ORS Chapter 496 - Oregon Statutes

TITLE 41

WILDLIFE

 

Chapter     496.     Application,Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws

                  497.     Licensesand Permits

                  498.     Hunting,Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife Protective Measures

                  501.     Refugesand Closures

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Chapter 496 — Application,Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATION& ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE LAWS

 

WILDLIFE

 

GENERALPROVISIONS

496.002     Shorttitle

 

496.004     Definitions

 

496.007     “Gamebird” defined

 

496.009     “Gamefish” defined

 

496.012     Wildlifepolicy

 

496.016     Applicabilityof wildlife laws to commercial fishing laws

 

496.018     Personwith disability under wildlife laws

 

STATEDEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE; COMMISSION; DIRECTOR; DUTIES AND POWERSGENERALLY

 

496.080     StateDepartment of Fish and Wildlife

 

496.085     FishScreening Task Force; qualifications of members; duties

 

496.090     StateFish and Wildlife Commission; members; terms; qualifications; compensation andexpenses

 

496.108     Commissionofficers; quorum; meetings

 

496.112     StateFish and Wildlife Director; term; compensation and expenses; delegation ofcommission powers to director

 

496.116     Delegationof rulemaking authority to director; requirements

 

496.118     Dutiesand powers of director

 

496.121     Authorityof department to require fingerprints

 

496.124     FishDivision; Wildlife Division; authority

 

496.128     Reportsby commission

 

496.138     Generalduties and powers; rulemaking authority; hearing prior to budget request toGovernor

 

496.141     Fishscreening program report

 

496.146     Additionalpowers of commission; rules

 

496.151     Allocationof nonresident tags for outfitters and guides

 

496.154     Limitationon authority to condemn certain farm use property

 

496.156     Expenditurepriority for anadromous fish management

 

496.162     Establishingseasons, amounts and manner of taking wildlife; rules

 

496.164     Cooperationwith public and private agencies for fish and wildlife management; technicalinformation and policy recommendations; use of recommendations by stateagencies

 

496.166     Citizeninvolvement for wildlife management on private lands

 

THREATENEDOR ENDANGERED WILDLIFE SPECIES

 

496.171     Definitionsfor ORS 496.171 to 496.182; applicability date

 

496.172     Commissionmanagement authority for threatened or endangered species; rules

 

496.176     Listingspecies; procedure; matters to be considered; periodic review

 

496.182     Protectionand conservation programs; compliance by state agencies; rules

 

496.192     Effectof law on commercial forestland or other private land; effect on other laws

 

SALMONFOR INDIAN CEREMONIES

 

496.201     Departmentto furnish salmon for ceremonies; amount; source

 

496.206     Writtenrequest for salmon; contents; time for providing salmon

 

496.211     Limitationon amount and use

 

496.216     Dispositionof salmon remaining after ceremony

 

496.221     ORS496.201 to 496.221 not intended to extend Indian legal or political rights

 

ACCESSAND HABITAT BOARD

 

496.228     Accessand Habitat Board; qualification of members; expenses; term; meetings

 

496.232     Boardto make program recommendations; commission approval; report; fund expenditurequalifications; gifts and grants

 

496.236     Advisorycouncils to board; duties; no compensation or expenses for members

 

496.242     Accessand habitat program funds

 

FISHHABITAT IMPROVEMENT

 

496.260     Projectapplications; contents; notice of reasons for rejection; approval conditions;limitation on tax credit

 

496.265     Limitationon amount eligible for tax credit

 

496.270     Immunityfrom liability for damages resulting from habitat or water quality improvementproject; exceptions

 

FISHRESOURCE PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

 

(Salmon)

 

496.275     Salmonresource protection and restoration; review of public and private productionfacilities; approval of production facilities by department

 

(AllFisheries)

 

496.280     Findings

 

496.283     Useof moneys from surcharges; limitations on expenditures

 

496.286     Restorationand Enhancement Board

 

496.289     Dutiesof board; report to legislature; recommendations for programs

 

496.291     Advisorycouncils; recommendations to board; consultation with councils

 

PILOTPROGRAM FOR LANDOWNER PREFERENCE TAGS

 

(Temporaryprovisions relating to pilot program for landowner preference tags are compiledas notes following ORS 496.291)

 

STATEWILDLIFE FUND; RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

 

496.300     StateWildlife Fund; sources; uses

 

496.303     Fishand Wildlife Account; sources; subaccounts; uses

 

496.306     Compensationfor damage done by bear and cougar not to be paid from State Wildlife Fund

 

496.311     Limitationon size of revolving fund

 

496.340     Paymentsto counties in lieu of taxes

 

NONGAMEWILDLIFE

 

496.375     “Nongamewildlife” defined

 

496.380     Designationof tax refunds to finance program

 

496.385     NongameWildlife Fund

 

496.390     Controlover fund by department; use of moneys

 

SALMONAND TROUT ENHANCEMENT

 

496.430     Definitionsfor ORS 496.430 and 496.435 to 496.455

 

496.435     Policyto recover and sustain native stocks

 

496.440     Enhancementprogram to be conducted by commission; objective

 

496.445     Dutiesof commission

 

496.450     Applicationfor project; subjects for projects; conditions for approval

 

496.455     Useof native stocks for projects; conditions

 

496.458     Remotehatchbox program; rules

 

Note          Remotehatchbox program evaluation in Rogue River basin streams--2009 c.871 §§1,2

 

496.460     Salmonand Trout Enhancement Program Advisory Committee; members; duties and powers;travel and expenses

 

496.465     Interferencewith project prohibited

 

ADOPTIONOF PLANS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION OF ANADROMOUS FISH RUNS

 

496.470     Naturalproduction of anadromous fish; rules; priorities

 

496.475     Adoptionof basin plans

 

496.480     Reportson basin plans

 

FISHINGTACKLE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING

 

496.490     Fishingtackle program

 

WILDLIFECOOPERATION; FEDERAL WILDLIFE AID

 

496.510     Assentto federal wildlife-restoration statute; duty of commission with regard thereto

 

496.525     Federalfish restoration and management aid; powers of commission with regard thereto

 

MIGRATORYWATERFOWL STAMP

 

496.550     Migratorywaterfowl stamp; design selection; production of stamps and art works