Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 496 § 496.300 — State
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 496 ·
Oregon Code § 496.300·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
State
Wildlife Fund; sources; uses.
(1) The State Wildlife Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and
distinct from the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys
received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to the wildlife
laws, except such as may be required as a revolving fund for payroll and
emergency expenses, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the
fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the commission to
carry out the wildlife laws. Interest earnings on all moneys in the fund shall
be retained in the fund.
(2)(a) The
commission shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the State Wildlife
Fund. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from
which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against
which each withdrawal is charged.
(b) Using the
record created pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission
shall report, in the budget documents submitted to the Legislative Assembly, on
the application of investment and interest earnings to the maintenance of fish
hatcheries and other State Department of Fish and Wildlife facilities. [1973
c.723 §15; 1975 c.118 §1; 1975 c.253 §12; 1983 c.8 §1; 1983 c.801 §6; 1989
c.618 §10; 1989 c.749 §6; 1991 c.435 §2; 1991 c.858 §7; 1995 c.426 §7; 1999
c.1006 §1; 2001 c.822 §2]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 496.300
03Subject to legislative amendments
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