Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A
person may not excavate, injure, disturb, destroy, alter or remove any
archaeological, cultural, or historical site, object, or material from a park
property, unless authorized by the director as defined in ORS
390.235 and OAR
736-051-0060 to
736-051-0080.
(2) A visitor may only conduct the following
activities with the written permission of the director, manager, or designated
park employee unless the activity is specifically allowed by other sections of
this rule:
(a) Dig up, or remove any sand,
soil, rock, historical, or fossil materials;
(b) Place, remove, roll, or move any stones,
logs or other objects that may endanger a person or damage park
resources;
(c) Pick, cut, mutilate,
trim, uproot, or remove any living vegetation;
(d) Harass, disturb, pursue, injure or kill
wildlife; or
(e) Introduce or
release animals onto the park property.
(3) A person may remove small quantities of
natural materials from a park property for personal use without written
permission of the department, but only if done in accordance with the following
provisions:
(a) Collection is done at a park
property or portion of a park property at which the department has not
specifically prohibited the removal of natural products either by location or
time of year through the posting of signs, publishing of maps or brochures, or
indicating on the state park website; and
(b) Collection is for souvenirs that may
serve as a reminder of a person's park visit and includes only a small quantity
of agates and other rocks, driftwood, or similar non-living items collected for
non-commercial, personal use.
(4) Notwithstanding section (2) or (3), a
person must comply with existing state and federal rules and regulations
concerning mining or the protection of public archeological features or
artifacts on state and federal lands.
(5) Unless otherwise posted a person may
gather for personal consumption berries, fruits, mushrooms, or similar edibles
in quantities not to exceed one gallon per person per day.
(6) A person may not uproot living plants or
collect roots, tubers, flowers, and stems except with written permission of the
park manager or designated park employee and only for scientific collection or
research purposes, or by a member of a federally recognized Oregon tribe for
personal consumption as part of their traditional religious, medicinal, or
other customary cultural heritage practices.
(7) Driftwood may be taken in small amounts
in accordance with OAR
736-026-0010.
(8) A person may only give or offer food
items to wildlife within a park property when authorized by the park
manager.
(9) Hunting is not allowed
in any area closed by the director or designee for public safety or park
resource protection purposes. The department shall post safety zone signs at
primary park entry points.
(10)
Hunting, shooting and trapping is prohibited in park properties except under
the following provisions;
(a) In compliance
with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) hunting rules and
regulations, and
(A) In those park properties
where hunting of game species and unprotected species is specifically allowed
by this rule,
(B) With written
authorization by the park manager, trapping is permitted only at park
properties that are open to hunting,
(C) Unprotected species can only be hunted
during authorized deer, elk and game bird hunting seasons, except as authorized
by the park manager, and
(D) In
areas identified on OPRD Hunting Map found at the department website. Proposed
zones will be posted on the department website for a minimum of 30 days prior
to the effective date.
(b) Hunting shall be permitted with shotguns
or bows and arrows only during ODFW authorized seasons in designated parks,
unless otherwise specified in this section. Refer to OPRD Hunting Map for
location and details on game species permitted for hunting at each park
location.
(c) Hunting shall be
permitted with rifle in portions of LaPine State Park, Cottonwood Canyon State
Park and Deschutes River State Recreation Area only during ODFW authorized
seasons. Refer to OPRD Hunting Map for location and details on game species
permitted within the park.
(d)
Hunting waterfowl is allowed in a portion of the following park boundaries:
(A) Dalton Point State Recreation
Site
(B) Bowers Rock State
Park
(C) Elijah Bristow State
Park
(D) Fort Stevens State
Park
(E) Government Island State
Recreation Area and Lemon Island
(F) Mayer State Park
(G) Rooster Rock State Park
(H) Starvation Creek State Park
(I) Grand Island in Yamhill County
(J) At Succor Creek State Park only hunting
of upland game birds is allowed in a portion of the park.
(e) Hunting of game mammals, game birds, and
unprotected species is allowed in a portion of the following park boundaries:
(A) Willamette River Greenway park
properties
(B) Luckiamute State
Natural Area
(C) Cottonwood Canyon
State Park
(D) Deschutes River
State Recreation Area
(E) LaPine
State Recreation Area
(f) Dogs shall be kept on a leash, except:
(A) While controlled by a licensed hunter
when being used to hunt game birds, including going to or coming from hunting
locations; and
(B) In a posted dog
training area.
(g)
Hunters may not erect structures or blinds with the exception of portable
blinds and tree stands that must be removed daily.
(h) Hunters shall not leave personal property
or possessions overnight as provided in OAR
736-010-0040(7).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
390.124
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
390.111, ORS
498.002 & ORS
498.006
