Chapter 765 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2222

Relating to State Department of Fish and Wildlife; amending ORS 497.132 and sections 4, 6 and 8, chapter 512, Oregon Laws 1989; and prescribing an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 4, chapter 512, Oregon Laws 1989, as amended by section 1, chapter 184, Oregon Laws 1991, section 3, chapter 619, Oregon Laws 1993, section 9, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 1997, section 11, chapter 1006, Oregon Laws 1999, and section 1, chapter 643, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:

Sec. 4. In addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law, the issuer of each of the following licenses shall charge and collect each time the license is issued, during the period beginning January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, [2009] 2019, the following surcharges:

          (1) Resident combination license issued under ORS 497.132, [$2] $4.

          (2) Resident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(a), [$2] $4.

          (3) Resident juvenile angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(e), [$1] $2.

          (4) Angling license to angle for one day issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(d), [$1] $2.

          (5) Nonresident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(b), [$5] $10.

          (6) Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive days issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(c), [$2.50] $5.

SECTION 2. ORS 497.132 is amended to read:

          497.132. (1) In lieu of issuing to resident persons separate licenses for angling and hunting, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue resident annual combination angling and hunting licenses, and charge therefor a fee of $38.

          (2)(a) In lieu of issuing to resident persons separate licenses and tags for various hunting and angling activities, the commission is authorized to issue resident annual sportsperson’s licenses and shall charge therefor a fee of $125. The purchaser of each such license is authorized to engage in those hunting and angling activities for which the following licenses and tags are required:

          (A) Combination license;

          (B) Black bear tag;

          (C) Cougar tag;

          (D) General season elk tag;

          (E) General season deer tag;

          (F) Upland bird stamp;

          (G) Oregon migratory waterfowl stamp;

          (H) Turkey tag; and

          (I) Annual tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut.

          (b) The holder of each sportsperson’s license who wishes to engage in hunting or angling activities for which permits are required that are limited by quota must participate in the process for allocation of the permits in the same manner as all other permit applicants. However, if the holder of a sportsperson’s license is unsuccessful in obtaining a permit limited by quota for a particular activity, the holder will be issued a tag valid for any general season for that species.

          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws, of the moneys received from the sale of sportsperson’s licenses:

          (A) Two dollars from each such license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS 496.242.

          (B) [Two] Four dollars from each such license shall be credited to the subaccount referred to in ORS 496.283.

          (C) Twenty-five cents from each such license shall be credited to the Fish Screening Subaccount established under ORS 496.303.

SECTION 3. Section 6, chapter 512, Oregon Laws 1989, as amended by section 2, chapter 184, Oregon Laws 1991, section 10, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 1997, and section 2, chapter 643, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. In addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law, the issuer of each of the following permits shall charge and collect each time the permit is issued, during the period beginning January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, [2009] 2019, the following surcharges:

          (1) Ocean Troll Salmon Fishery permit issued under ORS 508.816, $65.

          (2) Columbia River Gillnet Fishery permit issued under ORS 508.790, $74.

SECTION 4. Section 8, chapter 512, Oregon Laws 1989, as amended by section 3, chapter 184, Oregon Laws 1991, section 11, chapter 8, Oregon Laws 1997, and section 3, chapter 643, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:

Sec. 8. In addition to the ad valorem fee prescribed by law, during the period beginning January 1, 1998, and ending December 31, [2009] 2019, there shall be paid for each fish species referred to in ORS 508.505 (1)(a), an additional fee of five cents per pound. The ad valorem fee referred to in this section is subject to ORS 508.505 to 508.540.

SECTION 5. This 2009 Act takes effect on December 30, 2009.

Approved by the Governor July 22, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 22, 2009

Effective date December 30, 2009

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