ORS 498.029: Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited; exceptions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) No person shall offer for sale, trade, barter or exchange as a household pet any fox, skunk or raccoon. (2) An animal specified in subsection (1) of this section may be offered for sale, trade, barter or exchange to a public park, zoo, museum or educational institution for educational, medical, scientific or exhibition purposes if the organization possesses a permit from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission. The commission may refuse to issue a permit if the commission finds that the organization requesting the permit does not have physical facilities adequate to maintain the animal in health and safety and to prevent the escape of the animal from confinement. [1979 c.560 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 635-044-0490: Cost, Expiration Date, and Changes to a Wildlife Holding, Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit — implements
- OAR 635-044-0490: Cost, Expiration Date, and Changes to a Wildlife Holding, Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit — authority
- OAR 635-044-0510: Inspection of Facilities — implements
- OAR 635-044-0510: Inspection of Facilities — authority
- OAR 635-044-0540: License Required to Propagate Game Birds — implements
- OAR 635-044-0540: License Required to Propagate Game Birds — authority
- OAR 635-062-0055: Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 635-062-0055: Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements — authority
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Cited by
- ORS 498.993: Penalty for violation of outdoor club laws; penalty for violation of law related to sale of certain animals as household pets.
- OAR 635-044-0460: Holding of Live Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Cougar (Puma concolor), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Wolf (Canis lupus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Skunk (Mephitis spp.)
- OAR 635-044-0470: Grandfathering the Possession of Black Bear, Cougar, Bobcat, Wolf, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrel, Chipmunk and Other Non-game Wildlife Species Legally Held as Pets
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors498.html