498.002 Wildlife as state property

(1) Wildlife is the property of the state. No person shall angle for, take, hunt, trap or possess, or assist another in angling for, taking, hunting, trapping or possessing any wildlife in violation of the wildlife laws or of any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.

(2) No person shall angle for, take, hunt or trap, or assist another in angling for, taking, hunting or trapping any wildlife while intentionally violating ORS 164.245 (Criminal trespass in the second degree) to 164.270 (Closure of premises to motor-propelled vehicles) or 498.120 (Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land) . [1973 c.723 §73; 1993 c.440 §1; 2003 c.656 §10]

Source: Section 498.002 — Wildlife as state property; taking, angling, hunting or trapping in violation of wildlife law or rules prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors498.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).