OAR 635-049-0265: Transport of Cervids Among Licensed Facilities

(1) Cervids held under license may not be transported outside their licensed facility except: (a) From one Oregon licensed cervid facility to another under a permit issued by the Department. The permit will specify any conditions necessary to protect native wildlife and to ensure safe and humane treatment of the cervids being transported. (b) While being legally exported from Oregon under a permit issued by the Department, a certificate of veterinary inspection and any import permit or license required by the receiving state. (c) Elk (legally captured from the wild in Oregon or bred from elk legally captured from the wild in Oregon) to and from an exhibition within Oregon under a permit issued by the Department, on the condition that the elk has no contact with, and will not be held in an area frequented by, any other cervid. (d) As allowed by OAR 635-049-0025(1)(a), (b) and (c) for fallow deer and/or reindeer. (e) To a slaughtering facility. (2) To obtain a permit, the holder must apply using a form provided by the Department and provide all requested details concerning the proposed transport.