Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 498 § 498.042 — Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 498 ·
Oregon Code § 498.042·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited.
(1) Except as provided in
subsection (2) of this section, a person may not remove the following parts
from the carcass of any wildlife and utilize only those parts so removed:
(a) From the
carcass of any game mammal or game bird, the head, antlers, horns, hide or
plumage.
(b) From the
carcass of a black bear or cougar, the paws, gallbladder, sex organs or bones.
(c) From the
carcass of a sturgeon, salmon or steelhead, the eggs.
(2) Subsection
(1) of this section does not apply to the removal of wildlife parts by a
person:
(a) When engaged
in lawful trapping activities.
(b) When
utilizing those game mammals or game birds that the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission by rule declares to be inedible.
(3) No person
shall waste any edible portion of any game mammal, game bird or game fish or
the pelt of any fur-bearing mammal. [1973 c.723 §80; 2016 c.37 §3]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 498.042
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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