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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 498 - Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife Protective Measures
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- Section 498.005 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §26; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.006 - Chasing or harassing wildlife prohibited.
- Section 498.010 [Repealed by 1957 c.249 §1]
- Section 498.012 - Taking wildlife causing damage, posing public health risk or that is public nuisance; rules.
- Section 498.014 - Taking of wolves by State Department of Fish and Wildlife to address chronic depredation; taking by landowners; rules.
- Section 498.015 [Amended by 1959 c.529 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.016 - Taking crippled or helpless wildlife.
- Section 498.018 - Commercial cervid attractants.
- Section 498.019 - Purchase, sale or exchange of hides, antlers and other parts of deer, elk and antelope; records required.
- Section 498.020 [Amended by 1959 c.529 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.021 - Short title.
- Section 498.022 - Purchase, sale, exchange or possession of wildlife or wildlife parts or products; rules; penalty.
- Section 498.025 [Amended by 1961 c.276 §1; renumbered 498.820]
- Section 498.026 - Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
- Section 498.027 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.028 [1955 c.506 §1; 1961 c.143 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.029 - Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited; exceptions.
- Section 498.030 [Amended by 1971 c.658 §27; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.032 - Angling or hunting for compensation in violation of wildlife laws or rules prohibited.
- Section 498.035 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.036 - Possession in field of skinned or plucked wildlife prohibited.
- Section 498.038 - Sale of wildlife for human consumption prohibited.
- Section 498.040 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.041 [1965 c.507 §§2,3,4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.042 - Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited.
- Section 498.045 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.046 - Making toxic substances accessible to wildlife prohibited.
- Section 498.048 - Devices propelling cyanide.
- Section 498.050 [Amended by 1965 c.507 §5; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.052 - Releasing domestically raised or imported wildlife without permit prohibited.
- Section 498.055 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.056 - Aiming rifle from moving motor vehicle prohibited.
- Section 498.060 [Amended by 1961 c.269 §1; repealed by 1969 c.60 §1]
- Section 498.061 - Reporting takings of beaver; rules.
- Section 498.062 - Takings of beaver by owners of forestland; rules.
- Section 498.063 - Restrictions related to trapping of beavers.
- Section 498.065 [Amended by 1953 c.196 §2; 1961 c.269 §2; repealed by 1969 c.60 §1]
- Section 498.066 - Criteria for protection of beaver on certain lands.
- Section 498.070 [Repealed by 1969 c.60 §1]
- Section 498.072 - Updating list of prohibited species; risk from zoonotic disease.
- Section 498.073 - Suit for violation related to list of prohibited species.
- Section 498.075 [Repealed by 1969 c.60 §1]
- Section 498.080 [Repealed by 1969 c.60 §1]
- Section 498.085 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.090 [Repealed by 1955 c.162 §1]
- Section 498.095 [Amended by 1967 c.166 §2; 1971 c.517 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.100 [Amended by 1967 c.523 §12; 1967 c.594 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.102 - Use of dogs to hunt or track game mammals or birds.
- Section 498.105 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.106 - Competitive field trials for hunting dogs.
- Section 498.110 [Amended by 1953 c.157 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.112 - Use of live birds for competitive shooting prohibited.
- Section 498.115 [Amended by 1953 c.178 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.120 - Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land.
- Section 498.125 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- 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 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.132 [1953 c.184 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.135 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.136 - Hunting from motor-propelled vehicle restricted; rules.
- Section 498.140 [Amended by 1955 c.64 §1; 1961 c.122 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.142 - Hunting with artificial light restricted; rules.
- Section 498.145 [Renumbered 498.272]
- 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 [1971 c.223 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- 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 [1971 c.223 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.164 - Use of dogs or bait to hunt black bears or cougars; prohibitions; exemptions; penalties.
- 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 [1973 c.723 §91; 1981 c.510 §1; repealed by 1997 c.12 §2]
- Section 498.205 [Amended by 1973 c.723 §109; renumbered 501.400]
- Section 498.208 - Use of electricity or foreign substances to take game fish prohibited; rules.
- Section 498.210 [Amended by 1973 c.723 §110; renumbered 501.405]
- Section 498.215 [Amended by 1973 c.723 §111; renumbered 501.425]
- Section 498.216 - Angling from fishways restricted; rules.
- Section 498.220 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- 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 [Amended by 1965 c.20 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.228 - Possession of fish taken outside state restricted.
- Section 498.230 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.234 - Protection of finfish and shellfish from introduction of disease; exceptions; rules.
- Section 498.235 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.240 [Amended by 1967 c.523 §13; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.242 - Possession of walking catfish and piranha restricted.
- Section 498.245 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.246 [1995 s.s. c.3 §41a; repealed by 1996 c.7 §2 (498.247 enacted in lieu of 498.246)]
- Section 498.247 - Protection of juvenile salmonids from cormorants.
- Section 498.248 [1973 c.723 §98; 1987 c.488 §1; 1995 c.426 §5; renumbered 498.311 in 1995]
- Section 498.250 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.252 [1989 c.933 §5; 1991 c.858 §3; repealed by 1995 c.426 §11]
- Section 498.254 [1973 c.723 §99; repealed by 1987 c.488 §5]
- Section 498.255 [Amended by 1957 c.253 §1; repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.256 [1989 c.933 §§6,7; 1995 c.426 §10; renumbered 498.326 in 1995]
- Section 498.257 - Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.
- Section 498.260 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.262 [1973 c.723 §100; 1987 c.488 §3; 1995 c.426 §8; renumbered 498.316 in 1995]
- Section 498.265 [Repealed by 1955 c.160 §1]
- Section 498.268 [1973 c.723 §101; renumbered 498.351 in 1995]
- Section 498.270 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.272 [Formerly 498.145; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.274 [1973 c.723 §102; 1987 c.488 §4; 1995 c.426 §9; renumbered 498.346 in 1995]
- Section 498.275 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.276 [1991 c.858 §9; renumbered 498.336 in 1995]
- Section 498.279 - Black bass and walleye angling contests; rules.
- Section 498.280 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.284 [1989 c.373 §2; repealed by 2001 c.186 §3]
- Section 498.285 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.286 - Prize limitation.
- Section 498.290 [1961 c.129 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.295 [Repealed by 1957 c.235 §1]
- Section 498.300 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.301 - Policy.
- Section 498.305 [Repealed by 1959 c.352 §5]
- Section 498.306 - Screening or by-pass devices for water diversions; fees; costs.
- Section 498.310 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.311 [Formerly 498.248; repealed by 2007 c.625 §16]
- Section 498.315 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- 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 [1993 c.478 §11; 1995 c.426 §18; 2001 c.822 §9; repealed by 2007 c.625 §16]
- 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 [Formerly 498.268; repealed by 2001 c.923 §21]
- Section 498.400 - Definitions for ORS 498.400 to 498.464.
- Section 498.405 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.406 - License to operate certain outdoor clubs required; promotional activities for sale of membership without license prohibited.
- Section 498.410 [Repealed by 1961 c.113 §2]
- Section 498.412 - Application of ORS 498.406.
- Section 498.415 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.418 - License application; form; fee.
- Section 498.420 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.424 - Report to commission required; suspension of license pending investigation of reported information.
- Section 498.425 [Repealed by 1961 c.113 §2]
- Section 498.430 [Amended by 1959 c.372 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.432 - Notice to applicant upon receipt of license application; order granting or denying license; procedure.
- Section 498.435 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.438 - Investigatory power of commission over outdoor clubs required to be licensed.
- Section 498.440 [Repealed by 1961 c.113 §2]
- Section 498.444 - Information developed in licensing process as public record.
- Section 498.445 [Amended by 1961 c.113 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.450 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.452 - Grounds for denial or revocation of license.
- Section 498.455 [Repealed by 1961 c.113 §2]
- Section 498.458 - Term of license; renewal fee.
- Section 498.460 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.464 - Commission authority to restrain violations of outdoor club laws.
- Section 498.465 [1957 c.251 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- 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 498.505 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.510 [Amended by 1965 c.73 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.515 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.520 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.525 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.530 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.535 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.540 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.545 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.550 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.555 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.560 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.565 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.570 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.575 [Amended by 1967 c.594 §5; 1971 c.359 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.577 [1959 c.341 §1; 1963 c.295 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.580 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.585 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.590 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.605 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.610 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.615 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.620 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.625 [Amended by 1959 c.529 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.630 [Repealed by 1969 c.15 §1]
- Section 498.635 [Amended by 1955 c.78 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.640 [Amended by 1955 c.62 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.641 [1955 c.507 §1; 1959 c.235 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.645 [Repealed by 1955 c.65 §2]
- Section 498.646 [1955 c.65 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.650 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.655 [1965 c.201 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.660 [1965 c.201 §§2,3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.665 [1965 c.201 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.705 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.710 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.715 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.720 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.725 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.730 [Amended by 1955 c.707 §44; 1965 c.167 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.732 [1955 c.707 §46; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.735 [Amended by 1955 c.707 §47; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.740 [Amended by 1955 c.707 §48; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.745 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.750 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.805 [1961 c.663 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.810 [1961 c.663 §§2,3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.815 [1961 c.663 §§4,5,6; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.820 [Formerly 498.025; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.825 [2013 c.664 §1; 2017 c.173 §1; repealed by 2025 c.437 §7]
- Section 498.827 [2013 c.664 §3; repealed by 2025 c.437 §7]
- Section 498.829 [2013 c.664 §4; repealed by 2025 c.437 §7]
- Section 498.831 [2013 c.664 §5; repealed by 2025 c.437 §7]
- Section 498.833
- Section 498.850 - Disposition of hatchery-produced fish carcasses; rules.
- Section 498.990 [Subsection (5) of 1965 Replacement Part enacted as 1953 c.184 §4; subsection (1) of 1965 Replacement Part enacted as 1955 c.506 §2; 1959 c.352 §3; 1967 c.523 §3; subsection (2) enacted as 1971 c.223 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
- Section 498.992 [Amended by 1959 c.352 §4; repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
- 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 [Repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
- Section 498.996 [Repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
- Section 498.997 [1955 c.507 §2; 1959 c.235 §2; subsection (2) of 1965 Replacement Part enacted as 1965 c.201 §5; repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
- Section 498.998 [Repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
- Section 498.999 [1961 c.663 §7; repealed by 1967 c.523 §14]
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