Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 496 § 496.172 — Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species; rules

Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species; rules. In carrying out the provisions of the wildlife laws with regard to the management of wildlife that is a threatened species or an endangered species, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission: (1) Shall conduct investigations of wildlife species native to this state and shall determine whether any such species is a threatened species or an endangered species. (2) By rule, shall establish and publish, and from time to time may revise, a list of wildlife species that are threatened species or endangered species. Listed threatened species or endangered species shall be protected as provided in ORS 496.182. (3) Shall work cooperatively with state agencies that have land management authority or regulatory authority to determine their roles within their statutory obligations in the conservation of endangered species, as described in ORS