Oregon Statutes 498.136 – Hunting from motor-propelled vehicle restricted; rules
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not hunt wildlife from a motor-propelled vehicle.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 498.136
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- person with a disability: means any person who:
(a) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;
(b) Has a record of such an impairment; or
(c) Is regarded as having such an impairment. See Oregon Statutes 174.107
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule, may authorize hunting from a motor-propelled vehicle by a person with a disability or for the purpose of alleviating damage by wildlife to other resources.
(3)(a) Nothing in the wildlife laws, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, is intended to prohibit the companion of a person with a disability who is lawfully hunting from a motor-propelled vehicle from killing an animal wounded by the person and applying to the animal the tag issued to the person for the taking of the animal, even if the companion has already validated any tag required for the taking of such an animal.
(b) For purposes of this subsection, ‘companion’ means a person who does not have a disability. [1973 c.723 § 88; 1987 c.292 § 1; 1999 c.25 § 8; 2007 c.70 § 278]
[Amended by 1955 c.64 § 1; 1961 c.122 § 1; repealed by 1973 c.723 § 130]