Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 497 § 497.162 — Angling and shellfish licenses for persons in state care or persons receiving
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 497 ·
Oregon Code § 497.162·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Angling and shellfish licenses for persons in state care or persons receiving
certain services; rules.
(1) Upon application of the Oregon Youth Authority, the Oregon Health Authority
or the Department of Human Services, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission
shall issue, without fee, a license to angle for the temporary use of any
person in a state institution as described in ORS 179.610, any student in a
youth correction facility or related camps or programs operated by the Oregon
Youth Authority, any child placed by the department and under the care of a
foster home or a child-caring agency licensed, certified or otherwise
authorized by the department under ORS 418.205 to 418.327, any person in an
alternative to state hospitalization program as described in ORS 430.630 (2)(b)
or (c), or any person receiving services from a community developmental disabilities
program under ORS 430.620 (1)(a) or (c). The licenses issued under this
subsection shall be in bearer form and, subject to applicable laws and
regulations relating to angling, shall be used as the agency applying for the
license directs.
(2) Upon
application of the Department of Human Services, the commission shall issue,
without fee, a license to take shellfish for the temporary use of any child
placed by the department and under the care of a foster home or a child-caring
agency licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the department under ORS
418.205 to 418.327. The licenses issued under this subsection shall be in
bearer form and, subject to applicable laws and regulations relating to taking
shellfish, shall be used as the department directs.
(3) Upon
application of the director of any veterans administration hospital or
domiciliary within this state, the commission shall issue, without fee, to each
hospital or domiciliary 30 licenses to angle or to take shellfish for the
temporary use of any person who is a patient or resident in the hospital or
domiciliary. The licenses issued under this subsection shall be in bearer form
and, subject to applicable laws and regulations relating to angling and to
taking shellfish, shall be used as the director of the hospital or domiciliary
provides.
(4) The
commission may adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of this
section. [Formerly 497.840; 1977 c.492 §1; 1979 c.70 §1; 1997 c.249 §178; 1999
c.59 §162; 2001 c.900 §207; 2003 c.656 §16; 2009 c.595 §982; 2011 c.720 §207;
2016 c.106 §53; 2021 c.192 §6; 2021 c.334 §1]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 497.162
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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