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USA Statutes : oregon
Title : TITLE 41 WILDLIFE
Chapter : Chapter 501 Refuges and Closures
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(1) The Governor
by proclamation may suspend any season established by the State Fish and
Wildlife Commission for hunting when the Governor determines that hunting
may result in extreme fire danger in any part of the state.
(2) The suspension referred to in subsection (1) of this section
may be applicable in all or any portion of this state, and shall be
effective for a specified or indeterminate period until it appears to the
Governor that the possible excessive fire danger no longer exists. A
suspension for an indeterminate period shall be terminated by
proclamation of the Governor.
(3) No person shall hunt during a period when or in an area where
the appropriate season has been suspended pursuant to this section. [1973
c.723 §104]
Except as the
State Fish and Wildlife Commission by rule may provide otherwise, no
person shall hunt or trap any wildlife on any wildlife refuge created by
any law of this state or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto. [1973
c.723 §105]
Notwithstanding any restrictions to the contrary regarding the
uses of any wildlife refuge created by any law of this state or any rule
promulgated pursuant thereto, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may
authorize the hunting or trapping of wildlife on any such wildlife refuge
when the commission determines that such action is necessary to properly
manage the supply or condition of the wildlife on such refuge. [1973
c.723 §106]
(1) When any wildlife refuge is created by the laws of
this state or any rule promulgated thereto, the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission shall post signs around the boundary of the refuge giving
notice of restrictions on hunting or trapping of wildlife on the refuge
and on such other uses of the refuge as are specified by law or rule.
(2) No person shall remove, deface, alter or destroy any sign
referred to in subsection (1) of this section. [1973 c.723 §107] The State
Fish and Wildlife Commission may enter into contracts with the owners of
land for the purpose of establishing a wildlife refuge on the land. The
contract shall be for such period and shall contain such terms,
conditions and restrictions regarding the hunting and trapping of
wildlife and other uses of the land as the commission considers
appropriate to properly manage the supply and condition of the wildlife
on the land. [1973 c.723 §108]
There is created a wildlife
refuge within the following described area: Beginning at the railroad
bridge at Celilo in Wasco County; thence easterly along the railroad
right of way to Boardman; thence due north to the center of the Columbia
River (Washington State Line); thence westerly down the center of the
Columbia River to a point due north of the point of beginning; thence
south to the point of beginning. [Formerly 498.205] There is created a
wildlife refuge within the area that includes any island or sandbar along
or in the Deschutes River from the Columbia River to a point one-half
mile south of the Oregon Trail highway bridge where it crosses the
Deschutes River. [Formerly 498.210] There is
created a wildlife refuge which shall be known as the Brown’s Island and
Minto Island Wildlife Refuge and shall be bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of
State Street in Salem, Oregon, with the center line of the Oregon
Electric Railway tracks on Front Street in Salem; thence southwesterly
along the center line of the Oregon Electric Railway tracks to the north
boundary of the east ell of the donation land claim of R. E. Ekin and
wife in township 8 south, range 3 west of the Willamette Meridian in
Marion County; thence west to the re-entrant corner in the west boundary
of such donation land claim; thence north to the most northerly northeast
corner of such donation land claim; thence west to the middle of the
Willamette River; thence down the meanderings of such river to the
westerly projection of the center line of State Street in Salem; thence
easterly to the place of beginning. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §112]
There is created a wildlife
refuge within the area that is one-fourth mile from the high-water
flowline along the John Day River from the Columbia River south to its
junction with Thirty Mile Creek. [Formerly 498.215]
The following described
lands, including Carlton Lake, situated in Yamhill County, shall be known
as the Carlton Lake Wildlife Refuge: Beginning at the northwest corner of
the W. C. Hembree D.L.C. (claim) No. 59, in section 17, township 3 south,
range 4 west, Willamette Meridian; running thence east along the north
line of Hembree D.L.C. and along this north line produced, or extended
4,500 feet to the west line of the state highway, known as the Tualatin
Valley Highway; thence southerly along the west line of such highway
6,600 feet to north line of Main Street in the City of Carlton; thence
westerly along the north line of Main Street and the county road, which
is an extension of Main Street, 6,300 feet to the northeast corner of the
intersection of the county road, leading west from Carlton and the county
road running north and south through the James Fulton D. L. C. just west
of Carlton Lake; thence northerly along the east line of such county road
6,700 feet to the intersection of the east line of the county road with
the north line of the James Fulton D. L. C.; thence east along the north
line of Fulton D. L. C. 1,950 feet to the northeast corner of the claim;
thence north about 60 feet to the northwest corner of the W. C. Hembree
D. L. C., the place of beginning, situated in parts of sections 16, 17,
20 and 21, township 3 south, range 4 west. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §113] There is created a wildlife
refuge in Tillamook County, to be known as Lake Lytle Wildlife Refuge of
the land and waters within the following described boundaries: Beginning
at the northeast corner of section 29, township 2 north, range 10 west of
Willamette Meridian; running thence west to the mean low water line of
Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the mean low water line of Pacific
Ocean to the middle east and west line of section 32, in such township
and range; thence east to the east line of section 32; thence north to
the place of beginning. [Amended by 1973 c.723 §114] (1) The following described
lakes, the islands therein and the lands adjacent thereto shall be known
as the Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Refuge:
(a) Big Sturgeon Lake, situated in sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22,
23, 26, 27, 28, 33 and 34, township 3 north, range 1 west, Willamette
Meridian.
(b) West Sturgeon Lake, situated in sections 20, 28, 29, 30, 32 and
33, township 3 north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian.
(c) Little Sturgeon Lake, situated in sections 32 and 33, township
3 north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian, and sections 4 and 5,
township 2 north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian.
(d) Marquam Lake, situated in sections 34 and 35, township 3 north,
range 1 west, Willamette Meridian, and sections 2 and 3, township 2
north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission by rule shall establish
the exact boundaries of the wildlife refuge referred to in subsection (1)
of this section in such manner as the commission determines will provide
adequate protection for the wildlife within the area. However, the
boundaries so established shall not include land adjacent to any lake
referred to in subsection (1) of this section that is further than 100
yards from the line of ordinary high water of such lake. [1973 c.723 §116] The following
described land situated in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties shall be
known as the Multnomah-Clackamas Wildlife Refuge: Beginning at
intersection of center line of the channels of the Willamette River and
Willamette slough; thence westerly along center line of channel of
Willamette slough to its intersection with the south line of section 27,
township 2 north, range 1 west, Willamette Meridian; thence west along
south line of sections 27 and 28 to intersection with the Columbia River
Highway; thence in southerly direction along Columbia River Highway to
intersection with Harborton Road; thence southwesterly along Harborton
Road to its intersection with Skyline Boulevard; thence southeasterly
along Skyline Boulevard to its intersection with Cornell Road; thence
west along Cornell Road to its intersection with the Washington-Multnomah
County line; thence south and east along the Washington-Multnomah County
line to the Willamette Meridian; thence south along the Willamette
Meridian to section 19, township 2 south, range 1 east, Willamette
Meridian; thence east along the north lines of sections 19, 20 and 21 to
Stafford Road; thence east and north on Stafford Road to the west bank of
the Willamette River; thence southerly along the west bank of said
Willamette River to a point opposite the intersection of the east bank of
the Willamette River and the north bank of the Clackamas River; thence
easterly across the Willamette River to said intersection; thence
easterly along the north bank of Clackamas River to a point where the
east line of Ninety-second Street in the City of Portland extended
southerly intersects the north bank of the Clackamas River; thence north
along the southerly extension of Ninety-second Street to the point of the
Multnomah and Clackamas County line, such point being at the
quarter-section corner of south side of section 21, township 1 south,
range 2 east, Willamette Meridian; thence east along the Multnomah County
line to its intersection with Foster Road; thence northwesterly along
Foster Road to the intersection of Foster Road with Jenne Road; thence
northeasterly and northerly along Jenne Road to its intersection with
Section Line Road; thence east along Section Line Road to its
intersection with Rockwood Road; thence north along Rockwood Road to the
north side of Sandy Boulevard; thence west along the north side of Sandy
Boulevard to the Government Island Road; thence north along the
Government Island Road to the high-water flowline of the south bank of
the south channel of the Columbia River; thence westerly along high-water
flowline of the waters of the Columbia River to the easterly line of the
Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad; thence south along the Spokane,
Portland and Seattle railroad to the junction of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company right of way; thence south along the
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company right of way to the
city boundaries of the City of Portland; thence westerly along the north
line of the boundary of the City of Portland to the center of the channel
of the Willamette River; thence in a northerly direction along the center
line of the channel of the Willamette River to the point of beginning.
[Amended by 1953 c.255 §2; 1973 c.723 §115]
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