Or. Admin. Code § 635-044-0430 - Protected Wildlife
(1) Except as
provided by Oregon statute or rule or letter of authorization, it is unlawful
for any person to take, capture, hold, release or have in possession, either
dead or alive, whole or in part, any wildlife listed in this section:
(a) Threatened or Endangered animals as
provided for in 635-100-0125, Sensitive Species
of Oregon as provided by
635-100-0040, species listed by
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) as "rare, threatened or
endangered" in Oregon in the ORBIC published book (2016) and federally listed
threatened and endangered listed species;
(b) All non-game birds except European
starling (Sturnus vulgaris), house sparrow (Passer domesticus), and Eurasian
collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto); unless as authorized by a Migratory Bird
Depredation Order, or in compliance with all terms and conditions of a
Migratory Bird Depredation Permit issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
under Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part 21, Subpart D. Nothing in this
rule is intended to affect the provisions of ORS
610.002 to
610.990, or
(c) Fish:
(A) Alvord Lake chub (Siphateles
alvordensis);
(B) Oregon lakes tui
chub (Siphateles bicolor oregonensis);
(C) Sheldon tui chub (Siphateles bicolor
eurysomus);
(D) Oregon chub
(Oregonichthys crameri);
(E) Goose
Lake tui chub (Siphateles bicolor thalassinus);
(F) Northern pit roach (Hesperoleucus
symmetricus mitrulus);
(G)
Millicoma longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae ssp.);
(H) Lahonton redside shiner (Richardsonius
egregius);
(I) Goose Lake sucker
(Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus);
(J) Klamath smallscale sucker, Jenny Creek
population (Catostomus rimiculus);
(K) Tahoe sucker (Catostomus tahoensis);
(L) Malheur sculpin (Cottus
bendirei);
(M) Margined sculpin
(Cottus marginatus);
(N) Pit
sculpin (Cottus pitensis);
(O)
Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus);
(P) Western river lamprey (Lampetra ayresii);
(Q) Western brook lamprey
(Lampetra richardsoni);
(R) Miller
Lake lamprey (Entosphenus minimus);
(S) Klamath River lamprey (Entosphenus
similis);
(T) Pit-Klamath brook
lamprey (Entosphenus lethophagus);
(U) Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus spp.);
(d) Amphibians:
(A) Cope's giant salamander (Dicamptodon
copei);
(B) Clouded salamander
(Aneides ferreus);
(C) Black
salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus);
(D) California slender salamander
(Batrachoseps attenuatus);
(E)
Oregon slender salamander (Batrachoseps wrightorum);
(F) Del Norte salamander (Plethodon
elongatus);
(G) Larch Mountain
salamander (Plethodon larselli);
(H) Siskiyou Mountains salamander (Plethodon
stormi);
(I) Blotched tiger
salamander (Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum);
(J) Dunn's salamander (Plethodon dunni);
(K) Southern torrent salamander
(Rhyacotriton variegatus);
(L)
Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri);
(M) Cascade torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton
cascadae);
(N) Crater lake Newt
(Taricha granulosa mazamae);
(O)
Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus);
(P) Coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei);
(Q) Northern red-legged frog (Rana
aurora);
(R) Foothill yellow-legged
frog (Rana boylii);
(S) Cascades
frog (Rana cascadae);
(T) Northern
leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens);
(U) Columbia spotted frog (Rana
luteiventris);
(V) Oregon spotted
frog (Rana pretiosa);
(W) Western
toad (Bufo boreas);
(X) Woodhouse
toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii);
(Y)
Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana);
(e) Reptiles:
(A) Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta
bellii);
(B) Western pond turtle
(Actinemys marmorata);
(C) Great
Basin collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores);
(D) Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia
wislizenii)
(E) Pygmy short-horned
lizard (Phyrnosoma douglassi);
(F)
Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos);
(G) Sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis);
(H) Common kingsnake (Lampropeltis
getula);
(I) California mountain
kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata);
(J) Western ground snake (Sonora
semiannulata);
(K) Racer (Coluber
constrictor);
(L) Rubber boa
(Charina bottae);
(M) Night snake
(Hypsiglena chlorophaea);
(N)
Striped Whip snake (Coluber taeniatus);
(O) Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus);
(P) Pacific coast aquatic garter
snake (Thamnophis atratus);
(Q)
Western whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris);
(f) Mammals:
(A) All bats in the Order Chiroptera;
(B) American pika (cony) (Ochotona
princeps);
(C) Pygmy rabbit
(Brachylagus idahoensis);
(D)
White-tailed jack rabbit (Lepus townsendii);
(E) Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus, T. minimus., T.
senex, T. siskiyou and T. townsendii);
(F) Golden-mantled ground squirrel
(Spermophilus lateralis);
(G) Red
squirrel (Tamiasciurus. hudsonicus);
(H) White-tailed antelope squirrel
(Ammospermophilus leucurus);
(I)
Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus);
(J) White-footed vole (Arborimus albipes);
(K) Red Tree Vole (Arborimus
longicaudus);
(L) Ringtail
(Bassariscus astutus);
(M) Fisher
(Martes pennanti);
(N) All marine
mammals.
(2)
Notwithstanding section (1) of this rule, it shall be lawful to purchase, sell,
or exchange, or have in possession any pelt of wildlife listed in this rule
which was lawfully taken in another state and transported into Oregon. A bill
of lading or freight bill from a common carrier or other documentary proof
indicating the state of origin of the pelt and the name and address of the
person from whom the pelt was received shall be
sufficient.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146, 496.162, 498.012 & 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.162 & 506.129
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