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
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LC 512
 
                         Senate Bill 484
 
Sponsored by Senator FERRIOLI; Senators R BEYER, GEORGE, MESSERLE
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Allows nonlethal harassing of cougars by use of dogs under
specified circumstances.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to cougars; amending ORS 498.164.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 498.164 is amended to read:
  498.164. (1) Except as provided in   { - subsections (2) and
(3) - }  { +  subsection (2) + } of this section, no person shall
use bait to attract or take black bears or use one or more dogs
to hunt or pursue black bears or cougars.
  (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall
prohibit { + :
  (a) + } The use of bait or one or more dogs by employees or
agents of county, state, or federal agencies while acting in
their official capacities.
    { - (3) - }   { + (b) + }   { - Nothing in subsection (1) of
this section shall prohibit - }  The use of bait or dogs by
persons for the taking of black bears or cougars in accordance
with the provisions of ORS 498.012.
   { +  (c) The use of one or more dogs by persons for the
purpose of nonlethal harassing of cougars presenting an immediate
threat to personal and public safety. + }
    { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } Any person who violates subsection
(1) of this section commits a Class A misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, shall in addition to appropriate criminal penalties
have his or her privilege to apply for any hunting license
suspended for a period of five years for a first offense and
permanently suspended for any subsequent offense.
    { - (5) - }   { + (4) + } For the purposes of this section,
'bait' means any material placed for the purpose of attracting or
attempting to attract bears.
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