Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.615 (2026)

Commission employees to supplement state police

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496.615 Commission employees to supplement state police. The State Fish and Wildlife Commission, with the approval of the Governor and Superintendent of State Police, may employ such persons as they deem necessary or expedient for the enforcement of the wildlife laws. The services and expenses of these persons are payable out of the State Wildlife Fund. It is the intention of this section and ORS 496.610 that the commission employ only such persons as agreed upon between the commission, the Governor and the Superintendent of State Police, and that the duties of wildlife law enforcement, so far as is economical and practicable, be performed by the Department of State Police. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §19]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 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). “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, against…”

Franke v. Oregon Dep't of Fish & Wildlife, 2 P.3d 921 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “ORS 496.615. Finally, the director of ODFW may delegate his or her enforcement authority to any employee of ODFW.”

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