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Or. Rev. Stat. § 498.146 (2026)

Shining artificial light on game mammal, predatory animal or livestock while in or near motor vehicle and while in possession of weapon restricted

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      498.146 Shining artificial light on game mammal, predatory animal or livestock while in or near motor vehicle and while in possession of weapon restricted. (1) No person shall cast from a motor vehicle or from within 500 feet of a motor vehicle an artificial light upon any game mammal, predatory animal or livestock while there is in the possession or in the immediate physical presence of the person a weapon with which the game mammal, predatory animal or livestock could be killed.

      (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a person who casts artificial light upon a game mammal, predatory animal or livestock:

      (a) From the headlights of a motor vehicle that is being operated on a road in the usual manner, if that person makes no attempt to kill the game mammal or livestock; or

      (b) When the weapon that person has in the possession or immediate physical presence of the person is disassembled or stored, or in the trunk or storage compartment of a motor vehicle; or

      (c) On land owned or lawfully occupied by that person; or

      (d) On publicly owned land when that person has an agreement with the public body to use that property.

      (3) As used in this section, “predatory animal” has the meaning for that term provided in ORS 610.002. [1973 c.542 §2; 1975 c.791 §2]

 

      498.150 [1971 c.223 §2; repealed by 1973 c.723 §130]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2020 · leading case: State v. Barton, 468 P.3d 510 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
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State v. Barton, 468 P.3d 510 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” ORS 498.146(1) criminalizes that conduct, when the violation of that law is done with a culpable mental state pursuant to ORS 496.”
State v. Dickerson, 345 P.3d 447 (Or. 2015). “5 The state also charged defendant with spotlighting from a motor vehicle, ORS 498.146, but that charge was dismissed before trial.”
State v. Dickerson, 317 P.3d 902 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “305(2) provides, “‘Property of another’ means property in which anyone other than the actor has a legal or equitable interest that the actor has no right to defeat or impair, even though the actor may also have such an interest in the property.”
State v. Warden, 901 P.2d 900 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “142 (prohibiting hunting with artificial light); ORS 498.146 (prohibiting casting light from a motor vehicle upon certain animals while in possession of a weapon).”
State v. Dickerson (Or. 2015). “5 The state also charged defendant with spotlighting from a motor vehicle, ORS 498.146, but that charge was dismissed before trial.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 498.146(1) — 1 case
State v. Barton, 468 P.3d 510 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “” ORS 498.146(1) criminalizes that conduct, when the violation of that law is done with a culpable mental state pursuant to ORS 496.”
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