ORS Chapter 496 — Application, Administration

ORS 496.300. (22) May by rule impose a surcharge not to exceed $25 for the renewal of a hunting license on any person who fails to comply with mandatory hunting reporting requirements. Amounts collected as surcharges under this subsection must be deposited in the State Wildlife Fund established under ORS 496.300. (23) May by rule establish multiyear licenses and may prescribe fees for such licenses. Fees prescribed by the commission for multiyear licenses may provide for a discount from the annual license fees that would otherwise be payable for the period of time covered by the multiyear license. (24) May by rule establish a program to offer unique fishing opportunities through drawings, raffles or auctions and charge application and participation fees for the program. (Temporary provisions relating to landowner preference tags) Note: Section 2, chapter 460, Oregon Laws 1995, provides: Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, the following provisions apply with regard to the issuance and use of landowner preference tags referred to in ORS 496.146 (4): (1) Landowner preference tags shall be issued for the hunting of deer, elk or antelope. (2) Landowner preference tags may be used only for hunting on the landowners property. (3) Subject to subsection (6) of this section, landowner preference tags for the hunting of deer or elk may be transferred to any person of the landowners choosing and shall be used for the taking of antlerless animals. (4) Landowner preference tags for the hunting of antelope are not transferable and may not be used for the taking of buck antelope. (5) Each landowner preference tag for the hunting of deer may be used to take two antlerless animals before, during or after the hunting season for which the tags are valid for the purpose of alleviating damage that is presently occurring to the landowners property, in accordance with such rules as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt. (6) Landowner preference tags for the hunting of deer or elk may be transferred to a person of the landowners choosing as follows: (a) A landowner who is issued only one tag may not transfer that tag. (b) A landowner who is issued two or more tags may transfer not more than 50 percent of the tags to a person who is not an immediate family member, as defined in ORS 496.146 (4). If the calculation of the number of tags eligible for transfer under the provisions of this paragraph results in a fraction, the commission shall round up the number of tags to the next whole number. (7)(a) As specified pursuant to a formula determined by the commission by rule, the number of landowner preference tags issued for mule deer must be based upon the management, research and habitat needs set forth in the wildlife management plan for mule deer. (b) If the population of mule deer in a wildlife management unit is greater than the goal specified in the wildlife management plan for mule deer, a landowner who is issued a landowner preference tag is eligible, pursuant to criteria established by rule of the commission, for the number of tags that corresponds to the number of acres that landowner has registered with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for participation in the program. (c) The commission may specify by rule a formula for determining the number of landowner preference tags that are available for controlled hunts for mule deer in a wildlife management unit in which the population of mule deer is less than the goal specified for that wildlife management unit in the wildlife management plan for mule deer. (8) Landowners shall pay the applicable fee under ORS 497.061 to register for participation in the program. (9) A landowner shall pay the applicable fee under ORS 497.061 to modify the landowners tag distribution. [1995 c.460 2; 2001 c.227 1; 2009 c.349 1; 2009 c.832 2a; 2013 c.363 1; 2015 c.779 10; 2021 c.208 1] Note: Section 2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021, provides: Sec. 2. Section 2, chapter 460, Oregon Laws 1995, as amended by section 1, chapter 227, Oregon Laws 2001, section 1, chapter 349, Oregon Laws 2009, section 2a, chapter 832, Oregon Laws 2009, section 1, chapter 363, Oregon Laws 2013, and section 10, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, and section 1 of this 2021 Act, is repealed on January 2, 2026.