(a) Angling;
(b) Hunting;
(c) Trapping;
(d) Aiding angling, hunting or trapping through the use of drones to harass, track, locate or scout wildlife; and
(e) Interfering in the acts of a person who is lawfully angling, hunting or trapping.
(2) Rules adopted to carry out the prohibitions provided for in this section may include exemptions for:
(a) Subject to ORS 837.360, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the department’s agents and contractors for the use of drones in carrying out the duties of the department; or
(b) The use of drones in a manner otherwise prohibited under this section if the purpose of the use is to benefit wildlife management or habitat or for the protection of property.
(3) Nothing in this section is meant to limit the use of drones by a person who is lawfully engaging in activities authorized under the commercial fishing laws.
(4) As used in this section, "drone" means:
(a) An unmanned flying machine;
(b) An unmanned water-based vehicle; or
(c) Any other vehicle that is able to operate in the air, in or under the water or on land, either remotely or autonomously, and without a human occupant. [2015 c.61 §1; 2016 c.72 §14]
Note: 498.128 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 498 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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.