(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 applicant and contains:
(A) Not more than 640 acres, if the preserve is located in the area west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains; or
(B) Not more than 1,280 acres, if the preserve is located in the area east of the summit of the Cascade Mountains.
(b) The preserve is located at least one-half mile from any other licensed private hunting preserve.
(c) No portion of the preserve is located closer than one-half mile to any park, wilderness area, refuge or wildlife management area operated by any agency of the state or federal government.
(d) The exterior boundaries of the preserve are clearly defined and posted with signs erected around the extremity at intervals of 1,320 feet or less. The signs shall comply with requirements prescribed by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(e) The applicant has facilities to propagate or hold not less than 500 of each wildlife species to be released for hunting.
(f) The applicant will not prevent or attempt to prevent public hunting on lands adjacent to the preserve.
(3)(a) The commission, by rule, shall prescribe the time, manner and place of hunting on private preserves, the wildlife species to be hunted, requirements for the care and marking of wildlife raised on the preserve, the release of wildlife received from another state, the procedures for marking indigenous wildlife incidentally taken on the preserve and the fees therefor, and record keeping and reporting procedures.
(b) Pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission shall:
(A) Allow private hunting preserve operators to use plastic poultry leg bands for marking wildlife species to be released for hunting.
(B) Allow the transportation of game birds killed on a private hunting preserve if the birds are cleaned, wrapped, packaged and accompanied by a transportation form from the preserve that states the number and sex of the birds being transported.
(C) Require private hunting preserve operators to have at least 10 resident private hunting preserve permits, 10 nonresident private hunting preserve permits and 10 wild bird seals. This requirement shall apply to each operator, regardless of the number of preserves operated by that person.
(4) No person shall hunt on a private hunting preserve unless the person first obtains from the commission a hunting license or a private hunting preserve permit. [1973 c.723 §63; 1999 c.667 §4; 2001 c.151 §1; 2001 c.161 §1; 2003 c.616 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 497 - Licenses, Tags and Permits
Section 497.002 - "Resident" and "nonresident" defined.
Section 497.006 - Certain persons as residents for licensing purposes.
Section 497.012 - Validity of licenses on Snake River.
Section 497.014 - Validity of licenses in Pacific Ocean or Columbia River; rules.
Section 497.022 - Issuance of licenses, tags or permits by commission agents; fees.
Section 497.026 - Duty of license agents to remit funds; rules.
Section 497.036 - Inspection of licenses, tags, permits and wildlife.
Section 497.061 - License, tag and permit fee schedule.
Section 497.071 - Dedication of certain license, tag and permit fee increases.
Section 497.075 - General license, tag and permit requirements; exemptions.
Section 497.102 - Hunting licenses and permits.
Section 497.104 - Access and habitat program funding.
Section 497.112 - Hunting tags; restrictions; violation reporting; rules.
Section 497.116 - Dedication of certain tags for qualified veteran use.
Section 497.121 - Angling and shellfish licenses and tags.
Section 497.123 - Hatchery harvest tag rules.
Section 497.124 - Special dedication of fees to Fish Screening Subaccount.
Section 497.126 - Use of certain moneys from angling licenses.
Section 497.127 - Youth licenses.
Section 497.132 - Combined licenses for residents.
Section 497.134 - Voluntary contributions.
Section 497.138 - Special dedication of fees to Fish Passage Fund.
Section 497.139 - Fish Passage Fund.
Section 497.141 - Fish Passage Restoration Subaccount; sources; uses.
Section 497.142 - Fur-bearer trapping or hunting license and tag.
Section 497.146 - Trapper education program; when certificate required; exceptions.
Section 497.151 - Annual migratory waterfowl stamp; effect of purchase by nonresident.
Section 497.153 - Annual upland bird stamp; effect of purchase by nonresident.
Section 497.156 - Annual nonresident bird-waterfowl stamp.
Section 497.158 - Mail or Internet license renewal.
Section 497.218 - Fur dealer license; records.
Section 497.228 - Wildlife propagation license; grounds for license denial; records; rules.
Section 497.238 - Taxidermy license; records.
Section 497.248 - Private hunting preserve license; requirements for preserve; rules; records.
Section 497.249 - Revocation or refusal to renew private hunting preserve license.
Section 497.258 - Licensing authority.
Section 497.298 - Scientific taking permit; rules.
Section 497.308 - Wildlife holding and habitat removal permits; rules.
Section 497.312 - Special restrictions on holding coyotes.
Section 497.325 - Sturgeon hatchery operation permits; conditions; permit restrictions; rules.
Section 497.327 - Priority for certain applications for permit for sturgeon hatchery operation.
Section 497.350 - Hunting restriction; generally.
Section 497.400 - Prohibited conduct.
Section 497.423 - Outfitter or guide unlawfully taking or killing wildlife.
Section 497.441 - Prohibited activities by those whose license, tag or permit has been revoked.
Section 497.660 - Wildlife Conservation Fund; sources; uses.