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Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.228 (2026)

Wildlife propagation license; grounds for license denial; records; rules

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.228 (2026)
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      497.228 Wildlife propagation license; grounds for license denial; records; rules. (1) No person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

      (2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the commission finds that the conduct of the wildlife propagation business would tend to be harmful to existing wildlife populations.

      (3) The commission, by rule, may prescribe requirements for the care, inspection, transportation and the sale, taking or other disposition of the game birds or game mammals and for such record keeping and reporting procedures as will insure that the propagation activities are conducted in such manner as will not be harmful to existing wildlife populations. [1973 c.723 §61; 1987 c.139 §1]

 

      497.230 [Amended by 1967 c.431 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2011 · leading case: State v. Couch
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State v. Couch (2006) or · cites it 6× “) More to the point in this case, ORS 497.228 places strict controls on any person engaged in the business of propagating game mammals [8] for sale: "(1) No person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation…”
State v. Couch (2004) orctapp · cites it 2× “” ORS 497.228(1) provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife” (department).”
Simpson v. Department of Fish & Wildlife (2011) orctapp · cites it 2× “Are [petitioners] required to obtain a wildlife propagation license in order to engage in the business of propagating game mammals for sale under ORS 497.228? “7. Are [petitioners] subject to any requirements prescribed by the Commission for the care, inspection, transportation,…”
State v. Couch (2006) or · cites it 6× “) More to the point in this case, ORS 497.228 places strict controls on any person engaged in the business of propagating game mammals 8 for sale: *623 “(1) No person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.228(1) — 1 case
State v. Couch (2004) orctapp “” ORS 497.228(1) provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife” (department).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 497.228(2) — 1 case
State v. Couch (2004) orctapp “” ORS 497.228(1) provides that “[n]o person shall engage in the business of propagating game birds or game mammals for sale unless a wildlife propagation license is first obtained from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife” (department).”
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