Known as the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 498–498 (225 sections).
Applied in 43 court decisions — leading case State v. Dickerson (2015)
Most recently applied in 347 Or. App. 811 - State v. C. E. W. (March 2026)
1973 c.723 §73; 1993 c.440 §1; 2003 c.656 §10
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) Wildlife is the property of the state. No person shall angle for, take, hunt, trap or possess, or assist another in angling for, taking, hunting, trapping or possessing any wildlife in violation of the wildlife laws or of any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
(2) No person shall angle for, take, hunt or trap, or assist another in angling for, taking, hunting or trapping any wildlife while intentionally violating ORS 164.245 to 164.270 or 498.120.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.