71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2601
Sponsored by Representative JENSON; Representative LEONARD,
Senators DECKERT, MESSERLE (at the request of Northwest
Sportfishing Industry Association)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to angling tags for hatchery fish; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 497.121; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall
adopt rules for the issuance of hatchery harvest tags to persons
holding an annual angling license and an annual tag to angle for
salmon and steelhead. The rules shall allow persons holding a
hatchery harvest tag to angle for 10 fin clipped or otherwise
marked returning hatchery salmon and steelhead. + }
SECTION 2. 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.
(c) Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive
days, $30.50.
(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
who have resided in the state for not less than one year
immediately prior to the date of application and who file 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.
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{ + (k) Renewable tag to angle for hatchery salmon and
steelhead, $10.50. + }
(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) { + ,
(j) + } and
{ - (j) - } { + (k) + } 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 3. ORS 497.121, as amended by section 16, chapter 1006,
Oregon Laws 1999, 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, $14.25.
(b) Nonresident annual angling license, $34.25.
(c) Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive
days, $26.75.
(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.
(h) Resident disabled war veteran angling license for persons
who have resided in the state for not less than one year
immediately prior to the date of application and who file 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.
{ + (k) Renewable tag to angle for hatchery salmon and
steelhead, $10.50. + }
(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) { + ,
(j) + } and
{ - (j) - } { + (k) + } 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.
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SECTION 4. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House February 16, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate March 29, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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