75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
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LC 2153
Senate Bill 793
Sponsored by Senator GEORGE (at the request of Oregon Sportsman
Association)
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.
Authorizes State Fish and Wildlife Commission to issue resident
pioneer hunting tags and resident pioneer angling tags at half
price to persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in
state for not less than 50 years.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to resident pioneer tags; amending ORS 497.112 and
497.121.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 497.112 is amended to read:
497.112. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is
authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to
hunt wildlife the following general tags and shall charge
therefor the following fees:
(a) Resident annual elk tag to hunt elk, $33.
(b) Nonresident annual elk tag to hunt elk, $360.
(c) Special annual elk tag for holders of { - pioneer or - }
disabled veteran hunting licenses to hunt elk, one-half the fee
imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection for a resident
annual elk tag to hunt elk.
(d) Resident annual deer tag to hunt deer, $18.
(e) Nonresident annual deer tag to hunt deer, $263.
(f) Resident annual black bear tag to hunt black bear, $10.
(g) Nonresident annual black bear tag to hunt black bear, $150.
(h) Resident annual mountain sheep tag to hunt mountain sheep,
$100.
(i) Nonresident annual mountain sheep tag to hunt mountain
sheep, $1,082.
(j) Resident annual mountain goat tag to hunt mountain goat,
$100.
(k) Nonresident annual mountain goat tag to hunt mountain goat,
$1,082.
(L) Resident annual cougar tag to hunt cougar, $10.
(m) Nonresident annual cougar tag to hunt cougar, $150.
(n) Resident annual antelope tag to hunt antelope, $35.
(o) Nonresident annual antelope tag to hunt antelope, $276.
(p) Resident annual turkey tag to hunt turkeys, $16.50.
(q) Nonresident annual turkey tag to hunt turkeys, $62.50.
(r) Outfitter and guide annual deer tag to hunt deer, $450.
(s) Outfitter and guide annual elk tag to hunt elk, $665.
{ + (t) Resident pioneer hunting tag for any person who
qualifies for a resident pioneer hunting license under ORS
497.102 to hunt wildlife, one-half the regular tag fees specified
in this subsection. + }
(2)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 496.146 (10), the commission is
authorized to issue each year one special tag that is auctioned
to the highest bidder in a manner prescribed by the commission
for each of the following:
(A) Mountain sheep;
(B) Antelope; and
(C) Mountain goat.
(b) In addition to the tags referred to in paragraph (a) of
this subsection, the commission is authorized to issue each year
one special tag that is raffled in a manner prescribed by the
commission for each of the following:
(A) Mountain sheep;
(B) Antelope; and
(C) Mountain goat.
(c) Moneys received under this subsection for:
(A) Mountain sheep tags shall be placed in the Mountain Sheep
Subaccount established in ORS 496.303;
(B) Antelope tags shall be placed in the Antelope Subaccount
established in ORS 496.303; and
(C) Mountain goat tags shall be placed in the Mountain Goat
Subaccount established in ORS 496.303.
(d) Notwithstanding ORS 496.146 (10), the commission, upon the
recommendation of the Access and Habitat Board to fulfill the
board's charge of providing incentives to increase public access
and habitat improvements to private land, is authorized to issue
each year up to 10 elk and 10 deer tags to hunt deer or elk. The
tags shall be auctioned or raffled to the highest bidder in a
manner prescribed by the commission. The Access and Habitat
Board, in recommending any tags, shall include a proposal as to
the land on which each tag can be used and a percentage of funds
received from the tags that may revert to the landowner if the
tag is limited to private land. However, the percentage cannot be
more than 50 percent and the programs must, by written agreement,
provide for public access and habitat improvements.
(3) The tags referred to in subsection (1) of this section are
in addition to and not in lieu of the hunting licenses required
by law.
(4) The commission may, at the time of issue only, indorse upon
the tags referred to in subsection (1) of this section an
appropriate designation indicating whether it is for a game
animal to be taken with bow and arrow or with firearms, at the
choice of the applicant. The commission may prescribe by rule
that the holder of such a tag is not authorized to take the game
animal by any other means than the tag so indorsed.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, a
person is not eligible to obtain, in a lifetime, more than one
controlled hunt tag issued by the commission to hunt mountain
sheep and one controlled hunt tag issued by the commission to
hunt mountain goat.
(6) A person is eligible to obtain mountain sheep tags,
antelope tags or mountain goat tags described in subsection
(2)(a) and (b) of this section, regardless of whether the person
has previously taken a mountain sheep, antelope or mountain goat
or previously obtained a mountain sheep tag, antelope tag or
mountain goat tag issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (2)(a) or
(b) of this section.
(7) The number of nonresident mountain goat tags and
nonresident mountain sheep tags shall be decided by the
commission, but:
(a) The number of nonresident mountain goat tags may not be
less than five percent nor more than 10 percent of all mountain
goat tags issued.
(b) The number of nonresident mountain sheep tags may not be
less than five percent nor more than 10 percent of all mountain
sheep tags issued.
(8) The number of tags issued by drawing under subsection
(1)(g), (m) and (o) of this section shall be decided by the
commission, but for each class of tag so issued, the number may
not be more than three percent of all tags of that class issued
for hunting in a particular area except one nonresident tag may
be issued for each hunt when the number of authorized tags is
less than 35. The number of tags issued under subsection (1)(g)
of this section for the general hunting season may be decided by
the commission, but the number may not be more than three percent
of all tags issued the previous year for hunting in a particular
area.
(9) The number of tags issued by drawing under subsection
(1)(b) and (e) of this section shall be decided by the
commission, but for each class of tag so issued, the number may
not be more than five percent of all tags of that class issued
for hunting in a particular area except one nonresident tag may
be issued for each hunt when the number of authorized tags is
fewer than 35. The commission shall set the percentage by rule
each year after holding a public hearing.
(10) If a controlled hunt for game mammals is undersubscribed
during the primary controlled hunt drawing, the commission may
issue the unallocated tags to licensed hunters at up to four
times the standard tag fee on a first-come, first-served basis.
This controlled hunt tag program shall be in addition to and not
replace any existing controlled hunt tag program.
SECTION 2. ORS 497.121 is amended to read:
497.121. (1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is
authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to
angle for fish or take shellfish the following licenses and tags
and shall charge therefor the following fees:
(a) Resident annual angling license, $21.
(b) Nonresident annual angling license, $54.75.
(c) Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive
days, $39.50.
(d) Angling license to angle for one day, $9.25.
(e) Resident annual juvenile angling license for persons 14
through 17 years of age, $4.
(f) Resident annual shellfish license, $5.
(g) Nonresident annual shellfish license, $15.
(h) Nonresident three-day shellfish license, $7.50.
(i) Resident pioneer angling license for persons 65 years of
age or older who have resided in the state for not less than 50
years prior to the date of application, free.
(j) Resident annual senior citizen angling license for persons
70 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not
less than five years prior to the date of application, one-half
the fee imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection for a
resident annual angling license.
(k) Resident disabled war veteran angling license for a person
who files with the commission written proof that the last
official certification of record by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs or by any branch of the Armed Forces of the
United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent
disabled, free.
(L) Annual tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon
and halibut, $20.
(m) Annual tag for persons under 18 years of age to angle for
salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut, $5.
(n) Renewable tag to angle for hatchery salmon and steelhead,
$10.50.
{ + (o) Resident pioneer angling tag for any person who
qualifies for a resident pioneer angling license under this
section to angle for fish, one-half the regular tag fees
specified in paragraphs (L), (m) and (n) of this subsection. + }
(2) Any person who holds a valid permanent angling license for
persons who are blind or a permanent angling license for persons
in a wheelchair issued by the commission before January 1, 2000,
need not obtain a resident annual angling license under this
section.
(3) The annual tags to angle for salmon, steelhead trout,
sturgeon and halibut referred to in subsection (1)(L),
(m) { + , + } { - and - } (n) { + and (o) + } of this section
are in addition to and not in lieu of the angling licenses
required by the wildlife laws. However, an annual tag to angle
for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut is not required
of a person who holds a valid angling license referred to in
subsection (1)(c) or (d) of this section.
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