ORS tit. 41, ch. 497, LICENSE, TAG AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to FEES ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 497.121
ORS tit. 41, ch. 497, LICENSE, TAG AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to FEES ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 497.121
Section 3, chapter 734, Oregon Laws 2015, provides:
Sec. 3. Special dedication of fees through 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws and during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending December 31, 2026, of the moneys received from the sale of the following licenses, the following amounts shall be deposited in the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund:
(1) Resident annual combination license issued under ORS 497.132, $1.
(2) Resident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(a), $1.
(3) Angling and shellfish license to angle and take shellfish for one day issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(d), $0.50.
(4) Nonresident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(b), $1.50.
(5) Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive days issued under ORS 497.121 (1)(c), $1.50. [2015 c. 734, § 3; 2015 c. 779, § 52; 2022 c. 56, § 7]
Sections 2, 3 and 5, chapter 334, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 2. Section 3 of this 2021 Act is added to and made a part of the wildlife laws. [2021 c. 334, § 2]
Sec. 3. Veteran no-charge angling or shellfish harvesting program. (1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the wildlife laws, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize a nonprofit organization registered in this state that serves veterans, or armed forces members whose duty station is a warrior transition unit, through a program of angling or shellfish harvest established on or before January 1, 2021, to conduct excursions during which the veterans or armed forces members may angle or take shellfish at no charge using licenses, tags or permits described in subsection (2) of this section and need not obtain additional licenses, permits, tags or endorsements for the angling or taking.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 497.022, upon request by a representative of the nonprofit organization, an agent of the commission that issues licenses, tags or permits shall issue at no charge daily licenses, tags or permits to representatives of the nonprofit organization for use by the veterans or armed forces members during the excursions and may not retain any portion of an agent fee for issuance of the daily licenses, tags or permits.
(3) The commission may suspend or revoke authorization issued under this section if the nonprofit organization ceases to qualify under this section or violates a commission rule.
(4) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. [2021 c. 334, § 3]
Sec. 5. Section 3 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2021 c. 334, § 5]