Chapter 930 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 2180

Relating to predatory animal control funding; amending ORS 610.020.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 610.020 is amended to read:

610.020. (1) From all money received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission from [licenses, fines, gifts and otherwise, constituting the State Wildlife Fund] the General Fund, or from any funds eligible for the purpose set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall set aside [three percent] an amount of at least $60,000 in any one calendar year in a budget fund to be known as the Predatory Animal, Rabbit and Rodent Control Fund. [The amount set aside shall not exceed $40,000 in any one calendar year.]

(2) Such fund shall be expended by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission in cooperation with the State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture for the control and destruction of predatory animals, rabbits and rodents in the state. Any part of such fund remaining unexpended at the end of any calendar year shall remain in the fund for expenditure during the succeeding year.

Approved by the Governor August 9, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 9, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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