ORS 497.170
Columbia River Indians

  • free hunting and fishing licenses
The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall furnish a permanent hunting and angling license, without payment of fee, to all Columbia River Indians who are eligible to hunt and angle under the terms of the Treaty of 1855 between the Columbia River Indians and the United States of America. The chief authority of the Columbia River Indians shall furnish from time to time to the commission a list of all Indians who have become eligible, and shall certify under oath that the Indians named in the list are included in the terms of the treaty. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §56]
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES; REQUIREMENTS

Source: Section 497.170 — Columbia River Indians; free hunting and fishing licenses, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors497.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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

Current through early 2026

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