Chapter 496 — Chapter 496

ORS 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 State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall give high priority to expenditures for propagation assistance by means of transportation of upstream and downstream migrants in those areas where dams and other such obstacles present a passage problem to juvenile or adult salmon

0.4K chars

ORS 496.158 Oregon Landowner Damage Program; fee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall create and implement an Oregon Landowner Damage Program that

2.0K chars

ORS 496.160 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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

2.3K chars

ORS 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 and political subdivisions, other states or the federal government and private landowners with respect to fish and wildlife management. The commission and the department shall provide such information, recommendations or advice in writing if requested by another state or federal agency to do so. Technical advice and information shall be based on the best available scientific information. Policy or implementation recommendations provided in administrative rulemaking proceedings shall be based on consideration of all the goals of wildlife management in ORS 496.012, in addition to applicable scientific information. State agencies, boards or commissions receiving policy or implementation recommendations shall consider such recommendations in the context of their respective statutory responsibilities, and shall take into account the extent to which such recommendations are substantiated with the best available scientific information and based on consideration of all of the goals of wildlife management in ORS 496.012. [1993 c.659 §11]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.165 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.166 [1993 c.659 §13; renumbered 496.169 in 2015]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.167 Department recompensable assistance to agencies; tracking and statements. (1) Subject to rules prescribed by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, in rendering recompensable assistance to an agency, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall

2.4K chars

ORS 496.168 Estimated expenses for recompensable assistance; invoices. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall estimate in advance the expenses that the department will incur during a biennium under ORS 496.167, and shall render to executive department agencies and other entities described in ORS 496.167 an invoice for their share of such expenses for periods within the biennium and in sufficient amounts to provide reasonable cash operating requirements for the department within the biennial period. Each agency or other entity described in ORS 496.167 shall pay to the credit of the department such invoice as an administrative expense from funds or appropriations available to the invoiced agency or entity in the same manner as other claims against the state are paid. If the estimated expenses for the agency or other entity described in ORS 496.167 are more or less than actual expenses for the period covered by the invoice, the difference shall be reflected in the next following estimate of expenses. [2015 c.566 §2]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.169 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 its citizens, through voluntary partnership between the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and landowners to manage wildlife on private lands and through support by additional financial revenues. [Formerly 496.166]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.170 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 496.182

0.8K chars

ORS 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, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission

1.6K chars

ORS 496.175 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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

5.8K chars

ORS 496.180 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §5; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.182 Protection and conservation programs; mitigation of adverse impact on local economies; 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 is therefore the policy of this state to minimize duplication and overlap between state and federal laws dealing with threatened species or endangered species. To this end, nothing in this section is intended to prevent the adoption of cooperative state or federal programs when such programs provide protection for listed species without significant impact on the primary uses of state lands

11.5K chars

ORS 496.185 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.190 [Amended by 1963 c.154 §2; 1965 c.74 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 land to take action to protect a threatened species or endangered species, or to impose additional requirements or restrictions on the use of private land

0.3K chars

ORS 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]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.200 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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

1.1K chars

ORS 496.205 [Amended by 1961 c.343 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 submitted by the duly elected tribal governing body no later than 40 days prior to the ceremony and shall include

0.5K chars

ORS 496.210 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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

0.4K chars

ORS 496.215 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 gift to others, or may be donated to a nonprofit institution or agency. [1981 c.575 §5]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.220 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 other than provided in ORS 496.201 to 496.216. [1981 c.575 §6; 1987 c.99 §4]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.225 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 Fish and Wildlife Commission

1.6K chars

ORS 496.230 [1957 c.119 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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, and at not more than 120-day intervals thereafter, access and habitat programs

3.3K chars

ORS 496.235 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 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 as described for the board, to discuss and consider access and habitat programs and projects and to make recommendations thereon to the Access and Habitat Board. When the board considers proposals affecting a region, the board shall consult with the advisory council for that region if one exists

0.3K chars

ORS 496.240 [Amended by 1959 c.371 §3; 1963 c.154 §3; 1965 c.74 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.242 Access and habitat program funds. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 496.300, all moneys received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to ORS 497.104 shall be deposited in the Access and Habitat Board Subaccount established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. Moneys in the subaccount may be expended only for the access and habitat programs recommended by the Access and Habitat Board for the benefit of the wildlife resources of this state

0.5K chars

ORS 496.245 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.246 Use of public lands for hunting; requirements regarding closure of access to public lands; exceptions. (1)(a) As used in this section, “public lands” means any land, or improvements thereon, owned by the State of Oregon

2.1K chars

ORS 496.250 [Repealed by 1971 c.418 §23]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.252 (1) The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund shall be credited to the fund

2.3K chars

ORS 496.254 (1) The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purpose of carrying out the duties described in subsection (2) of this section. The commission shall determine the number of members of the committee and the geographical representation by the members. The Governor shall appoint the members of the committee. The Associate Director of Outdoor Recreation, or the associate director’s designee, shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member

6.5K chars

ORS 496.257 Private Forest Accord Grant Program; rules. (1) As used in this section, “forestland” and “forest practice” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 527.620

2.6K chars

ORS 496.259 Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee. (1) The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purpose of carrying out the duties described in subsection (11) of this section

3.2K chars

ORS 496.260 [1981 c.720 §22; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.264 Findings. The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that

1.8K chars

ORS 496.265 [1981 c.720 §23; 1989 c.924 §8; repealed by 2011 c.83 §24]

0.0K chars

ORS 496.266 Environmental restoration weirs; rules. (1) As used in this section and ORS 496.264

9.5K chars