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ORS 498.018

Known as the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act

The act spans §§ 498–498 (225 sections).

2019 c.396 §2

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Chronic wasting disease” means a type of spongiform encephalopathy that is transmissible among cervids and typified by chronic and fatal weight loss.

(b) “Commercial cervid attractant” means a marketed product that contains or is derived from cervid urine and is designed for use in luring, attracting or enticing a cervid.

(2) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Commercial cervid attractants sometimes contain the source of chronic wasting disease;

(b) There is no reliable test for determining the presence or absence of chronic wasting disease in commercial cervid attractants; and

(c) Banning the possession and use of commercial cervid attractants will reduce the threat to the cervid population of this state from chronic wasting disease.

(3) A person may not possess or use commercial cervid attractants.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.