OAR 635-056-0110: Escaped Wildlife

Any person (or authorized agent of that person) who possesses either a Prohibited wildlife species permitted under OAR 635-056-0050 or grandfathered by the commission, or a Controlled species under a valid permit, shall notify the department within 24 hours of discovery that the animal has escaped. If the department discovers the escape, it shall notify the permittee or the permittee’s authorized agent within 24 hours. If escaped wildlife are not recovered by the permittee or the permittee’s agent within forty-eight (48) hours following notification to the department or notification by the department, a department representative, or any peace officer, may at their discretion seize, capture or destroy said wildlife.