Section 166.176 - Exception to preemption for certain county ordinances(1) Nothing in ORS 166.170 or 166.171 is intended to preempt, invalidate or in any way affect the operation of any provision of a county ordinance that was in effect on November 2, 1995, to the extent that the provision:(a) Established a procedure for regulating, restricting or prohibiting the discharge of firearms; or(b) Regulated, restricted or prohibited the discharge of firearms.(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:(a) Ordinances regulating, restricting or prohibiting the discharge of firearms on a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other area designed and built for the purpose of target shooting.(b) An employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, acting within the scope of employment, discharging a firearm in the course of the lawful taking of wildlife. 1997 c.403 §1; 2009 c. 556, § 4