Oregon Code § 497.132·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Combined licenses for residents.
(1)(a) In lieu of issuing to resident persons separate licenses for hunting and
angling, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue resident
annual combination hunting and angling licenses, and charge the applicable fee
under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061.
(b) In lieu of
issuing to resident senior citizens separate licenses for hunting and angling,
the commission is authorized to issue resident annual senior citizen
combination hunting and angling licenses 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.
(2) The
commission is authorized to issue, upon application, resident annual pioneer
combination hunting and angling licenses for persons who will be 65 years of
age or older in the license year and who have resided in the state for not less
than 50 years prior to the date of application, and to charge the applicable
fee under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061. The resident annual pioneer
combination license shall be equivalent to, and authorize the purchaser to
engage in the activities authorized by, a resident annual combination license.
(3)(a) In lieu of
issuing to resident persons separate licenses and tags for various hunting and
angling activities, the commission is authorized to issue resident annual
sportspac licenses and shall charge the applicable fee under the fee schedule
in ORS 497.061. The purchaser of each sportspac license is authorized to engage
in those hunting and angling activities for which the following licenses and
tags are required:
(A) Combination
license;
(B) Black bear
tag;
(C) Cougar tag;
(D) General
season elk tag;
(E) General
season deer tag;
(F) Upland bird
stamp;
(G) Oregon
migratory waterfowl stamp;
(H) Turkey tag;
(I) Annual
combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and
halibut; and
(J) Resident
annual shellfish license.
(b) The holder of
each sportspac license who wishes to engage in hunting or angling activities
for which permits are required that are limited by quota must participate in
the process for allocation of the permits in the same manner as all other
permit applicants. However, if the holder of a sportspac license is
unsuccessful in obtaining a permit limited by quota for a particular activity,
the holder will be issued a tag valid for any general season for that species.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, of the moneys
received from the sale of sportspac licenses:
(A) Four dollars
from each license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS
496.242.
(B) Four dollars
from each license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS
496.283.
(C) Seventy-five
cents from each license shall be credited to the Fish Screening Subaccount
established under ORS 496.303.
(D) Twenty-five
cents from each license shall be credited to the Fish Passage Fund established
under ORS 497.139.
(4)(a) In lieu of
issuing to resident persons at least 12 years of age and under 18 years of age
separate licenses and tags for hunting and angling, the commission is
authorized to issue resident annual youth sportspac licenses for persons at
least 12 years of age and under 18 years of age and shall charge the applicable
fee under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061. The purchaser of each youth
sportspac license is authorized to engage in those hunting and angling
activities for which the following licenses and tags are required:
(A) Youth
license;
(B) Black bear
tag;
(C) Cougar tag;
(D) General
season elk tag;
(E) General
season deer tag;
(F) Youth upland
bird stamp;
(G) Youth Oregon
migratory waterfowl stamp;
(H) Youth turkey
tag; and
(I) Annual youth
combined angling tag for persons under 18 years of age to angle for salmon,
steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut.
(b) The holder of
each resident annual youth sportspac license who wishes to engage in hunting or
angling activities for which permits are required that are limited by quota
must participate in the process for allocation of the permits in the same
manner as all other permit applicants. However, if the holder of a resident
annual youth sportspac license is unsuccessful in obtaining a permit limited by
quota for a particular activity, the holder will be issued a tag valid for any
general season for that species.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, of the moneys received
from the sale of resident annual youth sportspac licenses:
(A) One dollar
from each license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS
496.242.
(B) One dollar
from each license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS
496.283.
(C) Seventy-five
cents from each license shall be credited to the Fish Screening Subaccount
established under ORS 496.303.
(D) Twenty-five
cents from each license shall be credited to the Fish Passage Fund established
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 497.132
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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