Oregon Administrative Code

635-043-0023 Purpose of Scientific Taking Permits Rules to take wildlife for scientific study allow educational institutions and private and public scientists a means to study or gain knowledge of wildlife. The Department acts as coordinator and contact for wildlife research proj…

635-043-0030 Scientific Taking Permit Requirements Any person desiring to take wildlife for scientific purposes must first secure a Scientific Taking Permit by applying to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The application shall list the wildlife species and numbers to b…

635-043-0033 Cost of Permit (1) Wildlife Scientific/Educational Taking Permits (K-12 grades) shall be issued at no cost and shall expire on December 31 of the year issued. (2) Wildlife Scientific/Educational Taking Permits (other) shall cost $119.50 (plus a $2.00 license agent fe…

635-043-0035 Conditions of Scientific Taking Permit Scientific taking permittees shall adhere to all requirements, terms, and conditions included on the Scientific Taking Permit and the record keeping requirements below: (1) Every scientific taking permittee shall at the time of …

635-043-0040 Persons Eligible for Scientific Taking Permit Any person who has need to collect wildlife for the purpose of acquiring knowledge thereof may apply for a Scientific Taking Permit. Eligible persons include members of public or private scientific organizations, professi…

635-043-0045 Cancellation of Scientific Taking Permit Failure to comply with the conditions stipulated in OAR 635-043-0030 through 635-043-0040 is cause to cancel the permit and confiscate the wildlife taken. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183 & 496 Statutes/Other Implemented: OR…

635-043-0051 Authority to Take or Harass Wildlife (1) In accordance with ORS 496.012, 496.162, 497.298, 498.002, and 498.006, Department staff or their agents, and sworn law enforcement officers, may take or harass wildlife in the times, places and manners necessary for: (a) Scie…

635-043-0056 Trapping of Wildlife For the purpose of alleviating a public nuisance or preventing property damage, the Department may trap and relocate wild turkeys found within the Roseburg city limits. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 498.158 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 498.15…

635-043-0061 Taking Beaver Causing Damage Administrative Rules 635-043-0061 through 635-046-0076 govern take of beaver to control damage, public nuisance, and public health risks. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 496.162, 498.002, 498.012, 498.022, 498.03…

635-043-0066 Definitions (1) “Damage” means loss of or harm inflicted on land, livestock or agricultural or forest crops. (2) “Forestland” means land that is used for the growing and harvesting of forest tree species, regardless of how the land is zoned or taxed or how any state …

635-043-0071 Permit Required to Take Beaver (1) Season dates, bag limits, manner of harvest, and license requirements for take of beaver are found in OAR Chapter 635, Division 50, the furbearing and unprotected mammal regulations. (2) Any person desiring to take beaver at a time …

635-043-0076 Reporting Requirements (1) Any person who takes a beaver pursuant to OAR 635-043-0070, even if the take was allowed without the requirement of permit, must report the take to the Department. (2) A report of take pursuant to this rule must include: (a) Contact informa…

635-043-0085 Hunting from a Motor-Propelled Vehicle (1) Any person who carries on his or her person an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit and any required license and tag issued by the Commission may hunt wildlife from a motor-propelled vehicle except while the vehicl…

635-043-0090 Who May Hunt with the Aid of an Artificial Light Any person hunting bobcat, raccoon or opossum may hunt with an artificial light not attached to or operated from a motor-propelled vehicle. Any person authorized to alleviate wildlife damage pursuant to ORS 498.142 may…

635-043-0096 Harassing Wildlife Causing Damage Administrative Rules 635-043-0100 through 635-043-0115 govern harassment of wildlife to control damage, except for wolves, which are addressed in 635-110-0010 through 635-110-0030. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183 & 496 Statutes/Ot…

635-043-0105 Permit Required to Harass Wildlife Any landowner suffering damage from wildlife (except for bobcat, red fox, cougar, bear, and non-threatened or non-endangered migratory birds) to property that they own or lawfully occupy, and desiring to control the damage by means …

635-043-0110 Form of Harassment Permit The Wildlife Harassing Permit shall include the name and address of the complainant suffering wildlife damage, the name and address of the person or persons designated by the landowner to act as his agent, the description of the property on …

635-043-0115 Cancellation of Harassment Permit The harassment permit may be cancelled if the wildlife damage ceases before the termination date or if permittee fails to comply with provisions on the permit. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183 & 496 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS …

635-043-0120 Ceremonial Harvest Permits Ceremonial harvest permits for use by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (for the purpose of this rule here in referred to as the Tribe). (1) The Commission authorizes the harvest of deer, elk, and black bear by …

635-043-0130 Grand Ronde Reservation and Trust Lands Wildlife Management (1) The Commission authorizes the take of the following wildlife, to be allocated by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (Tribe, for purposes of this rule) for the purposes of acco…

635-043-0175 Roadkill Salvage Permit A Roadkill Salvage Permit allows a person to recover, possess, transport, and use the carcass of a deer or elk killed as a result of an accidental collision with a vehicle for the purpose of salvaging the meat for human consumption. (1) The pe…

635-043-0250 Purpose of the Urban Deer and Elk Population Control Pilot Program The purpose of these rules is to describe the procedures and requirements for issuing kill permits to take deer and elk within urban boundaries, thereby allowing cities the ability to reduce deer or e…

635-043-0260 Permit to Control Urban Deer and Elk Application Requirements Before requesting a kill permit to conduct urban deer or elk population control, the city must: (1) Adopt and enforce an ordinance restricting placing, depositing, distributing, storing or scattering food,…

635-043-0270 Department and City Responsibilities (1) In cities where the Department determines the deer or elk population does constitute a public nuisance as defined in ORS 498.012, or it presents health, safety or property damage concerns, the Department will: (a) Designate da…

635-043-0280 Agent Authorization to Take Deer and Elk on Other than City Owned Property (1) Any agent of the city who takes a deer or elk on property other than city owned property must have in possession written authority to act as the agent of the landowner or lawful occupant o…

635-043-0290 Salvage of Deer and Elk (1) As defined in ORS 315.154, and used in this section “food bank or other charitable organization” means any organization located in the state, including but not limited to a gleaning cooperative, that is exempt from federal income taxes und…

635-044-0400 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to identify the species of wildlife that are protected; the species of wildlife that may be held and conditions for holding; and to regulate the propagation of game birds. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.004, 496.012, 496.138,…

635-044-0410 Taxonomy (1) Scientific taxonomic nomenclature reflects the following: (a) Fish: (A) Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Can…

635-044-0420 Definition of Terms (1) “Animal Entertainment Industry” means for-profit or nonprofit businesses or organizations that hold wildlife for the purpose of providing wild animals on a movie set, film set, television set, still photography set, or any other professional e…

635-044-0430 Protected Wildlife (1) Except as provided by Oregon statute or rule or letter of authorization, it is unlawful for any person to take, capture, hold, release or have in possession, either dead or alive, whole or in part, any wildlife listed in this section: (a) Threa…

635-044-0440 Capture and Holding of Wildlife Wildlife may not be captured from the wild and/or held except as provided by OAR 635-044-0450(1), or with the following permits or licenses: (1) Wildlife Holding Permit (OAR 635-044-0460(1) and 635-044-0480(2a)); (2) Wildlife Exhibitor…

635-044-0450 Holding Permit Requirements (1) No person shall capture or hold three or more animals listed in OAR 635-044-0480 or legally held grandfathered animals (635-044-0470) without a valid Wildlife Holding Permit. (2) Wildlife Holding Permits are specific to the species hel…

635-044-0460 Holding of Live Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Cougar (Puma concolor), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Wolf (Canis lupus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Skunk (Mephitis spp.) (1) Black bears, cougars, bobcats, wolves, raccoons and skunks held in captivity require a Wildlife Holdi…

635-044-0470 Grandfathering the Possession of Black Bear, Cougar, Bobcat, Wolf, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrel, Chipmunk and Other Non-game Wildlife Species Legally Held as Pets (1) Grandfathered wildlife may be held as pets, or for exhibitor, educational, or animal entertainment indus…

635-044-0475 Wildlife Held by Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry and Wildlife Sanctuaries (1) Wildlife held for exhibitor/education or animal entertainment industry purposes or in wildlife sanctuaries are not considered wildlife held as pets. Animals previously held for ente…

635-044-0480 Holding of Nongame Wildlife (1) Native nongame wildlife may not be sold or propagated except as provided in Division 200. (2) A Wildlife Holding Permit is required to hold three or more animals of a limited number of nongame wildlife species for each facility or hous…

635-044-0490 Cost, Expiration Date, and Changes to a Wildlife Holding, Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit (1) Any person desiring to obtain a Wildlife Holding Permit must be an Oregon resident with a legal Oregon address and must submit …

635-044-0500 Requirements for Care of Wildlife Held in Captivity (1) All wildlife held in captivity, including, but not limited to, wildlife held under any permit, license, or condition listed in 635-044-0460 and 635-044-0480 or under a Game Bird Propagation license must provide …

635-044-0510 Inspection of Facilities (1) Facilities holding captive wildlife are subject to inspection by any State Police officer or Department representative. Inspection of the facilities may take place without warrant or notice, but, unless prompted by emergency or other exig…

635-044-0520 Ownership of Captured Wildlife Held in Captivity (1) Native wildlife, or the progeny thereof, captured from the wild in Oregon remains the property of the State of Oregon. (2) Wildlife native to Oregon that are acquired legally from an out-of-state propagator and hel…

635-044-0530 Possession of Coyote Prohibited Without Permit It is unlawful to keep coyotes (Canis latrans) in captivity except in compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued pursuant ORS 497.298 and 497.312. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146…

635-044-0540 License Required to Propagate Game Birds (1) Any person or business desiring to propagate for sale any game bird, limited to the following bird species in the families listed below, must submit a complete application and a non-refundable application fee of $56.00 (pl…

635-044-0550 Shipping Requirements for Propagated Game Birds Any game birds shipped within or outside the state by the holder of a Game Bird Propagation License must have affixed to the shipping container a record showing: (1) Name, address, and Game Bird Propagation License numb…

635-044-0560 Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Game Bird Propagation License (1) A record of all business transactions involving sale or purchase of eggs or game birds, must be current to date and available at the facility as listed on the permit. Records for the curr…

635-044-0570 Cancellation and Non-Renewal of Game Bird Propagation License or Wildlife Holding or Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit Failure to comply with any requirements within these rules or conditions of authorization is cause to ca…

635-044-0580 Disposition of Wildlife Upon License Suspension, Revocation, Nonrenewal or Denial (1) Within 90 days after any of the following events, any person holding wildlife must dispose of the animals: (a) Suspension, revocation or expiration of the Wildlife Holding Permit or…

635-044-0590 Control of Disease Outbreaks in Captive Wildlife (1) Diseased captive wildlife may be an imminent danger to public, wildlife, domestic animals, or livestock health. (2) Upon determination that an outbreak of communicable disease among captive wildlife is an imminent …

635-045-0000 Purpose (1) The purpose of these rules is to list definitions pursuant to hunting seasons for big game and game birds. (2) The documents entitled “2026-2027 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations,” and “2026 Oregon Big Game Regulations”, are incorporated by reference i…

635-045-0002 Definitions (1) "Active Military Personnel" means, for the purpose of participating in the Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Day(s), members of the Armed Forces [Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard] on active duty, including me…

635-046-0000 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to implement the provisions of Oregon Revised Statute 496.012, 498.052, and 498.106. These rules provide conditions under which competitive hunting dog trials may be held and provide conditions for the use of wildlife during the …