Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.075 (2026)

General license, tag and permit requirements; exemptions

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497.075 General license, tag and permit requirements; exemptions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, no person shall angle for, take, hunt or trap, or assist another in angling for, taking, hunting or trapping, any wildlife unless the person has in possession such valid licenses, tags and permits therefor as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission issues.

(2) An angling or shellfish license is not required:

(a) Of a person younger than 12 years of age. However, each such person who angles for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon or halibut must have in possession a valid annual youth combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut while so angling.

(b) Of a resident person to angle or take shellfish on land owned by that person. However, each such person who angles for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon or halibut must have in possession a valid annual combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut while so angling.

(c) Of a resident person to angle or take shellfish on land owned by a member of the person’s immediate family and upon which the person resides. However, each such person who angles for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon or halibut must have in possession a valid annual combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut while so angling.

(d) Of a person to take crayfish or freshwater clams.

(3) A hunting license is not required:

(a) Of a person younger than 12 years of age to hunt wildlife, except those species for which a tag or permit is required by the wildlife laws or by any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.

(b) Of a resident person to hunt wildlife, except those species of wildlife for which a tag or permit is required by the wildlife laws or by any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, on land upon which the person resides and is owned by the person or a member of the person’s immediate family.

(c) Of a person who holds a valid trapping license to take, by any means involving the use of a weapon, fur-bearing mammals during authorized trapping seasons or predators.

(d) Of a person to take wildlife pursuant to ORS 498.012, notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection.

(4) A trapping license is not required:

(a) Of a resident person to trap fur-bearing mammals or predators, except those species for which a tag or permit is required by the wildlife laws or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, on land upon which the person resides and is owned by the person or a member of the person’s immediate family.

(b) Of a person younger than 12 years of age to trap fur-bearing mammals or predators, except those species for which a tag or permit is required by the wildlife laws or by any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.

(c) Of a person to trap wildlife that is not protected by the wildlife laws or the laws of the United States. [1973 c.723 §49; 1975 c.214 §1; 1985 c.60 §3; 1999 c.1006 §3; 2003 c.656 §6; 2015 c.779 §12]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: State v. Hogevoll, 228 P.3d 569 (Or. 2010).

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State v. Hogevoll, 228 P.3d 569 (Or. 2010). · cites it 2× “” 9 Finally, ORS 497.075 prohibits “taking” game without a valid *112 license, tag or a permit to do so.”

State v. Milburn, 134 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 14× “The first of those contextually pertinent statutes is the general licensing statute, ORS 497.075. That statute provides, in part: “(1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, no person shall angle for, take, hunt or trap, or assist another in angling…”

State v. Alcaraz, 508 P.3d 13 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “Denton asked, “Do you have a license?” At that point, accord- ing to Denton, defendant was not free to leave, because he was required under ORS 497.075 to have a fishing license and required under ORS 497.”

State v. Bassett, 346 P.3d 587 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “114377 to unlawful taking of a blacktail deer without a license or tag, ORS 497.075. In the plea petition, defendant stipulated that he “killed a deer in season but did not have a license.”

State v. Jones, 331 Or. App. 651 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “002, hunting without a big game tag (Count 3), ORS 497.075, and hunting without a resident hunting license (Count 4), ORS 497.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.075(1) — 2 cases

State v. Hogevoll, 228 P.3d 569 (Or. 2010). “” 9 Finally, ORS 497.075 prohibits “taking” game without a valid *112 license, tag or a permit to do so.”

State v. Alcaraz, 508 P.3d 13 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “Denton asked, “Do you have a license?” At that point, accord- ing to Denton, defendant was not free to leave, because he was required under ORS 497.075 to have a fishing license and required under ORS 497.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.075(2) — 1 case

State v. Milburn, 134 P.3d 969 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “The first of those contextually pertinent statutes is the general licensing statute, ORS 497.075. That statute provides, in part: “(1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, no person shall angle for, take, hunt or trap, or assist another in angling…”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.075(3)(b) — 1 case

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