OAR 635-160-0000: Elk Management Plan Content and Purpose

The document entitled "Oregon Elk Management Plan" dated February 2003 is incorporated by reference into these rules. Copies of the plan are available through the Department. The plan provides program direction, identifies objectives, and outlines strategies to fulfill management, research, and habitat needs. Together with the rules establishing elk seasons, this plan establishes the framework and the implementation of the Department's elk program. Notwithstanding the first paragraph on page 1 of the introduction of the Plan (which calls for review of the Elk Management Plan), the Commission will review the Plan when the Commission deems it necessary.