496.012
Wildlife policy.
It is the policy of the State of Oregon that wildlife shall be managed to
prevent serious depletion of any indigenous species and to provide the optimum
recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of the
citizens of this state. In furtherance of this policy, the State Fish and
Wildlife Commission shall represent the public interest of the State of Oregon
and implement the following coequal goals of wildlife management:
(1) To maintain
all species of wildlife at optimum levels.
(2) To develop
and manage the lands and waters of this state in a manner that will enhance the
production and public enjoyment of wildlife.
(3) To permit an
orderly and equitable utilization of available wildlife.
(4) To develop
and maintain public access to the lands and waters of the state and the
wildlife resources thereon.
(5) To regulate
wildlife populations and the public enjoyment of wildlife in a manner that is
compatible with primary uses of the lands and waters of the state.
(6) To provide
optimum recreational benefits.
(7) To make
decisions that affect wildlife resources of the state for the benefit of the
wildlife resources and to make decisions that allow for the best social,
economic and recreational utilization of wildlife resources by all user groups.
[1973 c.723 §6; 1993 c.659 §2; 2001 c.762 §6]
496.015 [Amended by 1959 c.578 §1;
repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]
Notes of Decisions
Mark v. State, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, 974 P.2d 716 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 10× “138, which provides, in part: "(1) Consistent with the policy of ORS 496.012, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall implement the policies of this state for the management of wildlife.”
State v. Jim, 725 P.2d 372 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 4× “We have no doubt that the state's laws regulating the taking and sale of wildlife have, as one of their goals, the prevention of "the serious depletion of any indigenous species," ORS 496.012(1), including deer. Their overall policy, however, is much broader: "It is the policy…”
State v. Couch, 103 P.3d 671 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “” ORS 496.012. *669 The commission has been authorized to promulgate administrative rules in accordance with the procedural requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, ORS 183.”
State v. Chang Hwan Cho, 681 P.2d 1152 (Or. 1984).
· cites it 2× “ORS 496.012. 9 We agree but fail to see how this supports the state’s allegation that ORS 498.”
State v. Mankiller, 344 Or. App. 327 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 3× “First, ORS 496.012 describes the state’s overarch- ing wildlife policy, which is “that wildlife shall be managed to prevent serious depletion of any indigenous species and to provide the optimum recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of the…”
State v. Bronson, 858 P.2d 467 (Or. Ct. App. 1993).
“” ORS 496.012 provides, in relevant part: “[T]he goals of wildlife management are: *497 “(1) To maintain all species of wildlife at optimum levels and prevent the serious depletion of any indigenous species.”
Siletz Anglers Assn. v. ODFW, 336 Or. App. 272 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 3× “” ORS 496.012. In furtherance of that policy, the legislature has charged ODFW with represent- ing “the public interest” and implementing certain “coequal goals of wildlife management” that the legislature has spec- ified.”
Siletz Anglers Assn. v. ODFW, 336 Or. App. 272 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 3× “” ORS 496.012. In furtherance of that policy, the legislature has charged ODFW with represent- ing “the public interest” and implementing certain “coequal goals of wildlife management” that the legislature has spec- ified.”
State v. Mankiller, 344 Or. App. 327 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 3× “First, ORS 496.012 describes the state’s overarch- ing wildlife policy, which is “that wildlife shall be managed to prevent serious depletion of any indigenous species and to provide the optimum recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of the…”
State v. Hogevoll, 196 P.3d 1008 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 2× “138(2) provides: "In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the commission shall adopt such rules and standards as it considers necessary and proper to implement the policy and objectives of ORS 496.012 and perform the functions vested by law in the…”
Eaton v. Keisling, 813 P.2d 37 (Or. 1991).
“Petitioner cites ORS 496.012, 496.435, 496.440, 496.450(3), 506.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.012(1) — 1 case
State v. Jim, 725 P.2d 372 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
“We have no doubt that the state's laws regulating the taking and sale of wildlife have, as one of their goals, the prevention of "the serious depletion of any indigenous species," ORS 496.012(1), including deer. Their overall policy, however, is much broader: "It is the policy…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.012(3) — 1 case
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.012(7) — 1 case
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