(1) A state flag is adopted to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon such occasions as may be fitting and appropriate. It shall bear on one side on a navy blue field the state escutcheon in gold, supported by 33 gold stars and bearing above the escutcheon the words 'State of Oregon' in gold and below the escutcheon the figures '1859' in gold, and on the other side on a navy blue field a representation of the beaver in gold.
Oregon Legal Code