71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 3569
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3181
                   Ordered by the House May 7
             Including House Amendments dated May 7
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE; Representative MORGAN (at the
  request of Oregon Farm Bureau)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Modifies landowner preference tag program. Allows tag to be
used   { - on certain lands - }   { + in hunt unit + } determined
by State  { +  Department of + } Fish and Wildlife
 { - Commission - }  to be habitat for deer, elk or antelope { +
found on landowner's land if landowner experiences crop, forage
crop or pasture damage caused by deer, elk or antelope + }.
Limits issuance of tag  { + that is transferable to any person of
landowner's choosing + } if estimated number of animals in area
falls below population management objective.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to landowner preference tags.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of the wildlife laws. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A landowner preference tag may be used to
hunt on land owned by the person or the immediate family members
of the person or, if the landowner qualifies under subsection (2)
of this section, in the hunt unit determined by the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife to be habitat for the deer, elk
or antelope found on the landowner's land.
  (2) To qualify to use landowner preference tags in a hunt unit
determined by the department to be habitat for the deer, elk or
antelope found on the landowner's land, the landowner must
experience crop, forage crop or pasture damage caused by deer,
elk or antelope and the department must verify the damage on the
landowner's land once every five years. Damage to rangeland is
not damage to crop, forage crop or pasture.
  (3) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall, in
consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, develop a
process to verify crop, forage crop or pasture damage.
  (4) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall issue one
landowner preference tag under ORS 496.146 (4) that is
transferable to any person of the landowner's choosing to be used
for the taking of an antlered animal if the number of deer, elk
or antelope estimated to exist in the area limited by quota is
 
higher than the population management objective established by
the commission for that area. + }
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