Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 46 - USE OF WILDLIFE IN COMPETITIVE HUNTING DOG TRIALS AND THE TRAINING OF HUNTING DOGS AND RAPTORS
Section 635-046-0055 - Use of Wildlife for Competitive Hunting Dog Trials
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) To hold a competitive hunting dog trial, a person must possess a "Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit" from the Department:
(2) The applicant (sponsor of the competitive hunting dog trial) must apply for a Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit to the Department's wildlife district where the trial will take place.
(3) To issue a Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit, the Department must determine that the proposed trial will not:
(4) The Department may approve, approve with conditions, or deny a permit application.
(5) If after issuance of a Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit any unforeseen or emergency circumstances necessitate a change to the permit, the Department will, to the maximum extent practicable, work with permittee to exhaust other options to maintain the trial.
(6) The following species may be released under a Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit: common pheasant (all races of Phasianus colchicus, most commonly ring-necked); California (valley), bobwhite, and Coturnix quail; Hungarian (gray), chukar, and red-legged partridge; or mallards, provided all domestically-raised game birds were lawfully acquired and any mallard used must be a marked bird.
(7) Domestically-raised game birds released under a valid Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit may be pursued or taken during the course of the permitted trial.
(8) Use of recall pens to recapture domestically-raised upland game birds released under a valid Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit is allowed on private lands only if all released game birds were marked (except bobwhite and Coturnix quail, or if there is an exception granted as a condition of the permit) and provided that the person operating the recall pen has the original or a copy of the permit.
(9) The carcasses of domestically-raised game birds which were lawfully released under a valid Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit and subsequently taken during the trial may be possessed in any number by any person, provided that the person holds a copy of the Competitive Hunting Dog Trial Permit or a written note from the permittee describing when, where, and for what purpose the birds were taken.
Statutory/Other Authority: SB 247 (2015), ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 498.006 & 498.106
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 498.006 & 498.106