Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.036 (2026)

Inspection of licenses, tags, permits and wildlife

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      497.036 Inspection of licenses, tags, permits and wildlife. The holder of any license, tag or permit to angle, take, hunt or trap must consent to the inspection of any such license, tag or permit and any wildlife taken pursuant to such license, tag or permit:

      (1) By any employee of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws.

      (2) By the owner, or the agent of the owner, of any land upon which the license, tag or permit holder is angling for, taking, hunting or trapping any wildlife. [1973 c.723 §48; 1981 c.445 §4; 1991 c.67 §149; 2003 c.656 §5]

 

      497.040 [Amended by 1959 c.272 §1; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: State v. Paskar, 352 P.3d 1279 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Paskar, 352 P.3d 1279 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “In support of that argument, the state cites ORS 497.036, which requires the holder of a wildlife license, tag, or permit to “consent to the inspection of any such license, tag or permit” upon request by law enforcement officers.”
State v. Killion, 211 P.3d 367 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “3 ORS 497.036(1) provides that “[t]he holder of any license, tag or permit to * * * hunt or trap must consent to the inspection of any such license * * * [b]y any employee of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws.”
State v. Alcaraz, 508 P.3d 13 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 7× “075 to have a fishing license and required under ORS 497.036 to submit to a fishing license inspection.”
State v. Hammond, 781 P.2d 1243 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). “ORS 497.036 provides, in part: “The holder of any license, tag or permit to guide, angle, hunt or trap must consent to the inspection of any such license, tag or permit and any wildlife taken pursuant to such license, tag or permit: “(1) By any employe of the commission or any…”
State v. Guylunow, 835 P.2d 129 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Defendant’s final argument is that ORS 497.036, which provides that any holder of a hunting license consents to inspection by authorized persons, authorizes a search without appropriately delineated criteria.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.036(1): 1 case
State v. Killion, 211 P.3d 367 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “3 ORS 497.036(1) provides that “[t]he holder of any license, tag or permit to * * * hunt or trap must consent to the inspection of any such license * * * [b]y any employee of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or any person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws.”
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