ORS 497.121
Angling and shellfish licenses and tags


(1)

The State Fish and Wildlife Commission is authorized to issue, upon application, to persons desiring to angle for fish or take shellfish the following licenses and tags and shall charge the applicable fees under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061 (License, tag and permit fee schedule):

(a)

Resident annual angling license.

(b)

Nonresident annual angling license.

(c)

Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive days.

(d)

Angling license to angle for one day.

(e)

Angling and shellfish license to angle and take shellfish for one day.

(f)

Angling license to angle for two days.

(g)

Angling license to angle for three days.

(h)

Resident annual shellfish license.

(i)

Nonresident annual shellfish license.

(j)

Nonresident three-day shellfish license.

(k)

Two rod angling license for anglers who also hold a valid annual angling license.

(L)

Resident annual senior citizen angling license for persons 70 years of age or older who have resided in the state for not less than five years prior to the date of application.

(m)

Resident disabled veteran angling license for a person who files with the commission written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent disabled.

(n)

Resident disabled veteran shellfish license for a person who files with the commission written proof that the last official certification of record by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person to be at least 25 percent disabled.

(o)

Resident annual combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut.

(p)

Nonresident annual combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut.

(q)

Annual youth combined angling tag for persons under 18 years of age to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut.

(r)

Renewable tag to angle for hatchery salmon and steelhead.

(2)

Any person who holds a valid permanent angling license for persons who are blind or a permanent angling license for persons in a wheelchair issued by the commission before January 1, 2000, need not obtain a resident annual angling license under this section.

(3)

The annual combined angling tags to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut referred to in subsection (1)(o), (p), (q) and (r) of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of the angling licenses required by the wildlife laws. However, an annual combined angling tag to angle for salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut is not required of a person who holds a valid angling license referred to in subsection (1)(c) to (g) of this section. [1973 c.723 §51; 1975 c.34 §1; 1975 c.454 §4; 1979 c.377 §2; 1981 c.445 §7; 1983 c.740 §202; 1985 c.60 §2; 1985 c.390 §1; 1991 c.67 §151; 1991 c.435 §1; 1993 c.619 §1; 1999 c.25 §5; 1999 c.1006 §6; amendments by 1999 c.1006 §16 repealed by 2001 c.949 §1; 2001 c.94 §§2,3; 2001 c.571 §§4,5; 2003 c.644 §3; 2003 c.656 §8; 2007 c.70 §277; 2009 c.41 §23; 2009 c.425 §2; 2009 c.832 §7; 2015 c.779 §15]
Note: Section 3, chapter 734, Oregon Laws 2015, provides:
Sec. 3. Special dedication of fees through 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of the wildlife laws and during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending December 31, 2026, of the moneys received from the sale of the following licenses, the following amounts shall be deposited in the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund:

(1)

Resident annual combination license issued under ORS 497.132 (Combined licenses for residents), $1.

(2)

Resident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (Angling and shellfish licenses and tags) (1)(a), $1.

(3)

Angling license to angle for one day issued under ORS 497.121 (Angling and shellfish licenses and tags) (1)(d), $0.50.

(4)

Nonresident annual angling license issued under ORS 497.121 (Angling and shellfish licenses and tags) (1)(b), $1.50.

(5)

Nonresident angling license to angle for seven consecutive days issued under ORS 497.121 (Angling and shellfish licenses and tags) (1)(c), $1.50. [2015 c.734 §3; 2015 c.779 §52]
Note: Sections 2, 3 and 5, chapter 334, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 2. Section 3 of this 2021 Act is added to and made a part of the wildlife laws. [2021 c.334 §2]
Sec. 3. Veteran no-charge angling or shellfish harvesting program. (1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the wildlife laws, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize a nonprofit organization registered in this state that serves veterans, or armed forces members whose duty station is a warrior transition unit, through a program of angling or shellfish harvest established on or before January 1, 2021, to conduct excursions during which the veterans or armed forces members may angle or take shellfish at no charge using licenses, tags or permits described in subsection (2) of this section and need not obtain additional licenses, permits, tags or endorsements for the angling or taking.

(2)

Notwithstanding ORS 497.022 (Issuance of licenses, tags or permits by commission agents), upon request by a representative of the nonprofit organization, an agent of the commission that issues licenses, tags or permits shall issue at no charge daily licenses, tags or permits to representatives of the nonprofit organization for use by the veterans or armed forces members during the excursions and may not retain any portion of an agent fee for issuance of the daily licenses, tags or permits.

(3)

The commission may suspend or revoke authorization issued under this section if the nonprofit organization ceases to qualify under this section or violates a commission rule.

(4)

The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. [2021 c.334 §3]
Sec. 5. Section 3 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2021 c.334 §5]

Source: Section 497.121 — Angling and shellfish licenses and tags, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors497.­html.

Attorney General Opinions

Rulemaking to provide redemption value for salmon and steelhead tags, (1977) Vol 38, p 1354

497.002
“Resident” and “nonresident” defined
497.006
Certain persons as residents for licensing purposes
497.012
Validity of licenses on Snake River
497.014
Validity of licenses in Pacific Ocean or Columbia River
497.016
Term of licenses, tags and permits
497.022
Issuance of licenses, tags or permits by commission agents
497.026
Duty of license agents to remit funds
497.032
Duplicate licenses, tags and permits
497.036
Inspection of licenses, tags, permits and wildlife
497.041
Applications for licenses, tags and permits to include certain statement for applicant attestation
497.061
License, tag and permit fee schedule
497.071
Dedication of certain license, tag and permit fee increases
497.075
General license, tag and permit requirements
497.079
Open fishing and shellfish taking days
497.102
Hunting licenses and permits
497.104
Access and habitat program funding
497.112
Hunting tags
497.116
Dedication of certain tags for qualified veteran use
497.121
Angling and shellfish licenses and tags
497.123
Hatchery harvest tag rules
497.124
Special dedication of fees to Fish Screening Subaccount
497.126
Use of certain moneys from angling licenses
497.127
Youth licenses
497.132
Combined licenses for residents
497.134
Voluntary contributions
497.136
Uses of certain fee increases
497.138
Special dedication of fees to Fish Passage Fund
497.139
Fish Passage Fund
497.141
Fish Passage Restoration Subaccount
497.142
Fur-bearer trapping or hunting license and tag
497.146
Trapper education program
497.151
Annual migratory waterfowl stamp
497.153
Annual upland bird stamp
497.156
Annual nonresident bird-waterfowl stamp
497.158
Mail or Internet license renewal
497.162
Angling and shellfish licenses for persons in state care or persons receiving certain services
497.170
Columbia River Indians
497.218
Fur dealer license
497.228
Wildlife propagation license
497.238
Taxidermy license
497.248
Private hunting preserve license
497.249
Revocation or refusal to renew private hunting preserve license
497.252
Fish propagation license
497.258
Licensing authority
497.268
Inspection of occupational licenses
497.298
Scientific taking permit
497.308
Wildlife holding and habitat removal permits
497.312
Special restrictions on holding coyotes
497.318
Revocation of scientific taking or wildlife holding and habitat removal permits
497.325
Sturgeon hatchery operation permits
497.327
Priority for certain applications for permit for sturgeon hatchery operation
497.350
Hunting restriction
497.360
Hunter safety certificate
497.400
Prohibited conduct
497.415
Revocation or denial of licenses, tags or permits for wildlife law violations or failure to comply with citation
497.423
Outfitter or guide unlawfully taking or killing wildlife
497.441
Prohibited activities by those whose license, tag or permit has been revoked
497.655
Voluntary contributions
497.660
Wildlife Conservation Fund
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