The department will administer a voluntary program for hunters which will include but is not limited to instruction on hunting ethics, wildlife management, firearms safety and landowner relations. The department may require completion of this program as a prerequisite for participating in certain controlled hunts. If a Master Hunter is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, a violation of the wildlife laws, the Department will suspend the person from the Master Hunter program for a period of five years.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 496 & 497

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 497.360

History

DFW 146-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-09
Reverted to FWC 54-1997, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-97
DFW 44-2009(Temp), f. 5-6-09, cert. ef. 5-7-09 thru 11-3-09
FWC 54-1997, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-97