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Section 496.004 - Definitions. - (1) "Angle" means to take or attempt to take a...
Section 496.007 - "Game bird" defined. - (1) Those members of the family Anatidae, commonly known as...
Section 496.009 - "Game fish" defined. - (1) Those members of the family Salmonidae, commonly known as...
Section 496.012 - Wildlife policy. - (1) To maintain all species of wildlife at optimum levels....
Section 496.018 - Person with disability under wildlife laws. - (1) Written certification from a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner...
Section 496.085 - Fish Screening Task Force; qualifications of members; duties. - (2) Three members shall be appointed to represent agricultural interests,...
Section 496.090 - State Fish and Wildlife Commission; members; terms; qualifications; compensation and expenses. - (2) The term of office of each member is four...
Section 496.108 - Commission officers; quorum; meetings. - (b) The commission shall select one of its members as...
Section 496.112 - State Fish and Wildlife Director; term; compensation and expenses; delegation of commission powers to director. - (2) The director shall receive such salary as may be...
Section 496.116 - Delegation of rulemaking authority to director; requirements. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.400, for any rule adopted by the...
Section 496.118 - Duties and powers of director. - (a) Be the administrative head of the State Department of...
Section 496.121 - Authority of department to require fingerprints. - (1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the department;...
Section 496.128 - Reports by commission. - (2) The reports required by subsection (1) of this section...
Section 496.138 - Commission policies and programs; rules; public hearings; agency request budgets. - (2) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter...
Section 496.146 - Additional powers of commission; rules; fees; penalties. - (1) May accept, from whatever source, appropriations, gifts or grants...
Section 496.148 - Payment by credit card; fee; rules. - Note: 496.148 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 496.151 - Allocation of nonresident tags for outfitters and guides. - (1) Provisions to prevent misuse of the permits by the...
Section 496.154 - Limitation on authority to condemn certain farm use property. - (2) The commission shall not commence any proceeding as provided...
Section 496.156 - Expenditure priority for anadromous fish management. - (2) For the purposes of this section, "transportation" means any...
Section 496.158 - Oregon Landowner Damage Program; fee. - (1) Addresses damage caused by elk on privately owned lands...
Section 496.162 - Establishing seasons, amounts and manner of taking wildlife; rules. - (a) Prescribe the times, places and manner in which wildlife...
Section 496.167 - Department recompensable assistance to agencies; tracking and statements. - (a) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1,...
Section 496.168 - Estimated expenses for recompensable assistance; invoices. - Note: See note under 496.167.
Section 496.171 - Definitions for ORS 496.171 to 496.182; applicability date. - (1) "Conservation" means the use of methods and procedures necessary...
Section 496.172 - Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species; rules. - (1) Shall conduct investigations of wildlife species native to this...
Section 496.176 - Listing species; procedure; matters to be considered; periodic review. - (a) Those species of wildlife listed as of May 15,...
Section 496.182 - Protection and conservation programs; mitigation of adverse impact on local economies; compliance by state agencies; rules. - (2)(a) At the time the State Fish and Wildlife Commission...
Section 496.192 - Effect of law on commercial forestland or other private land; effect on other laws. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, other statutes may...
Section 496.201 - Department to furnish salmon for ceremonies; amount; source. - (a) To the Confederated Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indian...
Section 496.206 - Written request for salmon; contents; time for providing salmon. - (a) The poundage of salmon required; (b) The date of...
Section 496.211 - Limitation on amount and use. - (2) If the Indian tribes referred to in ORS 496.201...
Section 496.228 - Access and Habitat Board; qualification of members; expenses; term; meetings. - (2) Three members shall be appointed to represent the broad...
Section 496.232 - Board to make program recommendations; commission approval; report; fund expenditure qualifications; gifts and grants. - (2) The commission shall review such programs and may approve...
Section 496.236 - Advisory councils to board; duties; no compensation or expenses for members. - (2) Employees of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Section 496.242 - Access and habitat program funds. - (2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall credit...
Section 496.246 - Use of public lands for hunting; requirements regarding closure of access to public lands; exceptions. - (b) Public lands open to access and use for hunting...
Section 496.252 - Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. - (2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the...
Section 496.254 - Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. - (2) The committee shall review department policies regarding the use...
Section 496.264 - Findings. - (1) Many small streams in eastern Oregon were historically inhabited...
Section 496.266 - Environmental restoration weirs; rules. - (a) "Ancient floodplain" means channel adjacent areas and surfaces constructed...
Section 496.270 - Immunity from liability for damages resulting from habitat or water quality improvement project; exceptions. - (2) Consistent with the limitations of ORS 105.672 to 105.696,...
Section 496.272 - Wildlife Corridor Action Plan. - (2) The Wildlife Corridor Action Plan shall, at a minimum,...
Section 496.273 - Agency assistance and advice regarding plan. - Note: See note under 496.272. Note: Section 3, chapter 272,...
Section 496.275 - Salmon resource protection and restoration; review of public and private production facilities; approval of production facilities by department. - (2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall: (a)...
Section 496.280 - Findings. - Note: 496.280 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 496.283 - Use of certain moneys; limitations on expenditures. - (2) Fees collected from salmon ranching permits authorized under ORS...
Section 496.286 - Restoration and Enhancement Board. - (2) Three members shall be appointed to represent the ocean...
Section 496.289 - Duties of board; report to legislature; recommendations for programs. - (a) "Enhancement" includes, but is not limited to, the following...
Section 496.291 - Advisory councils; recommendations to board; consultation with councils. - (2) Employees of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Section 496.300 - State Wildlife Fund; sources; uses. - (2)(a) The commission shall keep a record of all moneys...
Section 496.303 - Fish and Wildlife Account; sources; subaccounts; uses. - (2)(a) The Fish Screening Subaccount is established in the Fish...
Section 496.340 - Payments to counties in lieu of taxes. - (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c) of...
Section 496.350 - Willamette River Basin Bonneville Power Administration Stewardship Fund; sources; uses. - (2) The Willamette River Basin Bonneville Power Administration Stewardship Fund...
Section 496.385 - Nongame Wildlife Fund. - (a) An amount credited to the fund under ORS 305.690...
Section 496.430 - Definitions for ORS 496.430 and 496.435 to 496.455. - (1) "Enhancement" means resource conservation, utilization and educational activities that...
Section 496.445 - Duties of commission. - (1) Provide appropriate State Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel...
Section 496.450 - Application for project; subjects for projects; conditions for approval. - (2) An enhancement project may include, but is not limited...
Section 496.458 - Remote hatchbox program; rules. - (2) To implement the remote hatchbox program required under subsection...
Section 496.460 - Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee; members; duties and powers; travel and expenses. - (2) The committee shall review the policies of the State...
Section 496.470 - Natural production of anadromous fish; rules; priorities. - (2) The basins for which plans may be adopted under...
Section 496.475 - Adoption of basin plans. - (1) Incorporate sound science; (2) Be based upon adaptive management,...
Section 496.480 - Reports on basin plans. - Note: See note under 496.470.
Section 496.490 - Fishing tackle program. - (2) The program shall consist of collection points located at...
Section 496.525 - Federal fish restoration and management aid; powers of commission with regard thereto. - (2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall perform such...
Section 496.550 - Migratory waterfowl stamps; design selection; production of stamps and art works. - (2) The commission may produce stamps in such number as...
Section 496.558 - "Upland bird" defined. - Note: 496.558 and 496.562 were enacted into law by the...
Section 496.562 - Policy. - (1) Authorize the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue...
Section 496.566 - Contest for stamp design; sale of art works; contracts for stamp matters. - (2) The commission may produce stamps in such number as...
Section 496.571 - Habitat conservation stamp; fees; design selection; production of stamps and art works. - (2) The commission shall arrange, by contest or other appropriate...
Section 496.610 - State police to enforce wildlife laws; payment of expenses from wildlife fund; appointment of federal agents. - (2) The services and expenses of the Department of State...
Section 496.630 - District attorneys to prosecute criminal cases; jurisdiction of courts. - (2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction...
Section 496.665 - Issuance of search warrants; places searched; use and disposition of seized property. - (2) All wildlife, or parts thereof, thus discovered shall be...
Section 496.675 - Seizure without warrant by law enforcement personnel. - (1) Any wildlife which has been caught, taken or killed,...
Section 496.680 - Seizure of unlawful devices and unlawfully taken wildlife; forfeiture; disposition; repayment of administrative costs. - (2) All wildlife shot by any person while violating any...
Section 496.700 - Investigating violations; summoning witnesses. - (2) Witnesses shall be paid by the commission from the...
Section 496.705 - Damage suits for unlawful killing of wildlife; exception; jurisdiction of courts. - (2)(a) The damages referred to in subsection (1) of this...
Section 496.716 - Wildlife inspection stations. - (a) "Enforcement officer" has the meaning given that term in...
Section 496.731 - Written notification requiring removal of attractant for potentially habituated wildlife; exceptions. - (a) "Officer" means any person authorized to enforce the wildlife...
Section 496.750 - Wildlife Law Violator Compact. - ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I FINDINGS, DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE (a)...
Section 496.815 - Definitions for ORS 496.815 to 496.825. - (1) "Department" means the State Department of Fish and Wildlife....
Section 496.820 - Permit or license fee. - (2) If a person pays the administration fee under subsection...
Section 496.825 - Application fee; exception. - (a) $1,000; or (b) Thirty-five cents for each kilowatt of...
Section 496.835 - Oregon Fish and Wildlife Hydroelectric Fund. - (2) The fund created by subsection (1) of this section...
Section 496.850 - Community outreach and education regarding recreational harvesting of shellfish. - (a) Internet or other electronic means; (b) Regulatory signs; (c)...
Section 496.992 - Penalties; revocation; forfeiture. - (2) Except as otherwise provided by this section or other...
Section 496.994 - Obstructing the taking of wildlife prohibited. - (2) Obstructing the taking of wildlife is a Class A...
Section 496.996 - Attempts to take wildlife decoy as unlawful wildlife taking. - (a) The person discharges a firearm or other hunting device,...