Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.080 (2026)

State Department of Fish and Wildlife

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      496.080 State Department of Fish and Wildlife. There is hereby established in the executive branch of the government of this state under the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a department to be known as the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The department shall consist of the director of the department and all personnel employed in the department. [1975 c.253 §7; 1993 c.659 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: State v. Tourtillot, 618 P.2d 423 (Or. 1980).
State v. Tourtillot, 618 P.2d 423 (Or. 1980). · cites it 2× “*892 This does not mean that the agency responsible for the management of wildlife in this state, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, ORS 496.080, may not be authorized to develop and operate a properly designed system of administrative checks on the licensed and…”
State v. Tourtillott, 618 P.2d 423 (Or. 1980). · cites it 2× “This does not mean that the agency responsible for the management of wildlife in this state, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, ORS 496.080, may not be authorized to develop and operate a properly designed system of administrative checks on the licensed and regulated…”
Siletz Anglers Assn. v. ODFW, 561 P.3d 174 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “ORS 496.080. Petitioners’ brief- ing refers to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Fish and Wildlife Commission collectively as “ODFW,” and we adopt the same convention in this opinion.”
Siletz Anglers Assn. v. ODFW, 336 Or. App. 272 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “ORS 496.080. Petitioners’ brief- ing refers to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Fish and Wildlife Commission collectively as “ODFW,” and we adopt the same convention in this opinion.”
Cnty. of Morrow v. Dep't of Fish & Wildlife, 37 P.3d 180 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “090 (establishing the Fish and Wildlife Commission); ORS 496.080 (establishing the Department of Fish and Wildlife under the commission).”
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