Chapter 497 — Chapter 497
139 sections in this chapter.
ORS 497.146 Trapper education program; when certificate required; exceptions. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule, shall prescribe and administer a trapper education program to provide instruction in the proper use of trapping equipment. The program may also include instruction on wildlife and natural resource conservation, firearms safety, first aid and survival and such other subjects as the commission considers desirable to promote good outdoor conduct and respect for the rights and property of others. The commission may cooperate and enter into agreements with other public or private agencies and individuals in carrying out the provisions of this section
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(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall trap mammals with commercial fur value unless the person has in possession a certificate issued by the commission indicating that the person has satisfactorily completed a course in trapper education prescr…
ORS 497.147 [1967 c.251 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.150 [Amended by 1955 c.153 §1; 1957 c.54 §1; 1969 c.382 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.151 Annual migratory waterfowl stamp; effect of purchase by nonresident. (1)(a) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to resident persons desiring to hunt migratory waterfowl an annual migratory waterfowl stamp and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061
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(b) The commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to resident and nonresident persons at least 12 years of age and under 18 years of age desiring to hunt migratory waterfowl an annual youth migratory waterfowl stamp and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee sch…
ORS 497.153 Annual upland bird stamp; effect of purchase by nonresident. (1)(a) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to resident persons desiring to hunt upland birds an annual upland bird stamp and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061
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(b) The commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to resident and nonresident persons at least 12 years of age and under 18 years of age desiring to hunt upland birds an annual youth upland bird stamp and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee schedule in ORS 49…
ORS 497.156 Annual nonresident bird-waterfowl stamp. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to nonresident persons 18 years of age or older desiring to hunt either migratory waterfowl or upland birds an annual bird-waterfowl stamp and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061
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(2) The stamp referred to in subsection (1) of this section is in addition to and not in lieu of the hunting licenses required by ORS 497.102. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a bird-waterfowl stamp is not required of: (a) A person younger than 12 years of age;…
ORS 497.158 Mail or Internet license renewal. The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt a system for renewing licenses issued under ORS 497.102, 497.121, 497.127 and 497.132 through the mail or the World Wide Web. [2001 c.559 §2; 2015 c.779 §49; 2019 c.102 §4]
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Note: 497.158 was added to and made a part of the wildlife laws by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 497 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 497.160 [Amended by 1953 c.79 §2; 1955 c.295 §1; 1969 c.506 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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SPECIAL LICENSES
ORS 497.162 Angling and shellfish licenses for persons in state care or persons receiving certain services; rules. (1) Upon application of the Oregon Youth Authority, the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall issue, without fee, a license to angle for the temporary use of any person in a state institution as described in ORS 179.610, any student in a youth correction facility or related camps or programs operated by the Oregon Youth Authority, any child placed by the department and under the care of a foster home or a child-caring agency licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the department under ORS 418.205 to 418.327, any person in an alternative to state hospitalization program as described in ORS 430.630 (2)(b) or (c), or any person receiving services from a community developmental disabilities program under ORS 430.620 (1)(a) or (c). The licenses issued under this subsection shall be in bearer form and, subject to applicable laws and regulations relating to angling, shall be used as the agency applying for the license directs
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(2) Upon application of the Department of Human Services, the commission shall issue, without fee, a license to take shellfish for the temporary use of any child placed by the department and under the care of a foster home or a child-caring agency licensed, certified or otherwise…
ORS 497.170 Columbia River Indians; free hunting and fishing licenses. The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall furnish a permanent hunting and angling license, without payment of fee, to all Columbia River Indians who are eligible to hunt and angle under the terms of the Treaty of 1855 between the Columbia River Indians and the United States of America. The chief authority of the Columbia River Indians shall furnish from time to time to the commission a list of all Indians who have become eligible, and shall certify under oath that the Indians named in the list are included in the terms of the treaty. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §56]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.175 [1969 c.506 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.200 [1973 c.723 §58; 1979 c.615 §2; repealed by 1979 c.615 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.208 [Formerly 497.760; repealed by 1979 c.615 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.210 [Amended by 1955 c.109 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES; REQUIREMENTS
ORS 497.218 Fur dealer license; records. (1) No person shall engage in the business of buying the skins or pelts of any fur-bearing mammal unless the person has first obtained from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a fur dealer license
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(2) Every fur dealer shall maintain a record of transactions involving the skins or pelts of fur-bearing mammals. The record shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission, by rule, prescribes to accurately indicate the date, type and number of skins or pelt…
ORS 497.220 [Repealed by 1955 c.109 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.228 Wildlife propagation license; grounds for license denial; records; rules. (1) No person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife
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(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the commission finds that the conduct of the wildlife propagation business would tend to be harmful to existing wildlife populations. (3) The commission, by rule, may prescribe requirement…
ORS 497.230 [Amended by 1967 c.431 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.238 Taxidermy license; records. (1) No person shall engage in the business of taxidermy unless the person first obtains from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a taxidermist license
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(2) Every licensed taxidermist shall maintain a record of the taxidermy work the person performs. The record shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission, by rule, prescribes to accurately indicate the date, type and number of wildlife species received for…
ORS 497.240 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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ORS 497.248 Private hunting preserve license; requirements for preserve; rules; records. (1) No person shall engage in the business of operating a private hunting preserve for the hunting of privately owned or propagated game birds unless the person first obtains from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a private hunting preserve license
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(2) The commission shall issue a private hunting preserve license to an applicant therefor if the commission finds that the operation of the preserve will meet the following requirements: (a) The preserve is on one continuous tract of land owned by the applicant or leased by the …
ORS 497.249 Revocation or refusal to renew private hunting preserve license. (1) In addition to the penalties provided in ORS 496.992, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may revoke or refuse to renew a license issued under ORS 497.248 if the operator fails to comply with any provision of ORS 497.248 or any rule adopted by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission in relation to the operation of private hunting preserves
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(2) A new license may not be issued to a person whose license has been revoked unless it appears to the satisfaction of the department that the person will comply with the provisions of ORS 497.248 and the rules adopted by the commission in relation to the operation of private hu…
ORS 497.250 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §11; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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ORS 497.252 Fish propagation license; terms and conditions; rules; applicability of other licensing laws. (1) Except as provided in ORS 508.700 to 508.745 and 622.220, no person shall engage in the business of propagating game fish or food fish for sale unless a fish propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife
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(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the commission finds that the conduct of the fish propagation business would tend to be harmful to existing game fish or food fish populations. (3) The commission, by rule, may prescribe r…
ORS 497.258 Licensing authority. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife is authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to engage in the following occupations the following licenses and shall charge the applicable fees under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061
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(1) Resident annual fur dealer license. (2) Resident annual taxidermist license. (3) Resident annual wildlife propagation license. (4) Resident annual fish propagation license. (5) Resident annual private hunting preserve license. [1973 c.723 §54; 1979 c.615 §3; 1985 c.565 §79; 1…
ORS 497.260 [Amended by 1969 c.61 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.268 Inspection of occupational licenses. The holder of any license issued pursuant to ORS 497.218 to 497.248 shall consent to the inspection by any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws of any such license and any records the holder is required to keep by the wildlife laws or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto. [1973 c.723 §64]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.270 [Amended by 1971 c.55 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.275 [1971 c.55 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.280 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §24; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.285 [1961 c.335 §§2,3,4; 1969 c.501 §1; 1971 c.743 §397; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.290 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §25; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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SPECIAL PERMITS
ORS 497.298 Scientific taking permit; rules. (1) Any person desiring to take wildlife for scientific purposes shall first obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a scientific taking permit. The commission, by rule, shall prescribe a procedure for applying for permits and the form thereof, and shall prescribe the terms and conditions of taking wildlife under the permit to insure that wildlife taken pursuant to the permit will be used only for scientific purposes
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(2) No person who holds a scientific taking permit shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the permit. (3) As used in this section, “scientific purposes” means the study or examination of wildlife for the acquisition of knowledge thereof. [1973 c.723 §65]
ORS 497.308 Wildlife holding and habitat removal permits; rules. (1) No person shall remove from its natural habitat or acquire and hold in captivity any live wildlife in violation of the wildlife laws or any rule adopted thereunder
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(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of subsection (1) of this section that include but are not limited to: (a) Providing for the issuance and form of permits for the holding or removal from habitat of wildlife. (b) Prescribing th…
ORS 497.312 Special restrictions on holding coyotes. (1) Any rules promulgated by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to ORS 497.308 that authorize the acquisition and holding in captivity of a coyote must require, among other matters
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(a) That the holder of the permit obtain for the animal rabies inoculations; (b) That the animal must at all times wear an identification tag issued by the commission; (c) That the holder of the permit notify the commission upon the death or the sale, transfer, removal from the s…
ORS 497.318 Revocation of scientific taking or wildlife holding and habitat removal permits. In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may revoke a permit issued pursuant to ORS 497.298 or 497.308 if the commission determines that the holder of the permit has violated any of the terms or conditions thereof. Revocation of a permit is in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by law for violation of the terms or conditions of the permit. [1973 c.723 §67]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.325 Sturgeon hatchery operation permits; conditions; permit restrictions; rules. (1) A person may not operate a fish hatchery for those members of the family Acipenseridae, commonly known as green sturgeon or white sturgeon, without holding a permit therefor from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission
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(2) Any permit issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the commission considers appropriate to protect, perpetuate and enhance the sturgeon population of the Columbia River and other waters of this state. (3) The commission by rule shall s…
ORS 497.327 Priority for certain applications for permit for sturgeon hatchery operation. When considering an application for a permit under ORS 497.325, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall, to the greatest extent practicable, give priority to any person who holds a permit on December 31, 2007, unless the commission finds good cause not to give such priority. [2007 c.342 §2]
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Note: 497.327 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 497 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 497.330 [1989 c.1038 §3; repealed by 2007 c.342 §5]
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JUVENILE RESTRICTIONS
ORS 497.350 Hunting restriction; generally. (1) No person younger than 12 years of age shall hunt antelope, black bear, cougar, deer, elk, mountain goat, mountain sheep or moose
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(2) No person younger than 14 years of age shall hunt with a firearm or bow and arrow unless the person is accompanied by an adult, or is hunting on land owned by the parent or legal guardian of the person. [1973 c.723 §68]
ORS 497.360 Hunter safety certificate; training program; youth hunter mentoring program; rules. (1) No person younger than 18 years of age shall hunt wildlife, except on the person’s own land or land owned by the parent or legal guardian of the person, unless the person
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(a) Has in possession a certificate, issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or by an agency of another state, stating that the person has satisfactorily completed a course prescribed or approved by the commission in the safe handling of lawful hunting weapons; or (b) Is…
ORS 497.400 Prohibited conduct. No person shall
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(1) Apply for, obtain or possess for personal use or for the use of any other person more licenses, tags or permits issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission than are authorized for personal use during the current year by the wildlife laws and rules promulgated pursuant th…
ORS 497.410 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §12; 1971 c.446 §8; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.415 Revocation or denial of licenses, tags or permits for wildlife law violations or failure to comply with citation. (1) When any person is convicted of a violation of law or any rule adopted pursuant thereto or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of a citation in connection with such violation as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the court may order the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued to that person pursuant to the wildlife laws. Revocation of licenses, tags and permits is in addition to and not in lieu of other penalties provided by law
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(2) The license, tag and permit revocation provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply to the following persons: (a) Any person who is convicted of a violation of the wildlife laws, or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, or who otherwise fails to comply with the requirement…
ORS 497.420 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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ORS 497.423 Outfitter or guide unlawfully taking or killing wildlife. (1) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, a court may order the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued to a person in the manner provided for in ORS 497.415 if the person
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(a) Is, as provided for in ORS 496.992, convicted of a violation of the wildlife laws, or any rule adopted pursuant to the wildlife laws, that involves the taking or killing of wildlife with a culpable mental state; and (b) Was, at the time the violation occurred, acting or offer…
ORS 497.425 [1973 c.723 §71a; repealed by 1979 c.615 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.430 [Amended by 1959 c.692 §13; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.435 [1975 c.578 §2; 1977 c.350 §5; 1989 c.1056 §4; repealed by 2009 c.778 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 497.440 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
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[Repealed or reserved.]