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ORS 498.136

Known as the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Stockert (2020)

Most recently applied in State v. Stockert (April 2020)

1973 c.723 §88; 1987 c.292 §1; 1999 c.25 §8; 2007 c.70 §278

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not hunt wildlife from a motor-propelled vehicle.

(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule, may authorize hunting from a motor-propelled vehicle by a person with a disability or for the purpose of alleviating damage by wildlife to other resources.

(3)(a) Nothing in the wildlife laws, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, is intended to prohibit the companion of a person with a disability who is lawfully hunting from a motor-propelled vehicle from killing an animal wounded by the person and applying to the animal the tag issued to the person for the taking of the animal, even if the companion has already validated any tag required for the taking of such an animal.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, “companion” means a person who does not have a disability.

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