Oregon Code § 497.102·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Hunting licenses and permits.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon
application, to persons desiring to hunt wildlife the following licenses and
permits and shall charge the applicable fees under the fee schedule in ORS
497.061:
(a) Resident
annual hunting license to hunt wildlife.
(b) Nonresident
annual hunting license to hunt wildlife.
(c) Resident
annual senior citizen hunting license to hunt wildlife for persons 70 years of
age or older who have resided in the state for not less than five years prior
to the date of application.
(d) Resident
disabled veteran hunting license to hunt wildlife for a person who files with
the commission written proof that the last official certification of record by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed
Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent
disabled.
(e) Resident
uniformed services hunting license to hunt wildlife for a person who is a
resident member of the uniformed services as defined in ORS 497.006.
(f) Resident
annual private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve
game birds.
(g) Nonresident
annual private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve
game birds.
(h) Nonresident
hunting license to hunt migratory waterfowl and upland birds for three
consecutive days.
(2) The hunting
preserve permits referred to in subsection (1)(f) and (g) of this section are
in lieu of the hunting licenses required by the wildlife laws. [1973 c.723 §50;
1975 c.454 §2; 1979 c.218 §1; 1979 c.377 §1a; 1979 c.774 §2c; 1981 c.445 §5;
1987 c.255 §1; 1991 c.67 §150; 1991 c.661 §1; 1993 c.659 §20; 1999 c.667 §2;
1999 c.1006 §4; amendments by 1999 c.1006 §14 repealed by 2001 c.949 §1; 2001
c.571 §§2,3; 2003 c.644 §1; 2009 c.41 §22; 2009 c.832 §5; 2015 c.779 §13]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 497.102
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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