Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
Effective January 1, 2021 through January 2, 2027, pursuant to
ORS
497.162,
a non-profit organization may request a daily license at no charge for an
angling or shellfish harvest program for veterans or certain armed forces
members.
(1) For the purposes of this
rule, unless context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Organization" means a non-profit
organization
(A) Qualified under Internal
Revenue Code section 501(c)(3);
(B)
Registered in Oregon;
(C) That
serves veterans or armed forces members whose duty station is a warrior
transition unit; and
(D) That
provides a program of angling or shellfish harvest.
(b) "Program" includes excursions with the
principle purpose of providing participants with angling or outdoor
experiences:
(A) Established on or before
January 1, 2021
(B) Includes
angling or shellfish harvest activities.
(c) "Participants" include veterans, as
defined in Title 38, USC 101(2), or members of the Armed Forces of the United
States, as defined in Title 38, USC 101(10), whose duty station is a warrior
transition unit.
(2) A
program participant is entitled to a daily license at no charge to use while
participating in excursions. The daily license includes all licenses, tags, and
endorsements necessary for angling and harvesting shellfish.
(3) The organization is responsible for all
daily Bearer licenses provided to participants by Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW). The organization will:
(a)
Request from the ODFW Licensing Department a Bearer Daily Angling License for
each participant at least 10 business days prior to scheduled
excursions.
(b) Maintain a record
in either physical or electronic format of each participant provided with a
Bearer daily angling license including:
(A)
Name
(B) Date of Birth
(C) ODFW ID Number (if license recipient has
one)
(D) Veteran or Service Member
ID Number
(E) Unique License Serial
Number issued to license recipient
(c) Maintain all Bearer license documents and
records in a secure manner making records and Bearer daily angling licenses in
either physical or electronic format available for inspection and audit at all
times by the Oregon State Police (OSP) or by an authorized employee or agent of
the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.
(d) Immediately notify ODFW and the local
State Police office of any lost Bearer license or other program
documents.
(e) Within 15 days, upon
completion of the program or request by ODFW, return all unused Bearer daily
licenses to ODFW Licensing Department.
(f) Within 15 days, upon completion of the
scheduled excursions, ensure that all participant information has been entered
into the Electronic Licensing System.
(4) ODFW Licensing Department will run
reports against the entered participant data and flag any possible enforcement
concerns for notification to the OSP, Wildlife Enforcement
section.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.497
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
496.497
