Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0772 - Tags for Terminally Ill Children and Disabled Veterans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who
			 has a disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
			 a veteran whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability
			 incurred or aggravated in the line of duty or a veteran who was awarded the
			 Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. ORS
			 408.225.
(2) "Organization" means a non-profit
			 organization qualified under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) with the
			 principal purpose of granting hunting and fishing adventures for children that
			 have been diagnosed with a terminal illness by a licensed physician or; (b)
			 providing hunting and outdoor experiences for disabled veterans.
(3) "Qualified child" means a terminally ill
			 child sponsored by an organization who provides to the Department supporting
			 documentation demonstrating compliance with the prerequisites provided in this
			 rule.
(4) "Qualified veteran" means
			 a disabled veteran who is sponsored by an organization and who provides to the
			 Department supporting documentation demonstrating that the veteran is a
			 disabled veteran.
(5) Annually upon
			 approval by the Director, the Department may issue no more than 35 big game
			 tags free of charge to organizations for use by qualified children or qualified
			 veterans. The 35 tags will be distributed across black bear, deer, elk, and
			 pronghorn antelope with no more than 10 tags to hunt black bear, no more than
			 10 tags to hunt either-sex deer, no more than 10 tags to hunt either-sex elk,
			 and no more than five tags to hunt either-sex pronghorn antelope. Additionally,
			 one bighorn sheep tag may be made available each year to a qualified child.
(a) From January 1-June 30 each year, 20 tags
			 will be available to qualified veterans (six deer tags, six elk tags, five
			 black bear tags, and three pronghorn tags) and 15 tags will be available to
			 qualified children (four deer tags, four elk tags, two pronghorn tags, no more
			 than five black bear tags and no more than one bighorn sheep tag.) Each
			 organization is limited to two tags of any one species. After June 30,
			 remaining unrequested tags, except for bighorn sheep tag, may be made available
			 to either qualified veterans or qualified children.
(b) Each organization is limited to five tags
			 total for all species except black bear per year.
(c) Each organization is limited to two tags
			 for black bear per year.
(d) An
			 individual tag entitles the holder to only one black bear, or one deer, or one
			 elk, or one pronghorn antelope, or one bighorn sheep as specified on each
			 tag.
(e) A qualified child may
			 obtain only one tag pursuant to this rule in a calendar year.
(f) A qualified disabled veteran may obtain
			 only one tag pursuant to this rule in their lifetime.
(g) Tags for deer, elk, bear and pronghorn
			 issued under this rule may be used to hunt within any Oregon Wildlife
			 Management Unit (as defined in OAR chapter 635 division 080), except specific
			 area closures as identified in the current Oregon Big Game Regulations, Hart
			 Mountain Antelope Refuge, or Starkey Experimental Forest enclosure.
(h) Tags for bighorn sheep issued under this
			 rule may be used to hunt only in a specified geographic area which is outside
			 of any other authorized bighorn sheep hunt area or opportunity and where there
			 are issues of access or location that are not compatible with normal season and
			 tag opportunity.
(i) A member or
			 representative of the organization must accompany the tag holder during the
			 hunt.
(j) Board members and
			 employees of the organizations are not eligible for tags pursuant to this
			 rule.