# ORS § 498.016: 498.016 Taking crippled or helpless wildlife

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.016

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 498.016
- **Heading:** 498.016 Taking crippled or helpless wildlife
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 41 / Chapter 498 / Section 498.016

## Text

Nothing in the wildlife laws is intended to prohibit any person from killing any crippled or helpless wildlife when the killing is done for a humane purpose. Any person so killing any wildlife shall immediately report such killing to a person authorized to enforce the wildlife laws, and shall dispose of the wildlife in such manner as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission directs. [1973 c.723 §76]

Source: Section 498.016 — Taking crippled or helpless wildlife , 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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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T41_C498_S498.016. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.