Oregon Administrative Rules|Section 635-044-0430 - Protected Wildlife

                                                
Current through Register Vol. 60, No. 12, December 1, 2021 
(1) Except as provided by Oregon statute or rule or letter of authorization, it is unlawful for any person to take, capture, hold, release or have in possession, either dead or alive, whole or in part, any wildlife listed in this section: 
(a) Threatened or Endangered animals as provided for in 635-100-0125, Sensitive Species of Oregon as provided by 635-100-0040, species listed by Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC) as "rare, threatened or endangered" in Oregon in the ORBIC published book (2016) and federally listed threatened and endangered listed species; 
 
(b) All non-game birds except European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), house sparrow (Passer domesticus), and Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto); unless as authorized by a Migratory Bird Depredation Order, or in compliance with all terms and conditions of a Migratory Bird Depredation Permit issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service under Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part 21, Subpart D. Nothing in this rule is intended to affect the provisions of ORS 610.002 to 610.990, or
 
(c) Fish: 
(A) Alvord Lake chub (Siphateles alvordensis);
 
(B) Oregon lakes tui chub (Siphateles bicolor oregonensis);
 
(C) Sheldon tui chub (Siphateles bicolor eurysomus);
 
(D) Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri);
 
(E) Goose Lake tui chub (Siphateles bicolor thalassinus);
 
(F) Northern pit roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus mitrulus);
 
(G) Millicoma longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae ssp.);
 
(H) Lahonton redside shiner (Richardsonius egregius);
 
(I) Goose Lake sucker (Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus);
 
(J) Klamath smallscale sucker, Jenny Creek population (Catostomus rimiculus);
 
(K) Tahoe sucker (Catostomus tahoensis); 
 
(L) Malheur sculpin (Cottus bendirei );
 
(M) Margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus);
 
(N) Pit sculpin (Cottus pitensis);
 
(O) Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus);
 
(P) Western river lamprey (Lampetra ayresii); 
 
(Q) Western brook lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni);
 
(R) Miller Lake lamprey (Entosphenus minimus);
 
(S) Klamath River lamprey (Entosphenus similis);
 
(T) Pit-Klamath brook lamprey (Entosphenus lethophagus);
 
(U) Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus spp.); 
 
(d) Amphibians: 
(A) Cope's giant salamander (Dicamptodon copei);
 
(B) Clouded salamander (Aneides ferreus);
 
(C) Black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus);
 
(D) California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus);
 
(E) Oregon slender salamander (Batrachoseps wrightorum);
 
(F) Del Norte salamander (Plethodon elongatus);
 
(G) Larch Mountain salamander (Plethodon larselli);
 
(H) Siskiyou Mountains salamander (Plethodon stormi);
 
(I) Blotched tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum);
 
(J) Dunn's salamander (Plethodon dunni); 
 
(K) Southern torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus);
 
(L) Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri);
 
(M) Cascade torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae);
 
(N) Crater lake Newt (Taricha granulosa mazamae);
 
(O) Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus);
 
(P) Coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei); 
 
(Q) Northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora);
 
(R) Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii);
 
(S) Cascades frog (Rana cascadae);
 
(T) Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens);
 
(U) Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris);
 
(V) Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa);
 
(W) Western toad (Bufo boreas);
 
(X) Woodhouse toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii); 
 
(Y) Great Basin spadefoot (Spea intermontana);
 
(e) Reptiles: 
(A) Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii);
 
(B) Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata);
 
(C) Great Basin collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores);
 
(D) Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
 
(E) Pygmy short-horned lizard (Phyrnosoma douglassi);
 
(F) Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos);
 
(G) Sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis); 
 
(H) Common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula);
 
(I) California mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata);
 
(J) Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata);
 
(K) Racer (Coluber constrictor);
 
(L) Rubber boa (Charina bottae);
 
(M) Night snake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea);
 
(N) Striped Whip snake (Coluber taeniatus);
 
(O) Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus); 
 
(P) Pacific coast aquatic garter snake (Thamnophis atratus);
 
(Q) Western whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris);
 
(f) Mammals: 
(A) All bats in the Order Chiroptera; 
 
(B) American pika (cony) (Ochotona princeps);
 
(C) Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis);
 
(D) White-tailed jack rabbit (Lepus townsendii);
 
(E) Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus, T. minimus., T. senex, T. siskiyou and T. townsendii);
 
(F) Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis);
 
(G) Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus. hudsonicus);
 
(H) White-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus);
 
(I) Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus);
 
(J) White-footed vole (Arborimus albipes); 
 
(K) Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus);
 
(L) Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus);
 
(M) Fisher (Martes pennanti);
 
(N) All marine mammals.
 
(2) Notwithstanding section (1) of this rule, it shall be lawful to purchase, sell, or exchange, or have in possession any pelt of wildlife listed in this rule which was lawfully taken in another state and transported into Oregon. A bill of lading or freight bill from a common carrier or other documentary proof indicating the state of origin of the pelt and the name and address of the person from whom the pelt was received shall be sufficient.
 
Or. Admin. R. 635-044-0430
DFW 3-2017, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-17
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146, 496.162, 498.012 & 506.119
 
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.162 & 506.129
This section was updated on 3/15/2017 by overlay.