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-830.624","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 830.624","heading":"Permit requirements for person 14 years of age or older; exceptions; rules.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a person 14 years of age or older shall carry a waterway access permit while operating a nonmotorized boat or a sailboat that is less than 12 feet in length, in the manner provided by the State Marine Board by rule. The person shall present proof of a permit upon request by a peace officer.\n      (2) A waterway access permit under this section is transferrable to any nonmotorized boat or a sailboat that is less than 12 feet in length.\n      (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:\n      (a) Days that the board designates, by rule, as free boating days and on which the board allows individuals to operate a boat described in subsection (1) of this section without holding an otherwise required waterway access permit.\n      (b) A person operating a boat owned by an operator of a boat livery if the operator of a boat livery displays proof of holding a waterway access permit according to rules adopted by the board.\n      (c) A person operating a boat on a federally designated wild and scenic river for which a separate fee system is in place.\n      (d) A person operating a boat if the person is engaged in law enforcement, public safety or official business of a federal, state or municipal agency, as defined by the board by rule.\n      (e) A resident of a bordering state who launches a boat from that bordering state into bordering waters, as defined by the board by rule.\n      (f) A person operating a boat if the person holds a nonmotorized boating permit, a registration or a similar authorization that is issued by another state and accepted by the board by rule.\n      (g) A person who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state and who is engaged in tribal fishing or a tribal ceremony.\n      (h) Nonmotorized boats that are less than 10 feet in length that are:\n      (A) Engaged in whitewater recreation activities, as defined by the board by rule; and\n      (B) Operated on waters of this state identified by the board by rule.\n      (4) The board may adopt rules that provide additional exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit under subsection (1) of this section.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","61. Small Watercraft","Chapter 830 — Small Watercraft"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors830.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"865a82b0abe52babc4e0d4b7e09754c23ff21e30e775d7f9c34d1657b37a9c13","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-830.621","next":"us-or/ors-830.627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}