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Statues and State agencies related wildlife environments in Oregon.

Like other government agencies, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) can carry out only those activities that are authorized by laws passed by the Oregon Legislative Assembly and signed by the Governor or passed over a veto. The laws, known as bills when introduced, become part of Oregon Revised Statues (ORS).

Most statues pertaining to wildlife and fish in Oregon appear under two titles (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1989-90). Title 41, otherwise known as the Wildlife Code, covers game fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Title 42, known as the Commercial Fishing and Fisheries (usually shortened to Commercial Fishing) Code covers all fish and many other forms of aquatic life, (i.e., shellfish and crabs).

Additional State Agencies and Activities

Department of Agriculture (DOA)
Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ), Environmental Quality Commission (EQC)
Department of Forestry (DOF), Board of Forestry (BOF)
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), Land Conservation and Development Commission
Department of Transportation (ODOT), State Highway Division,
Division of State Lands (DSL) and State Land Board (SLB)
Extension Service
Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board (GWEB)
Habitat Conservation Trust Board
Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD)
State Police (OSP)
State System of Higher Education (OSU funded programs)
Water Resources Department (WRD)

Source

C. A. Puchy and D.B. Marshall. November 1993. Oregon Wildlife Diversity Plan . Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Salem.

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