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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0180 - Western Snowy Plover

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Western Snowy Plover Conservation Program, adopted under
				OAR 635-105-0000 to
				635-105-0040, and the site
				specific management plans developed pursuant to that plan, shall serve as the
				survival guidelines for the Western Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
				nivosus.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0190 - Fishery Management

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 mortality rate limit for wild coho salmon caught in Columbia River fisheries
			 shall be set annually prior to the time these fisheries open. This limit shall
			 not exceed the level specified in Table 1 of this rule corresponding with the
			 observed parental escapement, expressed as a fraction of full seeding, and the
			 index of marine survival for the upcoming adult coho return.
(2) For the purpose of implementing the
			 management strategy described in paragraph (1) of this rule the following
			 definitions apply:
(a) Parental escapement
			 means the number of wild fish in the spawning population, expressed as a
			 fraction of full seeding, that were the parents of the upcoming wild coho
			 return;
(b) Marine survival index
			 means a forecast of ocean survival for 3-year old coho returning in the
			 upcoming year based upon the number of 2-year old hatchery coho (jacks)
			 observed the previous year divided by the number of hatchery smolts released in
			 the spring of the same year the jacks returned;
(c) Full seeding means the number of wild
			 coho in a natural spawning population that is sufficient to produce maximum
			 production of subsequent juvenile smolt offspring;
(A) Pending further revision, full seeding
			 for the Clackamas population means 3,800 wild adult coho as counted passing
			 North Fork Dam;
(B) Pending further
			 revision, full seeding for the Sandy population means 1,340 wild adult coho as
			 counted passing Marmot Dam.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0191 - Hatchery Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) CONSERVATION
			 HATCHERY PROGRAMS: ODFW shall take advantage of existing and new hatchery
			 facilities to supply hatchery fish for selected projects to help restore
			 natural production of wild coho. These projects will be treated as interim and
			 experimental until their conservation value is demonstrated.
(a) In 2002 ODFW shall initiate at least 3
			 projects using hatchery fish to re-establish wild populations in stream
			 sections upstream of artificial barriers at ODFW hatcheries.
(b) In 2003 ODFW shall initiate projects to
			 restore natural production using hatchery fish in selected locations within the
			 portion of coho habitat in the lower Columbia basin that in 2000, 2001, and
			 2003 had a density of wild spawners less than 2 wild fish per stream mile.
			 Implementation of these projects is conditional on adequate funding for
			 appropriate conservation hatchery approaches and monitoring and evaluation
			 programs to assess project success and to manage the risk to wild populations
			 while the projects are being conducted.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0192 - Land Management

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All
			 ODFW operated hatcheries and wildlife management areas shall comply with the
			 survival guidelines for lower Columbia River coho as described in OAR
			 635-100-0135, including the fish
			 passage and fish screening provisions. ODFW shall complete a report by March,
			 2002 that sets priorities for the passage and screening modifications necessary
			 at each hatchery from an evaluation of potential gains for natural coho
			 production, the disease consequences to existing hatchery production, and the
			 likely availability of necessary funds.
(2) The design of adult fish passage
			 facilities shall incorporate the capacity for ODFW to restrict the number of
			 hatchery fish that are allowed to migrate upstream as necessary once naturally
			 self-sustaining populations have become re-established in these upstream
			 areas.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0193 - Monitoring

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) De-listing
			 decisions and the operation of fishery and hatchery programs requires
			 monitoring and evaluation sufficient to measure risks and describe outcomes.
			 ODFW shall implement such a monitoring program as sufficient funds become
			 available.
(2) As funding becomes
			 available, ODFW shall intensify its monitoring of juvenile and adult coho such
			 that the data generated are directly comparable with coho information collected
			 by ODFW from populations on the coast of Oregon.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.004,
				  496.171,
				  496.172,
				  496.182,
				  496.192 &
				  498.026
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 100 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANS: WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PLAN › Section 635-100-0194 - De-listing Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This rule
			 describes the measurable criteria that define the minimum conservation goal for
			 wild lower Columbia River coho. Upon meeting these criteria, ODFW shall be
			 biologically justified to propose that species be removed from Oregon's
			 endangered species list.
(2) For
			 the purpose of evaluating the biological status of lower Columbia River wild
			 coho with respect to the criteria described in this rule, the following
			 geographic areas where wild coho presently exist or are believed likely to
			 exist in the future are defined as the recovery population boundaries.
(a) The Astoria population occurs in Youngs
			 Bay tributaries and all Columbia tributaries upstream to and including Gnat
			 Creek.
(b) The Clatskanie
			 population occurs in Columbia River tributaries upstream of Gnat Creek to and
			 including the Clatskanie River basin.
(c) The Scappoose population occurs in
			 Columbia River tributaries upstream of the Clatskanie River to the mouth of the
			 Willamette River.
(d) The Clackamas
			 population occurs in the Clackamas River basin plus Columbia River tributaries
			 to the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls.
(e) The Sandy population occurs in the Sandy
			 basin plus Columbia River tributaries downstream to the mouth of the Willamette
			 River.
(f) The Bonneville
			 population occurs in Columbia River tributaries upstream of the Sandy River to
			 and including the Hood River basin.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 105 - WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM › Section 635-105-0000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in the Western Snowy Plover Conservation Program1:
(1) "Western Snowy Plover" means the
			 subspecies
Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
.
(2) "Conservation" means the use of methods
			 and procedures necessary to bring a species to the point at which the measures
			 provided under the Threatened or Endangered Wildlife Species Act (ORS
			 496.172,
			 496.176,
			 496.182) are no longer
			 necessary.
(3) "Suitable Habitat"
			 means flat, open areas on sandy coastal beaches, sand spits at coastal river
			 outlets, dune-backed coastal beaches, coastal dredged-material disposal sites,
			 and flats east of coastal foredunes that become exposed as deflation plain dry
			 ponds.
1 The Commission adopted the
Western Snowy Plover
				Conservation Program
on May 18, 1994. Copies of the Conservation
				Program are available from the Oregon Department of Fish and
				Wildlife.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 105 - WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM › Section 635-105-0010 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Western Snowy Plover Conservation Program provides overall
				direction for the protection and conservation of the western snowy plover in
				Oregon.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 105 - WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM › Section 635-105-0020 - Program Objectives

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The objectives of the Western Snowy Plover Conservation Program
				are to:
(1) Summarize biological
			 information about the western snowy plover over its range and in Oregon with
			 which to determine research needs and propose management actions;
(2) Propose management actions including, but
			 not limited to, systematic habitat and annual population monitoring of the
			 western snowy plover and development of site-specific management plans;
(3) Coordinate and share
			 information with federal and state agencies and other states;
(4) Propose recovery criteria;
(5) Foster public understanding of the
			 western snowy plover, its status, and the factors that influence its survival
			 and recovery; and
(6) Prepare for
			 post-recovery management.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 105 - WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM › Section 635-105-0030 - Program Implementation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Department will prepare a series of individual site-specific management plans
			 in cooperation with land management agencies to address immediate survival
			 needs and longer term sustained recovery of the western snowy plover.
(2) Pursuant to ORS
			 496.182(2),
			 state agencies shall consult and cooperate with the Department to determine
			 whether or not proposed actions are consistent with the Western Snowy Plover
			 Conservation Program before authorizing or providing direct financial
			 assistance for any action on land owned or leased by the state, or for which
			 the state holds a recorded easement:
(a) When
			 a site-specific management plan exists, the proposed action and ongoing actions
			 shall be consistent with the plan and the Western Snowy Plover Conservation
			 Program;
(b) On lands containing
			 suitable habitat over which the state has legal jurisdiction within the
			 following beach areas, when no site-specific management plan exists, the action
			 agency in consultation with the Department shall determine whether or not the
			 proposed action has the potential to appreciably reduce the likelihood of the
			 survival or recovery of the western snowy plover:
(A) Columbia River -- Necanicum River;
(B) Nehalem Spit;
(C) Bayocean Spit;
(D) Netarts Spit;
(E) Sand Lake Spit;
(F) Nestucca Spit;
(G) Neskowin Beach;
(H) Siletz Spit;
(I) South Beach, Newport;
(J) Alsea Spit;
(K) Heceta Head -- Siuslaw River;
(L) Siuslaw River -- Siltcoos River;
(M) Siltcoos River -- Tahkenitch;
(N) Tahkenitch -- Threemile;
(O) Threemile -- Umpqua River;
(P) Umpqua River -- Tenmile Spit;
(Q) Tenmile Spit;
(R) Tenmile Creek -- Horsfall Road;
(S) Horsfall Road -- Coos Bay;
(T) Whiskey Run --Coquille River
			 (Bullards Beach);
(U) Bandon State
			 Park -- New River;
(V) New River
			 -- Floras Lake;
(W) Euchre Creek;
			 and
(X) Pistol River.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 105 - WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM › Section 635-105-0040 - Program Review

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Commission shall periodically review the Western Snowy
				Plover Conservation Program and, if necessary, update the objectives and
				management strategies of the Program.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0000 - Wolf Conservation and Management Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The document entitled "Oregon Wolf
			 Conservation and Management Plan" (Plan) dated June 2019 is incorporated here
			 by reference as administrative rule. (This incorporation by reference includes
			 the body of the Plan plus its Appendix A. Other appendices are excluded.) The
			 Plan includes program direction, objectives and strategies to manage gray
			 wolves in Oregon and defines the special status game mammal designation. Copies
			 may be viewed on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department)
			 website or obtained at the Salem headquarters office of the Oregon Department
			 of Fish and Wildlife, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive S.E., Salem, OR 97302. In
			 the event of conflict between this plan and the associated rules, the technical
			 rules govern.
(2) To the extent
			 practicable, at least once every five years the Department shall review the
			 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and make recommendations to the
			 Commission for any changes to the Plan. Review of the Plan should include
			 incorporation of the best available science and should also seek comments from
			 scientific and management experts in Oregon and other western states.
To view tables referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.012 &
				  498.014
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.012,
				  498.002,
				  498.006 &
				  498.014
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Depredation"
			 means an incident or event that results in the confirmed injury or death of
			 lawfully present livestock or working dogs on federal, state, tribal, or other
			 public lands, or private lands, by one or more wolves.
(2) "Identified circumstance" means a
			 condition which:
(a) The Department
			 determines, based upon its investigation of the situation, attracts wolves and
			 fosters conflict between wolves and livestock; and
(b) The Department advises the landowner,
			 livestock producer or grazing permittee to remedy; but
(c) The landowner, livestock producer or
			 grazing permittee fails to remedy.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0009 - Lethal Take Authority for Confirmed Wolf Depredation from January 28, 2013 Through May 15, 2013

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Upon filing of this temporary rule, and regardless of any other
				provisions and future amendments to Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 635,
				division 0110-0010, ODFW confirmed depredations from January 28, 2013 through
				May 15, 2013 may be considered qualifying depredations for purposes of lethal
				take authority for a period of 6 months from the date of confirmation, up to a
				maximum of three qualifying depredations. For any pack of wolves responsible
				for three or more depredations between January 28, 2013 and May 15, 2013, any
				additional ODFW confirmed depredation(s) may qualify provided the following
				have been met:
(1) The owner or legal
			 occupant of the land on which a depredation occurred has removed, treated or
			 disposed of all intentionally placed or known and reasonably accessible
			 unnatural attractants of potential wolf-livestock conflict, such as bone or
			 carcass piles or disposals sites; and
(2) The owner or legal occupant of the land
			 has been implementing at least one non-lethal measure that is specific to the
			 location, type of livestock operation, time of year, and/or period of livestock
			 production associated with the depredation. Upon determining that the above
			 requirements have been met, ODFW may implement lethal take authority on or
			 before November 15, 2013, provided that there have been 4 qualifying
			 depredations within the previous 6 months by the same wolf or wolves.
ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Implemented: ORS
				  496.171 -
				  496.192,
				  497.298,
				  497.308,
				  498.002,
				  498.006,
				  498.012 &
				  498.026
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0010 - Harassment and Take of Wolves during Phase I (Conservation)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
NOTE: As of June 7, 2019, the portions of these rules regarding
				harassment and take of wolves are pre-empted in a portion of Oregon by the
				endangered status of the gray wolf under the federal Endangered Species Act. In
				the portion of Oregon where federal protections are reduced to a level below
				that of Oregon law, these rules govern harassment and take of wolves in
				Oregon.
(1) This rule describes
			 factors and regulations related to harassment and take of wolves during Phase I
			 of the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.
(2) Non-injurious harassment.
(a) Subject to the conditions specified in
			 paragraph (b), the following persons may use non-injurious harassment against
			 wolves without a permit:
(A) Livestock
			 producers (or their agents) on land they own or lawfully occupy; or
(B) Grazing permittees (or their agents)
			 legally using public land under valid livestock grazing allotments.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0020 - Harassment and Take of Wolves During Phase II

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
NOTE: As of June 7, 2019, the portions of these rules regarding
				harassment and take of wolves are pre-empted in a portion of Oregon by the
				endangered status of the gray wolf under the federal Endangered Species Act. In
				the portion of Oregon where federal protections are reduced to a level below
				that of Oregon law, these rules govern harassment and take of wolves in
				Oregon.
(1) This rule describes
			 factors and regulations related to harassment and take of wolves during Phase
			 II of the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.
(2) Non-injurious harassment of wolves is
			 allowed under the same conditions as in Phase I (OAR
			 635-110-0010(2)).
(3) Non-lethal injurious harassment.
(a) Non-lethal injurious harassment conducted
			 for the purpose of minimizing wolf-livestock conflict when livestock are
			 present is allowed without a permit on private land by livestock producers (or
			 their agents) on land they own or lawfully occupy. Livestock producers are
			 encouraged to use non-injurious techniques first. There must be no identified
			 circumstance that attracts wolf-livestock conflict, and the harassment must be
			 reported to the Department within 48 hours.
(b) Non-lethal injurious harassment conducted
			 for the purpose of minimizing wolf-livestock conflict when livestock are
			 present is allowed by permit on public land by grazing permittees (or their
			 agents) who are legally using public land under valid livestock grazing
			 allotments and upon the following conditions:
(A) The Department confirms wolf depredation
			 on livestock or other wolf-livestock conflict in the area;
(B) The applicant confers with the Department
			 to determine the most effective harassment method(s);
(C) The Department considers the location of
			 known den sites;
(D) There is no
			 identified circumstance which attracts wolf/livestock conflict; and
(E) The harassment is reported to the
			 Department within 48 hours.
(c) As to non-lethal injurious harassment on
			 either private or public land, pursuing wolves is allowed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0030 - Harassment and Take of Wolves During Phase III (Management)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
NOTE: As of June 7, 2019, the portions of these rules regarding
				harassment and take of wolves are pre-empted in a portion of Oregon by the
				endangered status of the gray wolf under the federal Endangered Species Act. In
				the portion of Oregon where federal protections are reduced to a level below
				that of Oregon law, these rules govern harassment and take of wolves in
				Oregon.
(1) This rule describes the
			 types of harassment and take of wolves during Phase III of the Oregon Wolf
			 Conservation and Management Plan.
(2) Non-injurious harassment of wolves is
			 allowed under the same conditions as in Phase I (OAR
			 635-110-0010(2)),
			 except that the harassment does not have to be reported to the
			 Department.
(3) Non-lethal
			 injurious harassment is allowed under the same conditions as in Phase II (OAR
			 635-110-0020(3)),
			 except that wolf depredation on livestock or other wolf-livestock conflict may
			 be confirmed by either the Department or Wildlife Services.
(4) Relocation of wolves will be considered
			 under the same circumstances as in Phase I (OAR
			 635-110-0010(4)).
(5) Lethal take of wolves in the act of
			 biting, wounding, killing or chasing livestock or working dogs is allowed under
			 the same conditions as for Phase II (OAR
			 635-110-0020(5))
(6) Lethal take of wolves to deal with
			 chronic depredation is allowed under the same conditions as for Phase II (OAR
			 635-110-0020(6)),
			 except wolf depredation on livestock may be confirmed by either the Department
			 or Wildlife Services.
(7) The
			 Commission may authorize controlled take of wolves by special permit in
			 specified areas to address long term, recurring wolf-livestock conflict,
			 ungulate population objectives, or herd management goals.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.012 &
				  498.014
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.002,
				  498.006,
				  498.012 &
				  498.014
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 110 - OREGON WOLF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-110-0040

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.171 -
				  496.192,
				  497.298,
				  497.308,
				  498.002,
				  498.006,
				  498.012 &
				  498.026
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 120 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-120-0001 - Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mountain Goat Management Plan Content and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The document entitled "Oregon's Bighorn Sheep and Rocky
				Mountain Goat Management Plan" dated December 2003 is incorporated by reference
				into these rules. Copies of the Plan are available through the Oregon
				Department of Fish and Wildlife. This document provides program direction,
				identifies objectives and strategies to fulfill management, research, habitat
				and status survey needs. It is also intended as an informational document to
				assist resource management agencies with their wildlife
				programs.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  497.112
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162&
				  497.112
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 120 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-120-0005 - Program Objectives

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  497.112
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162&
				  497.112
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0000 - Migratory Game Bird Management Plan Content and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Commission adopted the Migratory Game Bird Management Plan
				on October 20, 1993. This document provides program direction to the Department
				and identifies objectives and strategies to fulfill management, research,
				habitat, and status survey needs. It also serves as an informational document
				to assist other resource management agencies with their wildlife programs, and
				to network governmental and private programs dealing with migratory game bird
				management in Oregon.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0010 - Program Mission

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is the mission of the Migratory Game Bird Management Plan to
				conserve, enhance, and restore populations and habitats of native migratory
				game birds and associated species at prescribed levels (as determined by
				national, state, and Pacific Flyway plans) throughout their natural geographic
				ranges in Oregon and the Pacific Flyway (Flyway) in order to contribute to
				Oregon's wildlife diversity as well as the enjoyment of those resources.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0020 - Program Policies

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In order to implement the Migratory Game Bird Management Plan,
				the Director is authorized to enter into agreements with governmental and
				private entities for the purposes of fulfilling the mission and policies of
				this plan. It is the policy of the Commission to:
(1) Share the management responsibilities for
			 migratory game birds with the federal government, primarily through the U.S.
			 Fish and Wildlife Service. The Commission recognizes the authority and role of
			 the federal government as provided by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and
			 its amendments; however, it encourages the Department to cooperate in Flyway
			 Management Programs such as biological surveys, habitat development and
			 acquisition, research, species planning, and the establishment of funding
			 sources to maintain prescribed management programs;
(2) Direct the Wildlife Division, through its
			 Game Bird Program, to represent the state at all Flyway meetings and to
			 implement Flyway management concepts and programs throughout the state. The
			 Commission recognizes the Pacific Flyway Council and its technical committees
			 as the primary decision-making bodies for the management of migratory game
			 birds in the Flyway states, including Oregon. Because of the dynamics of these
			 bird populations and due to shared interests in this international resource,
			 the Commission recognizes the need for an ecosystem approach to migratory game
			 bird management through Flyway programs;
(3) Direct the Department to furnish
			 assistance for an interim period of seven days in the absence of immediate
			 corrective actions on the part of responsible federal agencies in the case of
			 recurring damage to private property. The Commission recognizes the U.S.
			 Department of Agriculture has primary responsibility for the control of damage
			 to private property caused by migratory game birds; therefore, the Department
			 will, upon initial receipt of a damage complaint, notify the appropriate
			 federal agency of the situation to request their action on the problem; and
(4) Prohibit the release of
			 captive-reared waterfowl within the state for any purposes other than
			 authorized dog training.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0030 - Plan Strategies

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Strategies to develop and implement the Oregon Migratory Game
				Bird Management Plan and Program include but are not limited to the following
				actions:
(1) Integrate state,
			 federal, and local programs to coordinate biological surveys, research, and
			 habitat development to obtain improved population information and to secure
			 habitats for the benefit of migratory game birds and other associated wildlife
			 species.
(2) Develop and implement
			 the Migratory Game Bird Management Plan and Program through training and
			 information exchange between Department personnel and public and private
			 cooperators.
(3) Provide
			 recreational, aesthetic, educational, and cultural benefits derived from
			 migratory game birds, other associated wildlife species, and their habitats.
(4) Seek sufficient funds to
			 accomplish programs consistent with the strategies outlined in this plan, and
			 allocate those funds to programs based on management priorities.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0040 - Plan Implementation

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Actions to implement the Migratory Game Bird Management Plan
				and Program include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Establish a Migratory Game Bird
			 Committee.
(2) Develop a Research
			 Needs Program.
(3) Review
			 management practices on state wildlife areas.
(4) Establish a Biological Surveys Program.
(5) Establish a Habitat Program.
(6) Develop a Department personnel
			 training program.
(7) Develop a
			 Disease Contingency Plan.
(8)
			 Establish a Literature Review Program.
(9) Conduct damage policy review and update.
(10) Develop annual work plans for
			 Department administrative units and personnel as outlined in the Migratory Game
			 Bird Management Plan.
(11) Review
			 Competitive Trials for Hunting Dogs rules (OAR Chapter 635, Division 046).
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 130 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS › Section 635-130-0050 - Five-Year Review

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The Migratory Game Bird Management Plan will be updated and
				reviewed by the Commission every five years beginning in
				1998.
Stat. 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 .012, 496.138, 496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 135 - OREGON WILD TURKEY MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-135-0001 - Oregon Wild Turkey Management Plan Content and Purpose

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(1) The 2018 Oregon
			 Wild Turkey Management Plan establishes state policy and direction for Oregon's
			 wild turkey management program. The 2018 Plan replaces previous plans. Section
			 IV: Management Guidelines and Appendix I: Trap and Transplant Guidelines of the
			 2018 Plan are incorporated here by reference as administrative rule. Copies of
			 the Plan are available at the Salem headquarters office of the Oregon
			 Department of Fish and Wildlife, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR
			 97302. The 2018 Plan also serves as an informational and historical document
			 for the Department.
(2) To the
			 extent practicable, at least once every five years the Department shall review
			 the Oregon Wild Turkey Management Plan and make recommendations to the
			 Commission for any changes to the plan. Review of the plan should include
			 incorporation of the best available science and should seek comments from
			 scientific experts and the public.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0000 - Purpose

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These administrative rules establish the policy of the
				Commission for the protection and enhancement of Greater Sage-Grouse in Oregon.
				These rules incorporate and supplement portions of the "Greater Sage-Grouse
				Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon" (2011) ("the Strategy") which
				sets population and habitat management objectives, and defines and governs the
				Department's core area approach to conservation of sage-grouse in Oregon, and
				adopt and incorporate the revised "Oregon Sage-Grouse Core and Low-Density
				Habitat Map" (2023) which upon its adoption is the best available science on
				Greater Sage-Grouse distribution, available habitat, and core area and low
				density areas and should function as a replacement to Figure 29 in the
				Strategy. These rules also advance sage-grouse population and habitat
				protection through a mitigation hierarchy and the establishment of a mitigation
				standard for impacts from certain types of development actions in sage-grouse
				habitat. In the event of a conflict between the "Strategy" and these rules,
				these rules govern.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.500,
				  498.502 &
				  498.504
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162,
				  498.500,
				  498.502 &
				  498.504
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0002 - Definitions

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For the purposes of OAR
				635-140-0000: Technical terms
				used in these sections are further defined in the glossary of the "Greater
				Sage-Grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon" adopted by the
				Commission on April 22, 2011 (copies of the plan are available through the
				Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).
(1) "Areas of High Population Richness" are
			 mapped areas of breeding and nesting habitat within core habitat that support
			 the 75th percentile of breeding bird densities (i.e., the top 25%).
(2) "Core areas" are mapped sagebrush types
			 or other habitats that support greater sage-grouse annual life history
			 requirements that are encompassed by areas:
a) of very high, high, and moderate lek
			 density strata;
b) where low lek
			 density strata overlap local connectivity corridors; or
c) where winter habitat use polygons overlap
			 with either low lek density strata, connectivity corridors, or occupied
			 habitat." Core area maps are maintained by the Department.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0005 - Population Management

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In accordance with the Wildlife Policy (ORS
				496.012), the Department's
				primary population management goal is to restore, maintain and enhance
				populations of greater sage-grouse such that multiple uses of populations and
				their habitats can continue. Regional and state population objectives shall be
				identified based on the best information available.
(1) Policy: Manage greater sage-grouse
			 statewide to maintain or enhance their abundance and distribution at the 2003
			 spring breeding population level, approximately 30,000 birds over the next 50
			 years.
(2) Objectives: Consistent
			 with the population management policy, achieve the following regional
			 population objectives:
(a) Baker Resource
			 Area BLM: maintain or enhance greater sage-grouse abundance and distribution at
			 the 2003 spring breeding population level, approximately 2,000 birds.
(b) Vale District BLM excluding
			 Baker Resource Area BLM): maintain or enhance greater sage-grouse abundance and
			 distribution at the 2003 spring breeding population level, approximately 11,000
			 birds.
(c) Burns District BLM:
			 maintain or enhance greater sage-grouse abundance and distribution at the 2003
			 spring breeding population level, approximately 4,300 birds.
(d) Lakeview District BLM: maintain or
			 enhance greater sage-grouse abundance and distribution at the 2003 spring
			 breeding population level, approximately 9,400 birds.
(e) Prineville District BLM: restore greater
			 sage-grouse abundance and distribution near the 1980 spring breeding population
			 level, approximately 3,000 birds.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0010 - Habitat Management

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(1) Goals:
			 The Department's habitat goals are to achieve the following, recognizing that
			 such achievement is dependent upon authorities, programs, collaborative
			 partnerships, and other factors beyond those within the Department's authority
			 alone:
(a) Maintain or enhance the
			 distribution of sagebrush habitats within greater sage-grouse range in Oregon;
(b) Manage those habitats in a
			 variety of structural stages to benefit greater sage-grouse while reducing or
			 minimizing habitat threats and promoting resilience;
(c) Avoid development actions in sage-grouse
			 core, low density, and general habitats which adversely impact sage-grouse
			 habitat or sage-grouse use of those habitats;
(d) Limit the extent, location, and negative
			 impacts of development actions over time within sage-grouse core, low density,
			 and general habitats. In core areas, direct impact levels from development
			 actions will be limited to no more than 3% of any "Priority Area for
			 Conservation" and a rate not to exceed 1.0% over a ten year period, as
			 described in OAR 660-023-0115;
(e) Require compensatory mitigation for
			 direct and indirect impacts from developments within sage-grouse core, low
			 density, and general habitats. Ensure such mitigation provides a net
			 conservation benefit to sage-grouse and their habitat by providing an increase
			 in the functionality of their habitat to support sage-grouse, consistent with
			 OAR 635-140-0025.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0015 - Core Area Approach to Conservation

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The purpose of establishing the Department's core area approach
				is to address greater sage-grouse management from a conservation biology
				perspective that identifies the most productive populations and habitats
				associated with meeting all life history needs related to ensuring sage-grouse
				viability in Oregon.
(1) Policy 1.
			 The Department shall develop and maintain maps that identify core area habitats
			 necessary to conserve 90% of Oregon's greater sage-grouse population, with
			 emphasis on highest density and important use areas which provide for breeding,
			 wintering and connectivity corridors.
(2) Policy 2. The Department shall develop
			 and maintain maps that identify low density habitat which provide breeding,
			 summer, and migratory habitats of the Oregon statewide greater sage-grouse
			 population.
(3) When developing,
			 revising, or maintaining the maps referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) the
			 Department will use:
(a) Local Sage-Grouse
			 Implementation Teams to evaluate the maps and refine exterior boundaries by use
			 of aerial imagery and local knowledge of sage-grouse and sage-grouse habitat;
(b) Best available science to
			 further understanding of greater sage-grouse life history and conservation
			 needs; and
(c) County governing
			 bodies, or their designees, to provide local knowledge and input regarding
			 changes in local land use to be incorporated in the core area maps and any
			 related mapping changes.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 140 - GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR OREGON › Section 635-140-0025 - Mitigation Hierarchy of Impacts in Sage-grouse Core, Low Density, and General Habitats

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Adverse impacts in sage-grouse core, low density, and general
				habitat from development actions must be mitigated by the developer for both
				direct and indirect adverse impacts to sage-grouse and their habitats. When
				ascertaining direct and indirect adverse impacts from development actions, the
				Department will use the most current and best available science related to
				sage-grouse biology and habitat conservation, including the Mitigation
				Framework for Sage-Grouse Habitats (ODFW, March 20, 2012). Mitigation is
				comprised, in hierarchal order, of avoidance, minimization, and compensatory
				mitigation.
(1) Policy 1. Mitigation
			 for direct and indirect impacts from development actions will be required where
			 the proposed development action:
(a) Requires
			 a county land use permit, is a large-scale development as defined in OAR
			 660-023-0115, and would impact
			 core or low density habitat,
(b)
			 Requires a county land use permit, is a large-scale development as defined in
			 OAR 660-023-0115, and would impact
			 general habitat within 3.1 miles of a lek in a manner that would reduce
			 functional sage-grouse habitat or sage-grouse use of their habitat,
(c) Requires a county land use permit but is
			 not a large scale development as defined in OAR
			 660-023-0115. In this case,
			 through consultation with the development action proponent, the Department will
			 determine:
(A) Whether to require mitigation
			 based on the likelihood of adverse impacts from the proposed action in a manner
			 that would reduce functional sage-grouse habitat or sage-grouse use of that
			 habitat;
(i) Within 4 miles of a lek in core
			 area habitat;
(ii) Within 3.1miles
			 of a lek in low density habitat; or
(iii) Within 3.1 miles of a lek in general
			 habitat.
(B) If
			 mitigation is required based on (1)(c)(A) above, the appropriate level of
			 mitigation will be based on the nature of the impact upon habitat functionality
			 and the resultant risk to sage-grouse.
(C) Mitigation is not required for private
			 land agricultural activities exempted from regulation under OAR-660-023-0115.
(d) Is located in or would
			 adversely impact sage-grouse habitat on public lands and requires state or
			 federal approval not otherwise exempted in OAR
			 660-023-0115.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 160 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-160-0000 - Elk Management Plan Content and Purpose

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The document entitled "Oregon Elk Management Plan" dated
				February 2003 is incorporated by reference into these rules. Copies of the plan
				are available through the Department. The plan provides program direction,
				identifies objectives, and outlines strategies to fulfill management, research,
				and habitat needs. Together with the rules establishing elk seasons, this plan
				establishes the framework and the implementation of the Department's elk
				program. Notwithstanding the first paragraph on page 1 of the introduction of
				the Plan (which calls for review of the Elk Management Plan), the Commission
				will review the Plan when the Commission deems it necessary.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  496.164
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  496.164
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 160 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-160-0010 - Plan Objectives for Elk Management

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The tables entitled "2016 Rocky Mt Elk Winter Population and
				Bull Ratio Management Objectives (MO)" and "2016 Roosevelt Elk Winter
				Population and Bull Ratio Management Objectives (MO)" are incorporated by
				reference as part of the Oregon Elk Management Plan.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  496.164
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  496.164
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 160 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-160-0020 - Plan Implementation

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012, ORS
				  496.138, ORS
				  496.146, ORS
				  496.162 & ORS
				  496.164
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012, ORS
				  496.138, ORS
				  496.146, ORS
				  496.162 & ORS
				  496.164
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 170 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 635-170-0000 - Black Bear Management Plan

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(1)
			 The goal of black bear management is to manage black bear populations to attain
			 the optimum balance among species protection, recreational uses, habitat
			 availability, primary land uses, and other wildlife species.
(2) Objectives to accomplish this goal are
			 to:
(a) Maintain healthy and optimum bear
			 populations while providing optimum recreational benefits, and considering
			 objectives related to other wildlife species and the level of human-bear
			 conflicts.
(b) Work to reduce the
			 number of human-bear conflicts that result in the removal (lethal and
			 nonlethal) of bears.
(c) Develop,
			 refine, and evaluate population abundance estimation through modeling
			 techniques.
(d) Continue to improve
			 basic understanding of black bear management and ecology through applied
			 research.