2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 498 - Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife

GENERAL PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

• Section 498.002 - Wildlife as state property; taking, angling, hunting or trapping in violation of wildlife law or rules prohibited.
• Section 498.005
• Section 498.006 - Chasing or harassing wildlife prohibited.
• Section 498.010
• Section 498.012 - Taking wildlife causing damage, posing public health risk or that is public nuisance.
• Section 498.014 - Taking of wolves by State Department of Fish and Wildlife to address chronic depredation; taking by landowners; rules.
• Section 498.015
• Section 498.016 - Taking crippled or helpless wildlife.
• Section 498.019 - Purchase, sale or exchange of hides, antlers and other parts of deer, elk and antelope; records required.
• Section 498.020
• Section 498.022 - Purchase, sale or exchange of wildlife prohibited.
• Section 498.025
• Section 498.026 - Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
• Section 498.027
• Section 498.028
• Section 498.029 - Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited; exceptions.
• Section 498.030
• Section 498.032 - Angling or hunting for compensation in violation of wildlife laws or rules prohibited.
• Section 498.035
• Section 498.036 - Possession in field of skinned or plucked wildlife prohibited.
• Section 498.040
• Section 498.041
• Section 498.042 - Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited.
• Section 498.045
• Section 498.046 - Making toxic substances accessible to wildlife prohibited.
• Section 498.050
• Section 498.052 - Releasing domestically raised or imported wildlife without permit prohibited.
• Section 498.055
• Section 498.056 - Aiming rifle from moving motor vehicle prohibited.
• Section 498.060
• Section 498.065
• Section 498.070
• Section 498.075
• Section 498.080
• Section 498.085
• Section 498.090
• Section 498.095
• Section 498.100

HUNTING AND TRAPPING RESTRICTIONS

• Section 498.102 - Use of dogs to hunt or track game mammals or birds.
• Section 498.105
• Section 498.106 - Competitive field trials for hunting dogs.
• Section 498.110
• Section 498.112 - Use of live birds for competitive shooting prohibited.
• Section 498.115
• Section 498.120 - Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land.
• Section 498.125
• Section 498.126 - Hunting or assisting others to hunt or locate game animals or birds by aircraft prohibited; exemption; rules.
• Section 498.128 - Use of drones for pursuit of wildlife prohibited; rules.
• Section 498.130
• Section 498.132
• Section 498.135
• Section 498.136 - Hunting from motor-propelled vehicle restricted; rules.
• Section 498.140
• Section 498.142 - Hunting with artificial light restricted; rules.
• Section 498.145
• Section 498.146 - Shining artificial light on game mammal, predatory animal or livestock while in or near motor vehicle and while in possession of weapon restricted.
• Section 498.150
• Section 498.152 - Agreements restricting parking or use of motor vehicles on certain lands.
• Section 498.153 - Parking vehicle in violation of restrictions; vehicle owner subject to penalty.
• Section 498.154 - Notice adequate to charge defendant; delivery or posting.
• Section 498.155 - Failure to appear; issuance of warrant.
• Section 498.158 - Hunting or trapping wildlife in certain governmental districts restricted.
• Section 498.160
• Section 498.164 - Use of dogs or bait to hunt black bears or cougars; prohibitions; exemptions; penalties; rules.
• 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 498.180 - Sale of hunts for feral swine prohibited; penalties; revocation of hunting licenses, tags and permits.
• Section 498.182 - Knowingly allowing feral swine to roam on certain lands prohibited; rules.
• Section 498.202
• Section 498.205

ANGLING RESTRICTIONS; FISH PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

• Section 498.208 - Use of electricity or foreign substances to take game fish prohibited; rules.
• Section 498.210
• Section 498.215
• Section 498.216 - Angling from fishways restricted; rules.
• Section 498.220
• Section 498.222 - Transportation or release of fish without permit prohibited; penalties; revocation of angling licenses and tags; suit for recovery of damages.
• Section 498.225
• Section 498.228 - Possession of fish taken outside state restricted.
• Section 498.230
• Section 498.234 - Protection of finfish and shellfish from introduction of disease; exceptions; rules.
• Section 498.235
• Section 498.240
• Section 498.242 - Possession of walking catfish and piranha restricted.
• Section 498.245
• Section 498.246
• Section 498.247 - Protection of juvenile salmonids from cormorants.
• Section 498.248
• Section 498.250
• Section 498.252
• Section 498.254
• Section 498.255
• Section 498.256
• Section 498.257 - Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.
• Section 498.260
• Section 498.262
• Section 498.265
• Section 498.268
• Section 498.270
• Section 498.272
• Section 498.274
• Section 498.275
• Section 498.276

ANGLING CONTESTS

• Section 498.279 - Black bass and walleye angling contests; rules.
• Section 498.280
• Section 498.284
• Section 498.285
• Section 498.286 - Prize limitation.
• Section 498.290
• Section 498.295
• Section 498.300

SCREENING AND BY-PASS DEVICES FOR WATER DIVERSIONS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

• Section 498.301 - Policy.
• Section 498.305
• Section 498.306 - Screening or by-pass devices for water diversions; fees; costs.
• Section 498.310
• Section 498.311
• Section 498.315
• Section 498.316 - Exemption from screening or by-pass devices.
• Section 498.321 - Screening or by-pass standards.
• Section 498.326 - Department guidelines for screening and by-pass projects; expenditure of funds.
• Section 498.331
• Section 498.336 - Statutes not construed to limit ability to acquire funding for screening or by-pass devices.
• Section 498.341 - Additional funding.
• Section 498.346 - Injunction to require compliance with screening or by-pass requirements.
• Section 498.351

OUTDOOR CLUB REGULATION

• Section 498.400 - Definitions for ORS 498.400 to 498.464.
• Section 498.405
• Section 498.406 - License to operate certain outdoor clubs required; promotional activities for sale of membership without license prohibited.
• Section 498.410
• Section 498.412 - Application of ORS 498.406.
• Section 498.415
• Section 498.418 - License application; form; fee.
• Section 498.420
• Section 498.424 - Report to commission required; suspension of license pending investigation of reported information.
• Section 498.425
• Section 498.430
• Section 498.432 - Notice to applicant upon receipt of license application; order granting or denying license; procedure.
• Section 498.435
• Section 498.438 - Investigatory power of commission over outdoor clubs required to be licensed.
• Section 498.440
• Section 498.444 - Information developed in licensing process as public record.
• Section 498.445
• Section 498.450
• Section 498.452 - Grounds for denial or revocation of license.
• Section 498.455
• Section 498.458 - Term of license; renewal fee.
• Section 498.460
• Section 498.464 - Commission authority to restrain violations of outdoor club laws.
• Section 498.465

SAGE GROUSE

• 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 498.505
• Section 498.510
• Section 498.515
• Section 498.520
• Section 498.525
• Section 498.530
• Section 498.535
• Section 498.540
• Section 498.545
• Section 498.550
• Section 498.555
• Section 498.560
• Section 498.565
• Section 498.570
• Section 498.575
• Section 498.577
• Section 498.580
• Section 498.585
• Section 498.590
• Section 498.605
• Section 498.610
• Section 498.615
• Section 498.620
• Section 498.625
• Section 498.630
• Section 498.635
• Section 498.640
• Section 498.641
• Section 498.645
• Section 498.646
• Section 498.650
• Section 498.655
• Section 498.660
• Section 498.665
• Section 498.705
• Section 498.710
• Section 498.715
• Section 498.720
• Section 498.725
• Section 498.730
• Section 498.732
• Section 498.735
• Section 498.740
• Section 498.745
• Section 498.750
• Section 498.805
• Section 498.810
• Section 498.815
• Section 498.820

OREGON HATCHERY RESEARCH CENTER

• Section 498.825 - Establishment of 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 498.990
• Section 498.992

PENALTIES

• Section 498.993 - Penalty for violation of outdoor club laws; penalty for violation of law related to sale of certain animals as household pets.
• Section 498.994
• Section 498.996
• Section 498.997
• Section 498.998
• Section 498.999