(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Active member of the Armed Forces of the United States” means officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
(A) Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this state;
(B) Reside in this state while serving as members of the crew of a ship that has an Oregon port or shore establishment as its home port or permanent station; or
(C) Reside in another state or a foreign country and establish Oregon residency by filing Oregon state income taxes no later than 12 months before leaving active duty.
(b) “Armed Forces of the United States” means:
(A) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States;
(B) The reserves of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States; and
(C) The Oregon National Guard and the National Guard of any other state or territory.
(c) “Dependent children” includes any children of an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
(A) Are under 18 years of age and not married, otherwise emancipated or self-supporting; or
(B) Are under 23 years of age, unmarried, enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning and dependent on the member for over one-half of their support.
(2) The following persons shall be considered resident persons for the purpose of purchasing licenses, tags and permits issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission:
(a) Active members of the Armed Forces of the United States who furnish to the commission evidence satisfactory to the commission that the person is permanently assigned to active duty in this state and the spouses and dependent children of such members.
(b) Any active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who furnishes to the commission evidence satisfactory to the commission that the person is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and the spouse and dependent children of such member.
(c) Aliens who furnish to the commission evidence satisfactory to the commission that the person is attending a school in this state pursuant to a foreign student exchange program. [1973 c.723 §42; 1987 c.158 §112; 1987 c.162 §8; 1989 c.264 §4; 2003 c.242 §5; 2005 c.831 §10]
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