Chapter 571 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 3586

Relating to licenses issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission; amending ORS 496.018, 497.102 and 497.121.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 496.018 is amended to read:

496.018. In order to be considered a person with a disability under the wildlife laws, a person shall provide to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission either:

(1) Written certification from a licensed physician that states that the person:

[(1)] (a) Is permanently unable to walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, scooter or walker;

[(2)] (b) Is restricted by lung disease to the extent that the person’s forced expiratory volume for one second, when measured by a spirometer, is less than 35 percent predicted, or arterial oxygen tension is less than 55 mm/Hg on room air at rest;

[(3)] (c) Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV, according to standards established by the American Heart Association;

[(4)] (d) Has a permanent, physical impairment that prevents the person from holding or shooting a firearm or bow or from holding a fishing rod in hand; or

[(5)] (e) Has central visual acuity that permanently does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater than 20 degrees; or

(2) Written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 65 percent disabled.

SECTION 2. ORS 497.102 is amended to read:

497.102. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to hunt wildlife the following licenses and permits and shall charge therefor the following fees:

(a) Resident annual hunting license to hunt wildlife, $14.

(b) Nonresident annual hunting license to hunt wildlife, $55.

(c) Resident annual juvenile hunting license for persons 14 through 17 years of age to hunt wildlife except those species for which a game mammal tag or permit is required by the wildlife laws or by any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, $2.

(d) Resident pioneer hunting license to hunt wildlife for persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not less than 50 years prior to the date of application, free.

(e) Resident annual senior citizen hunting license to hunt wildlife 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, one-half the fee imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection for a resident annual hunting license to hunt wildlife.

(f) Resident disabled war veteran hunting license to hunt wildlife for [persons] a person who [have resided in the state for not less than one year immediately prior to the date of application and who file] files with the commission written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent disabled, free.

(g) Annual resident private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve game birds, $3.

(h) Annual nonresident private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve game birds, $9.

(2) The hunting preserve permits referred to in subsection (1)(g) and (h) of this section are in lieu of the hunting licenses required by the wildlife laws.

SECTION 3. ORS 497.102, as amended by section 14, chapter 1006, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:

(a) Resident annual hunting license to hunt wildlife, $12.

(b) Nonresident annual hunting license to hunt wildlife, $50.

(d) Resident pioneer hunting license to hunt wildlife for persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not less than 50 years prior to the date of application, $1.

(e) Resident senior citizen hunting license to hunt wildlife 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, free.

(g) Annual resident private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve game birds, $3.

(h) Annual nonresident private hunting preserve permit to hunt privately owned hunting preserve game birds, $9.

(2) The hunting preserve permits referred to in subsection (1)(g) and (h) of this section are in lieu of the hunting licenses required by the wildlife laws.

SECTION 4. ORS 497.121 is amended to read:

497.121. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to angle for fish the following licenses and tags and shall charge therefor the following fees:

(a) Resident annual angling license, $16.

(b) Nonresident annual angling license, $41.75.

(d) Angling license to angle for one day, $5.25.

(e) Resident annual juvenile angling license for persons 14 through 17 years of age, $4.

(f) Resident pioneer angling license for persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not less than 50 years prior to the date of application, free.

(g) Resident annual senior citizen angling license 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, one-half the fee imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection for a resident annual angling license.

(h) Resident disabled war veteran angling license for [persons] a person who [have resided in the state for not less than one year immediately prior to the date of application and who file] files with the commission written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent disabled, free.

(i) Annual tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut, $15.

(j) Annual tag for persons under 18 years of age to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut, $5.

(2) Any person who holds a valid permanent angling license for blind persons or a permanent angling license for persons in a wheelchair issued by the commission before January 1, 2000, need not obtain a resident annual angling license under this section.

(3) The annual tags to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut referred to in subsection (1)(i) and (j) of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of the angling licenses required by the wildlife laws. However, an annual tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut is not required of a person who holds a valid angling license referred to in subsection (1)(c) or (d) of this section.

SECTION 5. ORS 497.121, as amended by section 16, chapter 1006, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:

(a) Resident annual angling license, $14.25.

(b) Nonresident annual angling license, $34.25.

(d) Angling license to angle for one day, $4.50.

(e) Resident annual juvenile angling license for persons 14 through 17 years of age, $4.

(f) Resident pioneer angling license for persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not less than 50 years prior to the date of application, $1.

(g) Resident senior citizen angling license 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, free.

(i) Annual tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut, $15.

(j) Annual tag for persons under 18 years of age to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut, $5.

Approved by the Governor June 22, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 25, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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