Note: Sections 1 to 4, chapter 330, Oregon Laws 2017, provide:
Sec. 1. Section 2 of this 2017 Act is added to and made a part of the wildlife laws. [2017 c.330 §1]
Sec. 2. Wildlife salvage permits. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of wildlife salvage permits to persons desiring to recover, possess, use or transport, for the purpose of salvaging game meat for human consumption, deer or elk that have been accidentally killed as a result of a vehicle collision. The rules shall prescribe:
(a) The form and method for applying for and receiving a wildlife salvage permit; and
(b) Terms and conditions for the recovery, possession, use and transport of deer or elk pursuant to a wildlife salvage permit.
(2) A person who recovers, possesses, uses or transports deer or elk pursuant to a wildlife salvage permit shall promptly surrender the antlers of the deer or elk to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) A wildlife salvage permit may not be issued for the recovery, possession, use or transport of crippled or helpless deer or elk killed pursuant to ORS 498.016, unless the person seeking the wildlife salvage permit accidentally rendered the deer or elk crippled or helpless as the driver of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with the deer or elk.
(4) The State of Oregon is not liable for any loss or damage arising out of the recovery, possession, use, transport or consumption of deer or elk pursuant to a wildlife salvage permit. [2017 c.330 §2]
Sec. 3. Report on wildlife salvage permits. (1) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall first make wildlife salvage permits available for issuance no later than January 1, 2019.
(2) The department shall prepare and submit a report on the implementation of wildlife salvage permit rules adopted under section 2 of this 2017 Act, that may include recommendations on legislation, to the committees related to the environment and natural resources during the 2023 regular session of the Legislative Assembly. This report shall be made in the manner provided by ORS 192.245. [2017 c.330 §3]
Sec. 4. Sections 2 and 3 of this 2017 Act are repealed on January 1, 2024. [2017 c.330 §4]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 498 - Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife Protective Measures
Section 498.016 - Taking crippled or helpless wildlife.
Section 498.018 - Commercial cervid attractants.
Section 498.021 - Short title.
Section 498.026 - Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
Section 498.029 - Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited; exceptions.
Section 498.042 - Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited.
Section 498.048 - Devices propelling cyanide.
Section 498.102 - Use of dogs to hunt or track game mammals or birds.
Section 498.120 - Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land.
Section 498.128 - Use of drones for pursuit of wildlife prohibited; rules.
Section 498.136 - Hunting from motor-propelled vehicle restricted; rules.
Section 498.142 - Hunting with artificial light restricted; rules.
Section 498.152 - Agreements restricting parking or use of motor vehicles on certain lands.
Section 498.154 - Notice adequate to charge defendant; delivery or posting.
Section 498.158 - Hunting or trapping wildlife in certain governmental districts restricted.
Section 498.166 - Bears or cougars posing threat to human safety.
Section 498.170 - Hunters who have a visual impairment.
Section 498.172 - Trap check requirements.
Section 498.182 - Knowingly allowing feral swine to roam on certain lands prohibited; rules.
Section 498.208 - Use of electricity or foreign substances to take game fish prohibited; rules.
Section 498.228 - Possession of fish taken outside state restricted.
Section 498.242 - Possession of walking catfish and piranha restricted.
Section 498.247 - Protection of juvenile salmonids from cormorants.
Section 498.257 - Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.
Section 498.279 - Black bass and walleye angling contests; rules.
Section 498.286 - Prize limitation.
Section 498.306 - Screening or by-pass devices for water diversions; fees; costs.
Section 498.321 - Screening or by-pass standards.
Section 498.326 - Department guidelines for screening and by-pass projects; expenditure of funds.
Section 498.400 - Definitions for ORS 498.400 to 498.464.
Section 498.418 - License application; form; fee.
Section 498.438 - Investigatory power of commission over outdoor clubs required to be licensed.
Section 498.452 - Grounds for denial or revocation of license.
Section 498.464 - Commission authority to restrain violations of outdoor club laws.
Section 498.500 - Mitigation of adverse effects on core area habitat; policy.
Section 498.502 - Actions that affect core area habitat; reports; orders; rules.
Section 498.504 - Sage Grouse Mitigation Program In-Lieu Fee Fund.
Section 498.825 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Section 498.827 - Duties of Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Section 498.829 - Officers; quorum; meetings.
Section 498.831 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center; activities.
Section 498.833 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center; director.
Section 498.850 - Disposition of hatchery-produced fish carcasses; rules.