ORS 498.026: Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person shall take, import, export, transport, purchase or sell, or attempt to take, import, export, transport, purchase or sell, any threatened species or endangered species, or the skin, hides or other parts thereof, or any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide or other parts of any threatened species or endangered species. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section is intended to prevent the taking, importation, transportation or sale of any threatened species or endangered species in such manner as may be authorized in ORS 496.172, 497.218 to 497.238, 497.298 or 497.308. (3) Nothing in this section applies to the resale of used skins, hides or other parts of a threatened species or endangered species or an article made in whole or part thereof if the seller acquired the item sold prior to October 5, 1973. [1973 c.425 §2; 1977 c.242 §1; 1987 c.686 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
This rule cites
- ORS 496.172 — resolved
- 497.218 — resolved
- 497.238 — resolved
- 497.298 — resolved
- 497.308 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 192.345: Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure.
- ORS 496.172: Commission management authority for threatened or endangered species; rules.
- ORS 496.192: Effect of law on commercial forestland or other private land; effect on other laws.
- ORS 564.110: Listing threatened or endangered species; rules.
- ORS 564.135: Effect of law on commercial forestland or private land; effect on other laws.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors498.html