Chapter 587
AN ACT
SB 641
Relating to hunting; amending ORS 496.018;
and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 496.018 is amended to read:
496.018. In order to be
considered a person with a disability under the wildlife laws, a person shall
provide to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission either:
(1) Written
certification from a licensed physician, [or] certified nurse practitioner or licensed physician assistant
that states that the person:
(a)
Is permanently unable to walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace,
cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, scooter or walker;
(b) Is restricted by
lung disease to the extent that the person’s forced expiratory volume for one
second, when measured by a spirometer, is less than 35 percent predicted, or
arterial oxygen tension is less than 55 mm/Hg on room air at rest;
(c)
Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional limitations
are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV, according to standards
established by the American Heart Association;
(d) Has a permanent,
physical impairment that prevents the person from holding or shooting a firearm
or bow or from holding a fishing rod in hand; or
(e) Has central visual
acuity that permanently does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with
corrective lenses, or the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater
than 20 degrees; or
(2) Written proof that
the last official certification of record by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed Forces of the
SECTION 2. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor June 25, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 27, 2007
Effective date June 25, 2007
__________