Or. Admin. Code § 635-078-0005 - Emergency Hunt List (Director's Approval)

(1) After determining that acute game mammal or wild turkey damage to agriculture or other resources is occurring, or that a positive wildlife disease detection requires additional sampling or population reductions, and that an emergency exists requiring an immediate response using no more than 50 hunters to alleviate the damage situation or address disease monitoring or management, the commission authorizes the director to issue permits and tags for taking pronghorn antelope, deer, elk, or wild turkey in designated areas from August 1 to March 31; and taking cougar (mountain lion) and black bear in designated areas all year. For any such hunt, the director shall specify:

(a) The manner of taking game mammals or wild turkey.

(b) Numbers and sex to be taken.

(2) The director shall notify the commission of the results of any hunts set forth in section (1) of this rule.

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Or. Admin. Code § 635-078-0005

FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 7-1986, f. & ef. 2-19-86; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 52-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-92; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 131-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 4-1-05; DFW 80-2024, amend filed 09/16/2024, effective 9/16/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162