Oregon § 783.580 Tugboat operator refusing to tow; discrimination in charges

Oregon Statutes

§ 783.580 — Tugboat operator refusing to tow; discrimination in charges

Oregon § 783.580

Vol.19

Title 58Shipping and Navigation

Ch. 783Liabilities and Offenses Connected With Shipping and Navigation; Shipbreaking;

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 783.580 (2026).

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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.

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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.