As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise:

1. (1) "Adoptive Foster Families” means one or more persons who have adopted one or more foster children pursuant to ORS 418.285. At least one of the children must currently be under 18 years of age and living with the Adoptive Foster Family.
2. (2) "Campsite" means full hookup, electrical hookup, tent, primitive, yurt, cabin, tepee, hiker/boater/bicyclist, horse camping, group tent, and group RV camp areas.
3. (3) “Commission" means the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission.
4. (4) "Department" means the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department.
5. (5) "Director" means the director of the department.
6. (6) "Enforcement Officer" means a peace officer or park employee specifically designated by the director under ORS 390.050 to investigate observed or reported violations, and to issue oral or written warnings or citations to enforce park area rules.
7. (7) "Fee Range" means a range of base fees that may be charged for a campsite, service, or facility. The Director will set the actual fee within that range.

8. (8) "Foster Families" means persons with their foster children, who currently maintain:

   1. (a) A Foster Home, or a Developmental Disability Child Foster Home, as described in ORS 418.625 or 443.830;
   2. (b) A Foster Home certified by the Oregon Youth Authority under OAR chapter 416, division 530;
   3. (c) A Foster Home certified by any of the nine federally-recognized tribal governments as listed in ORS 172.110; or
   4. (d) A therapeutic Foster Home for Children with Developmental Disabilities provided through a third-party provider that has been certified by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
9. (9) "In Kind Services" means a group or person who provides, at the direction of park staff, materials or services whose value to the park area equals or is greater than the normal fees.
10. (10) "Marketing and Promotion" generally are agency-sponsored events that are of regional or statewide significance in alignment with the agency mission and strategic priorities.
11. (11) “Motor Vehicle” as defined in ORS 801.360 means a vehicle that is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion. ORS 801.590 further defines “vehicle” as “any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway and includes vehicles that are propelled or powered by any means.”
12. (12) "Non-Profit Entity" means a group having a 501c(3) exempt status filed with the US Department of Internal Revenue Service.
13. (13) "Non-resident" means individuals who reside outside of the state of Oregon. A person who is an enrolled member of an Indian Tribe as defined in ORS 182.162(2) is considered a resident of Oregon.
14. (14) “Oregon resident” means a person who is a resident of Oregon as described in ORS 807.062(4)and includes an enrolled member of an Indian Tribe defined in ORS 182.162(2).
15. (15) "Park Area" means any state park, wayside, corridor, monument, historic, or recreation area, except portions of ocean shore recreation areas not abutting a state park or wayside, under the jurisdiction of the department.
16. (16) "Park Employee" means an employee of the department.
17. (17) "Park Facility" includes but is not limited to individual and group campsites, day use areas and shelters, cabins, yurts, tepees, meeting halls, lodges, pavilions, and other amenities of the department.
18. (18) "Park Manager" means the supervisor or designated park employee in charge of a park area.
19. (19) "Peace Officer" means a sheriff, constable, marshal, municipal police officer, member of the Oregon State Police, and other persons as may be designated by law.
20. (20) "Person" includes individuals, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality.
21. (21) "Reduced Service Level" means a reduction in the normal level of service that a person may reasonably expect due to the department's action/inaction or park facility failure lasting longer than 24 hours.
22. (22) "Reservation Cancellation" means the person requests an existing reservation be ended without the creation of a new reservation.
23. (23) "Reservation Change" means a modification to an existing reservation by a person that changes the arrival or departure dates, a complete change to reservation dates, or changes the type of site from the original request.
24. (24) "Special Events" may be an activity sponsored or co-sponsored by the department, an event that provides entertainment to park visitors, or other activities that promote the mission of the department or Oregon tourism.
25. (25) "Traditional Tribal Activities" generally means traditional, spiritual, natural and cultural resource practices that would have been, or which still are conducted by a federally recognized tribe or its members.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 390.124

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 390.050, 390.111, 390.121 & 390.124

History

PRD 1-2026, amend filed 03/01/2026, effective 03/01/2026
PRD 7-2024, amend filed 09/23/2024, effective 09/24/2024
PRD 9-2021, amend filed 11/19/2021, effective 01/01/2022
PRD 9-2018, amend filed 09/20/2018, effective 09/20/2018
PRD 4-2016, f. & cert. ef. 9-21-16
PRD 9-2012, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-12
PRD 5-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-26-12 thru 12-20-12
PRD 5-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-1-11
PRD 5-2010, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-10
PRD 15-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-29-09
PRD 4-2005, f. & cert. ef. 5-5-05