72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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 1982
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2574
                  Ordered by the House April 24
            Including House Amendments dated April 24
 
Sponsored by Representative BUTLER, Senator FERRIOLI;
  Representatives GARRARD, GILMAN, KRIEGER, KROPF, KRUSE, NELSON,
  G SMITH, T SMITH, Senators BEYER, MESSERLE (at the request of
  Lynn Shumway)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Allows county governing body to establish  { + temporary + }
county wildlife board to advise body on numbers of predatory
animals that may be taken in county.  { + Limits establishment
and duration of board. + } Allows county governing body to adopt
recommendations of county wildlife board to allow taking of
predatory animals at time and place and in manner and amount not
allowed by State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
   { +  Prohibits taking more than five of any one predatory
animal species per year. Limits definition of predatory animal to
black bears and cougars. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to predatory animals.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) A county governing body may establish a
temporary county wildlife board to advise the governing body on
the numbers of predatory animals that may be taken in that
county, the times during which predatory animals may be taken and
the manner in which persons may take predatory animals. The
county wildlife board may not be established for a period that
exceeds 15 days and may be established only if:
  (a) Wildlife quotas for predatory animals for a geographic area
that includes all or part of the county have been reached;
  (b) A clear and immediate danger is posed to persons, property
or livestock by predatory animals; or
  (c) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife has refused a
request from the county governing body for assistance in reducing
the numbers of predatory animals in the county.
  (2) Upon recommendation of a county wildlife board, a county
governing body may set the numbers of predatory animals that may
be taken in the county, the times during which predatory animals
may be taken and the manner in which persons may take predatory
animals, and may authorize persons to take predatory animals,
notwithstanding:
 
  (a) Any rules respecting the time, place and manner of taking
wildlife established pursuant to ORS 496.162;
  (b) The authority of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to
prescribe the number of each wildlife species that may be taken
and the regular and special time periods when wildlife may be
taken;
  (c) The requirement to hold a hunting tag for specific wildlife
pursuant to ORS 496.146 and 497.112;
  (d) The wildlife policy established by ORS 496.012; and
  (e) The prohibition under ORS 498.164 on the use of dogs or
bait in the hunting of black bears or cougars.
  (3) Persons authorized by a county governing body to take
predatory animals under this section must comply with all
statutes and regulations of the commission that are not
specifically exempted in this section.
  (4) A county wildlife board shall consist of the county
sheriff, the members of the county governing body and a local
State Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist or, if no local
biologist is available, a designee of the department. In
conducting business of the county wildlife board, the members of
the county governing body may exercise only one collective vote
on the board.
  (5) A county governing body may establish procedures for the
keeping of records by persons taking predatory animals and may
require reports concerning the time, place and manner of taking
wildlife, the quantities taken and such other information that
the body considers necessary for the proper management of
wildlife.
  (6) A county governing body may not authorize the taking of:
  (a) A predatory animal if the taking is prohibited by the
federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C.
1531), as amended.
  (b) More than five of any one predatory animal species per
year.
  (7) As used in this section, 'predatory animal' means black
bears and cougars. 'Predatory animal' has no relation to and does
not have the meaning given that term in ORS 610.002. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2003 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 496. + }
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