Oregon Administrative Code

635-090-0150 Deer and Elk Auction Tags (1) The following tags will be auctioned to the highest bidder annually in such manner and at such time as determined by the department pursuant to OAR 635-090-0140. Hunters successful in bidding for one of the following tags are subject to …

635-090-0160 Deer and Elk Raffle Tags (1) The following tags will be issued annually to individuals selected through a public drawing. (2) Statewide Deer Hunt #AH001. (a) Bag Limit: One deer except no take of Columbian white-tailed deer outside of the Douglas county portion of Wi…

635-090-0200 Emergency Seeding (1) This section creates a special, fast-track review and approval process available to the Board for emergency seeding projects that address recent, wildfire-caused impacts to lands providing wildlife habitat. Notwithstanding any other rule, the Bo…

635-095-0100 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to describe the procedures and necessary accompanying information for submission of artwork for the Habitat Conservation, Upland Game Bird, and Waterfowl Stamp art competitions, selection of the winning entries, obligations of th…

635-095-0105 Submission of Artwork: Requirements (1) Applicants shall submit artwork for the Habitat Conservation, Upland Game Bird, and Waterfowl Stamp art competitions to the Department headquarters office (4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302) on the dates indica…

635-095-0111 Selection Process and Criteria (1) Winning entries shall be selected by a five-member panel including one Fish and Wildlife Commission member and four citizens appointed by the Director or their designee. Panel members may include representatives from the art communi…

635-095-0125 Other Provisions (1) The fee for the Habitat Conservation Stamp is $18.00 (plus $2.00 agent fee). (2) Sale of Habitat Conservation Stamps by the Department shall end at the close of business on December 31, of the respective year (3) Sale of Upland Game Bird and Wate…

635-097-0000 Purpose The purpose of the Private Forest Accord Grant Program is to fund projects that mitigate the impacts of certain forest practices on species covered by the Private Forests Accord Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), which is to be submitted by the Board of Forestr…

635-097-0010 Definitions These definitions apply for 635-097-0000 through 635-097-0110 only: (1) "Agreement" means a documented mutual assent between the Department and a project applicant describing the project and the financial support to be provided from the Private Forest Acc…

635-097-0020 Private Forest Accord Grant Program (1) The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Subaccount (hereafter referred to as "PFA Fund" or "Fund") shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the Department for deposit in the Fund or otherwise transferred to the Fund, and gifts,…

635-097-0030 PFA Advisory Committee Purpose and Duties (1) The purpose and duties of the PFA Advisory Committee are to: (a) Review Department policies regarding the use of moneys deposited in the PFA Grant Program and make recommendations to the Department and Commission regardin…

635-097-0050 Private Forest Accord Grant Program Solicitation The Department, in collaboration with the PFA Advisory Committee, shall offer Grant funding solicitations for proposals pursuant to the following: (1) Grant funding proposals shall be solicited no less than once per ye…

635-097-0070 Private Forest Accord Grant Program Project Eligibility and Authorized Use of Grant Funds (1) Eligible Applicants are any local, State of Oregon, or federal agency, Tribe(s), political subdivision of this state, college or university, non-profit or private corporatio…

635-097-0080 Private Forest Accord Grant Program Application Project applications for Regular Grants must be submitted on the most current form prescribed by the PFA Advisory Committee. In addition, applicants must provide a written explanation if they cannot provide any of the i…

635-097-0090 Evaluation Criteria for Proposed Private Forest Accord Grant Program Projects All project requests shall be reviewed by the PFA Advisory Commitee, the Department, and additional review team(s) as deemed appropriate by the Department and PFA Advisory Committee. Any pr…

635-097-0100 Revocation of Private Forest Accord Grant Program Application Project Approvals The Department may revoke an approved project if it determines that: (1) Implementation of the project is inconsistent with the approved project scope of work, (2) The Department does not…

635-097-0110 Agreements (1) Upon Commission approval, the Department may issue a work authorization letter to a Grantee authorizing the Grantee to commence project work and begin incurring expenses on a specified date that is before a fully executed agreement with the Department.…

635-098-0000 Purpose of the Fund The purpose of the Conservation and Recreation Fund appropriated to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife is to carry out activities that serve to protect, maintain, or enhance fish and wildlife resources in Oregon and to support nature-based …

635-098-0005 Definitions (1) "Advisory Committee" is the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee as created under ORS 496.254. (2) “The Department” is the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. (3) “The Fund” means the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund establi…

635-098-0010 Contributions to the Fund The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund shall consist of: (1) Moneys appropriated to the Department for deposit in the Fund or otherwise transferred to the Fund; and (2) Gifts, grants, contributions or other donations for use as describe…

635-098-0020 Expenditures from the Fund The activities as defined in ORS 496.252(2) (a)-(e) for which the Department, as approved by the Commission, may expend moneys from the Fund include, but are not limited to: (1) Promoting the health of Oregon’s ecosystems and fish and wildl…

635-098-0030 Duties of the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee The duties of the Advisory Committee, in accordance with ORS 496.252 and ORS 496.254, are to: (1) Review Department policies regarding the use of the Fund moneys; (2) Make recommendations to the…

635-098-0040 Membership of Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee (1) Advisory Committee Composition, as established in ORS 496.254: (a) The advisory committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor. (b) Six members of the advisory committee shall be…

635-098-0050 Meetings of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee (1) Time, Location, and Frequency: At times and places fixed by the Chair of the advisory committee, the committee shall meet at a minimum three times per year. (2) Voting: (a) Each of the nine vo…

635-098-0060 Advisory Committee Duties and Recommendation Procedures (1) In accordance with HB 2829 (2019), the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee: (a) Shall review department policies regarding the use of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund moneys. (b) Sha…

635-098-0070 Eligibility for Funding (1) Eligible entities include any tribe, watershed council, soil and water conservation district, not-for-profit corporation, school, institution of higher education, state agency, federal agency, local government, or private not-for-profit in…

635-098-0080 Conservation and Recreation Fund Regular Grants The Department shall offer Regular Grant funding solicitations for proposals pursuant to the following: (1) Regular Grant funding proposals may be solicited at least once per year through a request for proposals, if bud…

635-098-0090 Conservation and Recreation Fund Urgent Grants The Department may offer an Urgent Grant funding opportunity for critical need projects that are time-sensitive and high-priority projects that need funding outside of the Regular Grant funding opportunity. All Urgent Gr…

635-098-0100 Applications to the Fund (1) Applications must be submitted on the most current format prescribed by the Department. (2) A separate application is required for each submitted project. (3) Applications will be considered final as submitted. The Department, Advisory Co…

635-098-0110 Award Agreements (1) The project applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Department before initiating the project. (2) The Department shall distribute no funds under an agreement until an agreement is fully executed. (3) The Department may award advanced pay…

635-100-0001 Wildlife Diversity Plan Definition of Terms As used in the Wildlife Diversity Plan:1 (1) "Self-sustaining" means wildlife species that are naturally reproducing throughout their ranges with no dependency on artificial propagation to sustain natural production over ti…

635-100-0005 Wildlife Diversity Plan Content and Purpose (1) The Wildlife Diversity Plan provides the program goal, objectives and strategies to identify and coordinate nongame wildlife management, research and status survey needs, and education and recreation needs related to Or…

635-100-0010 Wildlife Diversity Program Goal It is the goal of the Wildlife Diversity Program to maintain Oregon’s wildlife diversity by protecting and enhancing populations and habitats of native wildlife at self-sustaining levels throughout natural geographic ranges. [Publicati…

635-100-0015 Wildlife Diversity Program Objectives The objectives of the Wildlife Diversity Program are to: (1) Assess, conserve, and enhance wildlife habitats. (2) Assess, conserve, and enhance populations of native species at self-sustaining levels throughout their natural geog…

635-100-0030 Wildlife Diversity Plan Five-Year Review The policy portions of the Wildlife Diversity Plan, namely the Goal and Objectives, will be updated and reviewed by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission every five years beginning in 1993. [Publications: Publications refere…

635-100-0040 Sensitive Species List (1) For the purpose of prioritizing conservation actions to prevent species from becoming eligible for listing as threatened or endangered species, the category of sensitive species is established. "Sensitive" refers to wildlife species, subspe…

635-100-0080 Threatened and Endangered Species List Policy Statement The commission’s long-term goal for species listed as threatened or endangered under the state Endangered Species Act is to manage the species and their habitats so that the status of the species improves to a p…

635-100-0100 Threatened and Endangered Species Definition of Terms As used in Division 100 rules: (1) “Commission” means the State Fish and Wildlife Commission. (2) “Conservation means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species to the point at which the measur…

635-100-0105 Criteria for Listing Threatened and Endangered Species (1) The Commission by rule shall list a wildlife species as endangered or threatened on the state list upon a review of documented and verifiable scientific information, if the species meets the criteria in secti…

635-100-0110 Procedure for Listing Threatened and Endangered Species (1) Any person may petition the commission to list, reclassify or remove wildlife species on the state list. The petition shall be in writing and shall include the following information: (a) The action sought; a…

635-100-0111 Reclassifying Threatened and Endangered Species (1) The commission shall reclassify a wildlife species from a threatened status to an endangered status if it determines that the species meets any of the factors set out in OAR 635-100-0105(6). In addition, the commiss…

635-100-0112 Removing Threatened and Endangered Species from the State List The commission by rule many remove a wildlife species from the state list upon a review of the best available scientific and other data which meets the criteria set forth below. The scientific information…

635-100-0113 Threatened and Endangered Species Technical Committees The director may appoint a technical committee to evaluate the information contained in a petition or staff report to either list, reclassify or remove a species from the state list. Statutory/Other Authority: OR…

635-100-0115 Threatened and Endangered Species Temporary Listing (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of OAR 635, division 100, the commission shall adopt a temporary rule to add a wildlife species to the list of threatened or endangered species if it determines that there is…

635-100-0120 Threatened and Endangered Species Periodic Review of List (1) The commission shall review each listed species at least once every five years to determine if verifiable scientific information exists to justify reclassification or removal from the list. (2) The review …

635-100-0125 State List of Threatened and Endangered Species The state list of threatened and endangered species is as follows: Statutory/Other Authority: 496.172 & 496.182 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.004, 496.171, 496.172, 496.182, 496.192 & 498.026 History: DFW 13-2024,…

635-100-0130 Requirement for Survival Guidelines For threatened species listed in OAR 635-100-0125 after 1995 (enactment of ORS 496.182(2)) and, in the absence of an approved endangered species management plan as provided in OAR 635-100-0140, the following requirements apply: (1)…

635-100-0135 Survival Guidelines for Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered (1) As required by ORS 496.182 and OAR 635-100-0130, this rule describes survival guidelines for those species that were listed as threatened or endangered in 635-100-0125 after enactment of ORS 496.1…

635-100-0136 Survival Guidelines for Washington Ground Squirrel (1) ORS 496.182(2) states that the Commission shall, at the time of listing, adopt by rule quantifiable and measurable guidelines that the Commission considers necessary to ensure the survival of individual members o…

635-100-0137 Survival Guidelines for Marbled Murrelet (1) ORS 496.182(2) states that the Commission shall, at the time a species is added to the list of threatened or endangered species, adopt by rule quantifiable and measurable guidelines that the Commission considers necessary …