# ORS § 498.002: 498.002 Wildlife as state property

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.002

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 498.002
- **Heading:** 498.002 Wildlife as state property
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 41 / Chapter 498 / Section 498.002

## Text

(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).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 498.002 498.002 Wildlife as state property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.002.md)
- [ORS § 498.006 498.006 Chasing or harassing wildlife prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.006.md)
- [ORS § 498.012 498.012 Taking wildlife causing damage, posing public health risk or that is public nuisance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.012.md)
- [ORS § 498.014 498.014 Taking of wolves by State Department of Fish and Wildlife to address chronic depredation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.014.md)
- [ORS § 498.016 498.016 Taking crippled or helpless wildlife](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.016.md)
- [ORS § 498.018 498.018 Commercial cervid attractants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.018.md)
- [ORS § 498.019 498.019 Purchase, sale or exchange of hides, antlers and other parts of deer, elk and antelope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.019.md)
- [ORS § 498.021 498.021 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.021.md)
- [ORS § 498.022 498.022 Purchase, sale, exchange or possession of wildlife or wildlife parts or products](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.022.md)
- [ORS § 498.026 498.026 Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.026.md)
- [ORS § 498.029 498.029 Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.029.md)
- [ORS § 498.032 498.032 Angling or hunting for compensation in violation of wildlife laws or rules prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.032.md)
- [ORS § 498.036 498.036 Possession in field of skinned or plucked wildlife prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.036.md)
- [ORS § 498.038 498.038 Sale of wildlife for human consumption prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.038.md)

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