Oregon Statutes - Chapter 496 - Application, Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws

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496.002 Short title.
ORS chapters 496, 497, 498 and 501 may be cited as the wildlife laws. [1973 c.723 §2]
496.004 Definitions.
As used in the wildlife laws, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Angle” means to take or attempt to take a fish for personal use...
496.005 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.006 [Formerly 497.505; 1961 c.343 §1; 1967 c.594 §1; 1971 c.658 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.007 “Game bird” defined.
As used in the wildlife laws, unless the context requires otherwise, “game bird” means: (1) Those members of the family Anatidae, commonly known as swans,...
496.008 [1957 c.268 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.009 “Game fish” defined.
As used in the wildlife laws, unless the context requires otherwise, “game fish” means: (1) Those members of the family Salmonidae, commonly known as trout,...
496.010 [Amended by 1953 c.379 §2; 1957 c.250 §1; 1959 c.364 §1; 1963 c.30 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.012 Wildlife policy.
It is the policy of the State of Oregon that wildlife shall be managed to prevent serious depletion of any indigenous species and to provide...
496.015 [Amended by 1959 c.578 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.016 Applicability of wildlife laws to commercial fishing laws.
Nothing in the wildlife laws is intended to affect any of the provisions of the commercial fishing laws. However, nothing in the commercial fishing laws...
496.018 Person with disability under wildlife laws.
In order to be considered a person with a disability under the wildlife laws, a person shall provide to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission...
496.020 [Amended by 1957 c.55 §1; 1957 c.471 §1; 1967 c.431 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.025 [Amended by 1965 c.149 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.030 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.032 [1971 c.658 §31; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.035 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.040 [1953 c.184 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.045 [1953 c.184 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.080 State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
There is hereby established in the executive branch of the government of this state under the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a department to be...
496.085 Fish Screening Task Force; qualifications of members; duties.
(1) There is established within the State Department of Fish and Wildlife the Fish Screening Task Force consisting of seven members appointed by the State...
496.090 State Fish and Wildlife Commission; members; terms; qualifications; compensation and expenses.
(1) There is established a State Fish and Wildlife Commission that shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. (2) The term of office...
496.100 [1973 c.723 §8; 1973 c.792 §20a; repealed by 1975 c.253 §40]
496.105 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.108 Commission officers; quorum; meetings.
(1)(a) The Governor shall designate one member of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission as chairperson. The member shall serve as chairperson until the member’s...
496.110 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.112 State Fish and Wildlife Director; term; compensation and expenses; delegation of commission powers to director.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall appoint a State Fish and Wildlife Director to serve for a term not to exceed four years...
496.115 [Repealed by 1975 c.253 §40]
496.116 Delegation of rulemaking authority to director; requirements.
(1) In exercising any authority to adopt administrative rules delegated by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission under ORS 496.112, the State Fish and Wildlife...
496.118 Duties and powers of director.
(1) Subject to policy direction by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, the State Fish and Wildlife Director shall: (a) Be the administrative head of...
496.120 [Amended by 1967 c.290 §3; 1969 c.314 §59; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.121 Authority of department to require fingerprints.
For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181.534, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may require the...
496.122 [1973 c.723 §10; repealed by 1975 c.253 §40]
496.124 Fish Division; Wildlife Division; authority.
In addition to such divisions as may be established by the State Fish and Wildlife Director pursuant to ORS 496.118, there are established within the...
496.125 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.128 Reports by commission.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall report biennially to the Governor and to the Legislative Assembly on the activities of the commission during...
496.130 [Amended by 1959 c.371 §1; 1963 c.154 §1; 1965 c.74 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.132 [1985 c.60 §5; repealed by 1993 c.659 §9]
496.135 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.138 General duties and powers; rulemaking authority; hearing prior to budget request to Governor.
(1) Consistent with the policy of ORS 496.012, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall implement the policies and programs of this state for the...
496.140 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.141 Fish screening program report.
On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall provide to the Joint Committee on Ways and...
496.145 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.146 Additional powers of commission; rules.
In addition to any other duties or powers provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission: (1) May accept, from whatever source, appropriations, gifts...
496.150 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.151 Allocation of nonresident tags for outfitters and guides.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission by rule shall establish a system for allocating hunting permits that...
496.154 Limitation on authority to condemn certain farm use property.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall not commence any proceeding to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any real property, or...
496.155 [Amended by 1967 c.454 §86; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.156 Expenditure priority for anadromous fish management.
(1) In carrying out duties, functions and powers regarding the propagation of anadromous fish prescribed in the wildlife laws and the commercial fishing laws, the...
496.160 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.162 Establishing seasons, amounts and manner of taking wildlife; rules.
(1) After investigation of the supply and condition of wildlife, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, at appropriate times each year, shall by rule: (a)...
496.164 Cooperation with public and private agencies for fish and wildlife management; technical information and policy recommendations; use of recommendations by state agencies.
The State Fish and Wildlife Commission and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of this state...
496.165 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.166 Citizen involvement for wildlife management on private lands.
The Legislative Assembly finds, in the interest of all Oregonians, a necessity to improve Oregon’s resource access and wildlife habitat through the further involvement of...
496.170 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.171 Definitions for ORS 496.171 to 496.182; applicability date.
Notwithstanding ORS 496.004, with respect to state agency actions taken under ORS 496.171 to 496.182 after July 17, 1995, as used in ORS 496.171 to...
496.172 Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species; rules.
In carrying out the provisions of the wildlife laws with regard to the management of wildlife that is a threatened species or an endangered species,...
496.175 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.176 Listing species; procedure; matters to be considered; periodic review.
(1) The lists of threatened species or endangered species established pursuant to ORS 496.172 (2) shall include: (a) Those species of wildlife listed as of...
496.180 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §5; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.182 Protection and conservation programs; compliance by state agencies; rules.
(1) The burden of protecting and recovering threatened species or endangered species can be a significant cost to the citizens of this state and it...
496.185 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.190 [Amended by 1963 c.154 §2; 1965 c.74 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.192 Effect of law on commercial forestland or other private land; effect on other laws.
(1) Nothing in ORS 496.004, 496.171 to 496.182 or 498.026 is intended, by itself, to require an owner of any commercial forestland or other private...
496.195 [Amended by 1959 c.371 §2; 1961 c.343 §2; 1965 c.74 §3; 1967 c.594 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.200 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.201 Department to furnish salmon for ceremonies; amount; source.
(1) The State of Oregon shall, through the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, provide surplus salmon: (a) To the Confederated Coos, Lower Umpqua and...
496.205 [Amended by 1961 c.343 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.206 Written request for salmon; contents; time for providing salmon.
(1) The Indian tribes referred to in ORS 496.201 (1) are required to set forth, in writing, their request for salmon. This request shall be...
496.210 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.211 Limitation on amount and use.
(1) The State of Oregon shall be limited to a once a year provision of salmon pursuant to ORS 496.201. (2) If the Indian tribes...
496.215 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.216 Disposition of salmon remaining after ceremony.
Any salmon remaining after the ceremony may be distributed to tribal members without charge for their subsistence consumption only and not for sale, barter or...
496.220 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.221 ORS 496.201 to 496.221 not intended to extend Indian legal or political rights.
Nothing in ORS 496.201 to 496.221 is intended to extend legal or political recognition to any Indians described in ORS 496.201 (1) for any purpose...
496.225 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.228 Access and Habitat Board; qualification of members; expenses; term; meetings.
(1) There is established within the State Department of Fish and Wildlife the Access and Habitat Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the State...
496.230 [1957 c.119 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.232 Board to make program recommendations; commission approval; report; fund expenditure qualifications; gifts and grants.
(1) The Access and Habitat Board shall meet, adopt and recommend to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, within 120 days after November 4, 1993,...
496.235 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.236 Advisory councils to board; duties; no compensation or expenses for members.
(1) Individuals who reside in the various regions established for administration of the wildlife resources may form advisory councils, with membership in the same proportion...
496.240 [Amended by 1959 c.371 §3; 1963 c.154 §3; 1965 c.74 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.242 Access and habitat program funds.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 496.300, all moneys received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to section 19, chapter 659, Oregon Laws 1993, shall be...
496.245 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.250 [Repealed by 1971 c.418 §23]
496.260 Project applications; contents; notice of reasons for rejection; approval conditions; limitation on tax credit.
(1) Any person may apply to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for preliminary certification of a fish habitat improvement project. The department shall...
496.265 Limitation on amount eligible for tax credit.
Notwithstanding any provisions of ORS 315.134 and 496.260 to the contrary, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall not preliminarily certify under ORS 496.260...
496.270 Immunity from liability for damages resulting from habitat or water quality improvement project; exceptions.
(1) The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State of Oregon to encourage operators, timber owners and landowners to voluntarily improve...
496.275 Salmon resource protection and restoration; review of public and private production facilities; approval of production facilities by department.
(1) The Legislative Assembly hereby declares the necessity to review all options and means for the protection and restoration of Oregon’s salmon resource that promote...
496.280 Findings.
The Legislative Assembly finds, in the interest of all Oregonians, a necessity to improve Oregon’s fishery resource through the further involvement of its citizens and...
496.283 Use of moneys from surcharges; limitations on expenditures.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 506.306, all moneys received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to sections 4, 6 and 8, chapter 512, Oregon Laws...
496.286 Restoration and Enhancement Board.
(1) There is established within the State Department of Fish and Wildlife the Restoration and Enhancement Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the State...
496.289 Duties of board; report to legislature; recommendations for programs.
(1) The Restoration and Enhancement Board shall meet, adopt and recommend to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, within 120 days after July 1, 1989,...
496.291 Advisory councils; recommendations to board; consultation with councils.
(1) Individuals who reside in the various regions established for administration of the salmon and trout enhancement program may form advisory councils to discuss and...
496.300 State Wildlife Fund; sources; uses.
(1) The State Wildlife Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all...
496.303 Fish and Wildlife Account; sources; subaccounts; uses.
(1) The Fish and Wildlife Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are...
496.305 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §6; 1971 c.446 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.306 Compensation for damage done by bear and cougar not to be paid from State Wildlife Fund.
If the State Department of Fish and Wildlife is required to pay compensation for damage activities of bear and cougar to people, real property, livestock,...
496.310 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §7; repealed by 1967 c.451 §32]
496.311 Limitation on size of revolving fund.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the revolving fund referred to in ORS 496.300 shall not exceed $40,000. [1975 c.545 §9; 1979 c.461 §7]
496.315 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §8; 1967 c.451 §23; 1971 c.446 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.320 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §9; 1971 c.446 §3; 1971 c.658 §6; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.325 [Amended by 1971 c.446 §4; 1971 c.658 §6a; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.330 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §7; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.335 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.340 Payments to counties in lieu of taxes.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, whenever real property owned by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission is exempt from taxation...
496.345 [1959 c.692 §5; 1963 c.481 §1; part renumbered 506.345; repealed by 1971 c.446 §11]
496.375 “Nongame wildlife” defined.
As used in ORS 496.380 to 496.390 “nongame wildlife” means all wildlife species over which the State Fish and Wildlife Commission has jurisdiction, except game...
496.380 Designation of tax refunds to finance program.
(1) Individual taxpayers who file an Oregon income tax return and who will receive a tax refund from the Department of Revenue may designate that...
496.385 Nongame Wildlife Fund.
(1) There is established as a separate and distinct fund in the State Treasury a Nongame Wildlife Fund. The Nongame Wildlife Fund shall consist of:...
496.390 Control over fund by department; use of moneys.
The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall have access to and control of the moneys held in the Nongame Wildlife Fund, but shall use...
496.405 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §7a; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.410 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.415 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §8; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.420 [1959 c.146 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.430 Definitions for ORS 496.430 and 496.435 to 496.455.
As used in this section and ORS 496.435 to 496.455: (1) “Enhancement” means resource conservation, utilization and educational activities that contribute to the recovery and...
496.435 Policy to recover and sustain native stocks.
Consistent with other provisions of law, it is declared to be a goal of the people of the State of Oregon to achieve recovery and...
496.440 Enhancement program to be conducted by commission; objective.
A salmon and trout enhancement program shall be conducted by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to benefit all users of the salmon and trout...
496.445 Duties of commission.
In carrying out the salmon and trout enhancement program, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall: (1) Provide appropriate State Department of Fish and Wildlife...
496.450 Application for project; subjects for projects; conditions for approval.
(1) Any citizen or group of citizens may submit to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a proposal for a project consistent with the recovery...
496.455 Use of native stocks for projects; conditions.
In carrying out any duties, functions or power under the wildlife laws or the commercial fishing laws, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize...
496.458 Remote hatchbox program; rules.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall develop and implement a remote hatchbox program. (2) To implement the remote hatchbox program required under subsection...
496.460 Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee; members; duties and powers; travel and expenses.
(1) The Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission. The committee shall...
496.465 Interference with project prohibited.
Except for activities or projects authorized by a unit of municipal, state or federal government, no person shall disturb, damage, destroy or interfere with the...
496.470 Natural production of anadromous fish; rules; priorities.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall adopt by rule plans for the natural production of anadromous fish runs in the basins set forth...
496.475 Adoption of basin plans.
The plans adopted pursuant to ORS 496.470 shall: (1) Incorporate sound science; (2) Be based upon adaptive management, incorporating monitoring and evaluation and clearly defined...
496.480 Reports on basin plans.
The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall report at least once every six months to the appropriate legislative committee and the Governor on the...
496.490 Fishing tackle program.
(1) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall establish a Keep Oregon’s Rivers Clean program for the collection, recycling and proper disposal of fishing...
496.505 [Formerly 497.505; 1961 c.343 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.510 Assent to federal wildlife-restoration statute; duty of commission with regard thereto.
The State of Oregon assents to the Act of Congress entitled, “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife-restoration...
496.515 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §9; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.520 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.525 Federal fish restoration and management aid; powers of commission with regard thereto.
(1) The State of Oregon assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled, “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid...
496.550 Migratory waterfowl stamp; design selection; production of stamps and art works.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall arrange, by contest or other appropriate means, for the selection of the design of the annual migratory...
496.555 Contract on migratory waterfowl stamp matters.
In carrying out its duties, functions and powers with regard to the migratory waterfowl stamp, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may contract for the...
496.558 “Upland bird” defined.
As used in this section and ORS 496.562, 496.566 and 497.153, “upland bird” means those bird family members commonly known as pheasant, quail, grouse and...
496.562 Policy.
The purposes of this section and ORS 496.558, 496.566 and 497.153 are to: (1) Authorize the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue to hunters...
496.566 Contest for stamp design; sale of art works; contracts for stamp matters.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall arrange, by contest or other appropriate means, for the selection of the design of the annual upland...
496.570 [1989 c.406 §7; 1999 c.667 §1; repealed by 2001 c.822 §11]
496.605 Enforcement of wildlife laws by State Fish and Wildlife Director, deputies and peace officers.
The State Fish and Wildlife Director and any deputies of the director and all other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision thereof...
496.610 State police to enforce wildlife laws; payment of expenses from wildlife fund; appointment of federal agents.
(1) The Department of State Police shall employ a sufficient number of state police to enforce the wildlife laws. (2) The services and expenses of...
496.615 Commission employees to supplement state police.
The State Fish and Wildlife Commission, with the approval of the Governor and Superintendent of State Police, may employ such persons as they deem necessary...
496.620 Nonliability of law enforcement officers.
No person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws shall suffer any civil liability for the enforcement or attempted enforcement of any provisions of the wildlife...
496.625 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §12; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.630 District attorneys to prosecute criminal cases; jurisdiction of courts.
(1) Upon information or complaint of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws, district attorneys shall prosecute...
496.635 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §13; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.640 Service of process by law enforcement personnel.
The persons mentioned in ORS 496.645 have all powers and rights of a peace officer in serving warrants, subpoenas or other legal process in the...
496.645 Arrest without warrant of violators; trial.
Any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws may, without warrant, arrest any person violating any of the wildlife laws, and take the person before...
496.650 Issuance of citation to violator.
Should any person making an arrest mentioned in ORS 496.645 for the violation of the wildlife laws desire not to forthwith take the person arrested...
496.655 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.660 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §16; 1973 c.723 §26; repealed by 1991 c.267 §1]
496.665 Issuance of search warrants; places searched; use and disposition of seized property.
(1) Any court having jurisdiction of the offense, upon receiving proof or probable cause for believing in the concealment of any wildlife taken, killed or...
496.670 Arrests made on Sunday.
The arrests mentioned in ORS 496.645 may be made on Sunday. In this event the persons arrested shall be taken before any justice of the...
496.675 Seizure without warrant by law enforcement personnel.
The persons mentioned in ORS 496.645 may at any time, without warrant, seize and take possession of: (1) Any wildlife which has been caught, taken...
496.680 Seizure of unlawful devices and unlawfully taken wildlife; forfeiture; disposition; repayment of administrative costs.
(1) All wildlife taken by, or in the possession of any person in violation of the wildlife laws, and all guns, boats, traps, fishing apparatus...
496.685 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]
496.690 Possession of wildlife as evidence of illegal taking.
The fact that any person has any wildlife, or any part thereof, in possession when it is illegal to take or have same is prima...
496.695 Counseling, aiding or sharing in violation.
Any person who counsels, aids or assists in any violation of the wildlife laws, or shares in any of the proceeds of such violation by...
496.700 Investigating violations; summoning witnesses.
(1) Where the State Fish and Wildlife Commission has been furnished information of the violation of any of the wildlife laws, the commission, or one...
496.705 Damage suits for unlawful killing of wildlife; jurisdiction of courts.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may institute suit for the recovery of damages for the unlawful taking or killing of any of the...
496.710 Compelling testimony in enforcement proceedings.
In any action or proceeding for the enforcement of any of the provisions of the wildlife laws, or in any investigation before a grand jury,...
496.715 Disposition of fines.
(1) One-half of all fines imposed in justice courts as provided in the wildlife laws and collected in money shall be credited and distributed under...
496.750 Wildlife Law Violator Compact.
The Wildlife Violator Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other states legally joining therein in...
496.815 Definitions for ORS 496.815 to 496.825.
As used in ORS 496.815 to 496.825: (1) “Department” means the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. (2) “Director” means the State Fish and Wildlife...
496.820 Permit or license fee.
(1) Any person applying for a permit to appropriate water for hydroelectric purposes under ORS 537.150 to 537.252 or any person applying for a preliminary...
496.825 Application fee; exception.
(1) In addition to any other fee required by law, at the time the person applies to the Water Resources Department for a license to...
496.830 Penalty fee.
A person who fails to pay the fee required under section 4, chapter 674, Oregon Laws 1985, or the assessment under section 5, chapter 674,...
496.835 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Hydroelectric Fund.
(1) There is created within the State Treasury a revolving fund known as the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Hydroelectric Fund, separate and distinct from the...
496.905 [1967 c.604 §1; 1969 c.59 §1; 1971 c.388 §3; 1973 c.723 §35; 1979 c.477 §11; renumbered 153.710]
496.910 [1967 c.604 §2; 1973 c.723 §36; 1979 c.477 §12; renumbered 153.705]
496.915 [1967 c.604 §3; 1973 c.723 §37; renumbered 153.715]
496.920 [1967 c.604 §4; 1973 c.723 §38; 1979 c.477 §13; renumbered 153.720]
496.925 [1967 c.604 §5; renumbered 153.725]
496.927 [1977 c.350 §2; 1979 c.477 §14; renumbered 153.730]
496.930 [1967 c.604 §6; renumbered 153.745]
496.935 [1967 c.604 §7; renumbered 153.750]
496.940 [1967 c.604 §8; renumbered 153.755]
496.945 [1967 c.604 §9; renumbered 153.760]
496.950 [1967 c.604 §10; renumbered 153.765]
496.951 Base fines for wildlife law violations.
(1) The base fine amount for a violation of wildlife laws or rules as described in ORS 496.992 (2) that is required in violation proceedings...
496.990 [Amended by 1967 c.523 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
496.992 Penalties.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 153.022 and other law, violation of any provision of the wildlife laws, or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto,...
496.994 Obstructing the taking of wildlife prohibited.
(1) A person commits the offense of obstructing the taking of wildlife if the person, having no right to do so, interferes with the lawful...
496.996 Attempts to take wildlife decoy as unlawful wildlife taking.
(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful taking of wildlife if: (a) The person discharges a firearm or other hunting device, traps, or acts...

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