75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2219
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for State Department of Fish and Wildlife)
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AN ACT
Relating to landowner preference tags; amending section 2,
chapter 460, Oregon Laws 1995.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 460, Oregon Laws 1995, as amended
by section 1, chapter 227, Oregon Laws 2001, is amended to read:
{ + Sec. 2. + } Notwithstanding any other provision of the
wildlife laws, during the period beginning January 1, 1996, and
ending January 2, { - 2010, - } { + 2014, + } the following
provisions apply with regard to the issuance and use of landowner
preference tags referred to in ORS 496.146 (4):
(1) Landowner preference tags shall be issued for the hunting
of deer, elk or antelope.
(2) Landowner preference tags may be used only for hunting on
the landowner's property.
(3) Landowner preference tags for the hunting of deer or elk
may be transferred to any person of the landowner's choosing and
shall be used for the taking of antlerless animals except as
authorized by subsection (6) of this section.
(4) Landowner preference tags for the hunting of antelope are
not transferable and may not be used for the taking of buck
antelope.
(5) Each landowner preference tag for the hunting of deer or
elk may be used to take two antlerless animals before, during or
after the hunting season for which the tags are valid for the
purpose of alleviating damage that is presently occurring to the
landowner's property, in accordance with such rules as the State
Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt.
(6) Landowner preference tags for the hunting of deer or elk
that are transferred to a person of the landowner's choosing who
is not a member of the landowner's immediate family may be used
to take an antlered animal only as follows:
(a) If the landowner receives one preference tag, that tag may
not be so used.
(b) If the landowner receives two, three or four preference
tags, one of those tags may be so used.
(c) If the landowner receives five, six or seven preference
tags, two of those tags may be so used.
(d) If the landowner receives eight, nine or 10 preference
tags, three of those tags may be so used.
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Enrolled House Bill 2219 (HB 2219-A) Page 1
Passed by House May 6, 2009
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 21, 2009
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President of Senate
Enrolled House Bill 2219 (HB 2219-A) Page 2
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2219 (HB 2219-A) Page 3