Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.605 (2026)

Enforcement of wildlife laws by State Fish and Wildlife Director, deputies and peace officers

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496.605 Enforcement of wildlife laws by State Fish and Wildlife Director, deputies and peace officers. The State Fish and Wildlife Director and any deputies of the director and all other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision thereof have jurisdiction of and may enforce any of the provisions of the wildlife laws. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §17]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2000 · leading case: State v. Tourtillot, 618 P.2d 423 (Or. 1980).

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State v. Tourtillot, 618 P.2d 423 (Or. 1980). “ORS 496.605 - ORS 496.615. Of course this authority and any rules or enforcement procedures adopted under it must remain, in the words of article I, section 9, a "law” that does not "violate the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,…”

Franke v. Oregon Dep't of Fish & Wildlife, 2 P.3d 921 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “605 provides: “The State Fish and Wildlife Director and any deputies of the director and all other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision thereof have jurisdiction of and may enforce any of the provisions of the wildlife laws.” (Emphasis added.”

State v. Hammond, 781 P.2d 1243 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “” ORS 496.605 provides: “The State Fish and Wildlife Director and any deputies of the director and all other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision thereof have jurisdiction of and may enforce any of the provisions of the wildlife laws.”

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