Oregon Code § 497.298·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Scientific taking permit; rules.
(1) Any person desiring to take wildlife for scientific purposes shall first
obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a scientific taking permit.
The commission, by rule, shall prescribe a procedure for applying for permits
and the form thereof, and shall prescribe the terms and conditions of taking
wildlife under the permit to insure that wildlife taken pursuant to the permit
will be used only for scientific purposes.
(2) No person who
holds a scientific taking permit shall violate any of the terms or conditions
of the permit.
(3) As used in
this section, scientific purposes means the study or examination of wildlife
for the acquisition of knowledge thereof. [1973 c.723 §65]