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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 veteran’s 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]
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