Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 43 - OTHER REGULATIONS: MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS AND RECORDS › Section 635-043-0120 - Ceremonial Harvest Permits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Ceremonial harvest permits for use by the Confederated Tribes
				of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (for the purpose of this rule here in
				referred to as the Tribe).
(1) The
			 Commission authorizes the harvest of deer, elk, and black bear by members of
			 the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon for ceremonial
			 purposes in accordance with these rules.
(2) Authorization for ceremonial harvest
			 permits will be considered only upon written request from the Tribe.
(3) Authorization for harvest shall specify
			 the season dates, times, locations, and numbers of permits authorized for each
			 species.
(a) Permits authorized shall be
			 provided to the Tribe and may be used only by authorized members of the Tribe.
			 Each permit shall specify the season dates, times, and location where the
			 permit is valid.
(b) Tribal hunters
			 using authorized ceremonial harvest permits must carry on their person a valid
			 ceremonial harvest permit, and shall present this document, as well as
			 documents identifying said hunter as a member of the Confederated Tribes of the
			 Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, to Department employees or law enforcement
			 personnel upon request.
(c) Tribal
			 members designated to harvest animals using ceremonial harvest permits shall
			 not be required to possess big game tags in addition to the ceremonial harvest
			 permits authorizing harvest.
(d) In
			 recognition of accepted Tribal custom, the Commission acknowledges that Tribal
			 authorities may designate individuals to harvest animals using these ceremonial
			 harvest permits. The Tribe may designate the number of permits used by a Tribal
			 member, so long as the total harvest does not exceed the number of ceremonial
			 tags authorized under subsection (e) of these rules.
(e) Pursuant to a request received under
			 subsection (2), the Department shall issue up to 15 deer permits with a bag
			 limit of "one deer", 9 elk permits with a bag limit of "one elk", and 3 bear
			 permits with a bag limit of "one bear" for ceremonial purposes annually. Season
			 dates are: for elk, April 1 through 3 days before the 1st day of general
			 archery season (inclusive); for deer, January 1 through 3 days before the 1st
			 day of general archery season (inclusive); for bear, January 1 through March 31
			 and June 1 through July 31 (inclusive) each year.
(f) Each permit shall be validated
			 immediately upon successful harvest of a designated animal by entry on the
			 permit, in ink, the date of the kill. The permit shall be attached securely to
			 the game mammal in plain sight. The permit shall be kept attached to the
			 carcass or remain with any parts thereof so long as the same are
			 preserved.
(g) Ceremonial harvest
			 permits are valid only in the area as described in section 4 (a) 1 of the 1986
			 Agreement between the State of Oregon and the Tribes (See OAR
			 635-041-0600(4)(a)(1)).
			 Ceremonial harvest permits do not authorize trespass upon private lands or
			 entry or use on private or public lands where landowner permission has not been
			 obtained or where hunting, access, or discharge of firearms is precluded by any
			 other statute or rule.
(h) Methods
			 of take, shooting hours, and other restrictions or limits on hunting methods,
			 weapons and techniques all remain the same as those pertaining to sport harvest
			 during other Commission authorized big game seasons.