Title 41, Wildlife
4 chapters · 275 sections in this title.
ORS 497.327 Priority for certain applications for permit for sturgeon hatchery operation
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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.…
ORS 497.350 Hunting restriction; generally
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(1) No person younger than 12 years of age shall hunt antelope, black bear, cougar, deer, elk, mountain goat, mountain sheep or moose. (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…
ORS 497.360 Hunter safety certificate; training program; youth hunter mentoring program; rules
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(1) No person younger than 18 years of age shall hunt wildlife, except on the persons own land or land owned by the parent or legal guardian of the person, unless the person: (a) Has in possession a certificate, issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or by an agency of…
ORS 497.400 Prohibited conduct
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No person shall: (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 promul…
ORS 497.415 Revocation or denial of licenses, tags or permits for wildlife law violations or failure to comply with citation
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(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 Wil…
ORS 497.423 Outfitter or guide unlawfully taking or killing wildlife
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(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: (a) Is, as provided for in ORS 496.992, convicted …
ORS 497.441 Prohibited activities by those whose license, tag or permit has been revoked
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No person who has had a license, tag or permit revoked pursuant to ORS 497.415 shall engage in the activity for which the license, tag or permit is required: (1) During the remainder of the period for which the license, tag or permit was issued; or (2) During the period for which…
ORS 497.655 Voluntary contributions; county predatory animal control program; State Department of Fish and Wildlife duties
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Fur-bearing mammal, hunt and wildlife have the meanings given those terms in ORS 496.004. (b) Predatory animals means those animals listed in ORS 610.002, black bears, cougars, fur-bearing mammals and gray wolves. (2)(a) Each application f…
ORS 497.660 Wildlife Conservation Fund; sources; uses
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(1) The Wildlife Conservation Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the State Department of Fish …