Oregon Revised Statutes

Chapter 501 — Refuges and Closures

73 sections

501.005 Closure of hunting season for fire danger

The Governor by proclamation may suspend any season established by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission for hunting when the Governor determines that hunting may result in extreme fire danger in any part of the state. The suspension referred to in subsection (1) of this section may be applicable in all or any portion of this state, and shall be effective …

501.010 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.015 Hunting or trapping on refuge prohibited

Except as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission by rule may provide otherwise, no person shall hunt or trap any wildlife on any wildlife refuge created by any law of this state or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.

501.020 [Amended by 1955 c.63 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.025 Authority to manage supply or condition of wildlife on refuge

Notwithstanding any restrictions to the contrary regarding the uses of any wildlife refuge created by any law of this state or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize the hunting or trapping of wildlife on any such wildlife refuge when the commission determines that such action is necessary to properly mana…

501.030 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.035 Posting signs around refuge; defacing or alteration of signs prohibited

When any wildlife refuge is created by the laws of this state or any rule promulgated thereto, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall post signs around the boundary of the refuge giving notice of restrictions on hunting or trapping of wildlife on the refuge and on such other uses of the refuge as are specified by law or rule. No person shall remove, d…

501.040 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.045 Contracts to establish refuges on private lands

The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may enter into contracts with the owners of land for the purpose of establishing a wildlife refuge on the land. The contract shall be for such period and shall contain such terms, conditions and restrictions regarding the hunting and trapping of wildlife and other uses of the land as the commission considers appropriate…

501.050 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.060 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.070 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.080 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.090 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.100 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.110 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.120 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.130 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.140 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.150 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.210 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.220 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.230 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.240 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.250 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.260 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.270 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.280 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.290 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.300 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.400 Columbia River Wildlife Refuge

There is created a wildlife refuge within the following described area: Beginning at the railroad bridge at Celilo in Wasco County; thence easterly along the railroad right of way to Boardman; thence due north to the center of the Columbia River (Washington State Line); thence westerly down the center of the Columbia River to a point due north of the point o…

501.405 Deschutes River Wildlife Refuge

There is created a wildlife refuge within the area that includes any island or sandbar along or in the Deschutes River from the Columbia River to a point one-half mile south of the Oregon Trail highway bridge where it crosses the Deschutes River.

501.410 Brown’s Island and Minto Island Wildlife Refuge

There is created a wildlife refuge which shall be known as the Brown’s Island and Minto Island Wildlife Refuge and shall be bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of State Street in Salem, Oregon, with the center line of the Oregon Electric Railway tracks on Front Street in Salem; thence southwesterly alon…

501.420 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.425 John Day River Wildlife Refuge

There is created a wildlife refuge within the area that is one-fourth mile from the high-water flowline along the John Day River from the Columbia River south to its junction with Thirty Mile Creek.

501.430 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.440 Carlton Lake Wildlife Refuge

The following described lands, including Carlton Lake, situated in Yamhill County, shall be known as the Carlton Lake Wildlife Refuge: Beginning at the northwest corner of the W. C. Hembree D.L.C. (claim) No. 59, in section 17, township 3 south, range 4 west, Willamette Meridian; running thence east along the north line of Hembree D.L.C. and along this north…

501.450 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.460 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.470 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.480 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.490 Lake Lytle Wildlife Refuge

There is created a wildlife refuge in Tillamook County, to be known as Lake Lytle Wildlife Refuge of the land and waters within the following described boundaries: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 29, township 2 north, range 10 west of Willamette Meridian; running thence west to the mean low water line of Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the…

501.500 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.505 Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Refuge; rules

The following described lakes, the islands therein and the lands adjacent thereto shall be known as the Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Refuge: Big Sturgeon Lake, situated in sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33 and 34, township 3 north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian. West Sturgeon Lake, situated in sections 20, 28, 29, 30, 32 and 33, township 3 n…

501.510 [Repealed by 1967 c.320 §1]

501.520 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.530 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.540 Multnomah-Clackamas Wildlife Refuge

The following described land situated in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties shall be known as the Multnomah-Clackamas Wildlife Refuge: Beginning at intersection of center line of the channels of the Willamette River and Willamette slough; thence westerly along center line of channel of Willamette slough to its intersection with the south line of section 27, to…

501.550 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.560 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.570 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.580 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.590 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.600 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.610 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.620 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.630 [Repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.640 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.650 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.660 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.670 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.680 [Repealed by 1955 c.77 §1]

501.690 [Repealed by 1953 c.81 §2]

501.810 [1959 c.275 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.820 [1959 c.275 §3; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.830 [1959 c.275 §9; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.840 [1959 c.275 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.850 [1959 c.275 §6; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.860 [1959 c.275 §5; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.870 [1959 c.275 §8; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.880 [1959 c.275 §7; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.890 [1959 c.275 §10; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

501.990 [Amended by 1967 c.523 §4; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

CHAPTERS 502 TO 505 [Reserved for expansion] _______________