2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 12, Chapters 471 - 535
ORS Chapter 496
496.630 District attorneys to prosecute criminal cases; jurisdiction of courts.
(1) Upon information or complaint of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws, district attorneys shall prosecute every criminal case in which it appears that there has been a violation of the wildlife laws or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction in the first instance with the circuit court of all wildlife law offenses. [Amended by 1959 c.352 1; 1959 c.692 10; 1967 c.523 6; 1973 c.723 21; 1999 c.1051 104]
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