The department will administer a voluntary Bowhunter Education program for hunters which will conform to the syllabus and requirements of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation Bowhunter Education Program which includes but is not limited to instruction on bowhunting ethics, wildlife management, bowhunting and treestand safety, and landowner relations. The department may require completion of this program as a prerequisite for participating in certain controlled hunts.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 496 & 497

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 497.360

History

FWC 54-1997, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-97