Or. Admin. R. 635-090-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 635-090-0020 - Definitions

For the purposes of OAR 635-090-0000 through 635-090-0140 only:

(1) "Access project" means any activity designed to:

(a) Create hunting lease programs on privately owned lands that maintain access at present levels or stimulate new access;

(b) Encourage public and private landowners to open additional lands to the public through cooperative agreements with the department or the Oregon State Police to control that additional access;

(c) Open or expand hunter access, including vehicle access;

(d) Promote private land exchange with public land management agencies to provide better public access to hunting areas; or

(e) Promote proper hunting behavior.

(2) "Act" means sections 13 through 17 of Oregon Laws 1993, Chapter 659 which established the Oregon Access and Habitat Program and Board, and created the Access and Habitat subaccount in the State Wildlife Fund.

(3) "Board" means the Access and Habitat Board.

(4) "Council(s)" means Regional Advisory Council(s).

(5) "Fund" means the State Wildlife Fund created by ORS 496.300.

(6) "Grant agreement" means a contract between the department and a project sponsor describing the project and stating the financial support to be provided from the Access and Habitat subaccount.

(7) "Habitat project" means any activity designed to protect, maintain, or enhance wildlife habitat.

(8) "Landowner preference tag" means a tag authorizing the landowner and his or her immediate family to hunt during the season dates for which the tag is valid only on those lands owned by the landowner.

(9) "Project" means any access project or habitat project as defined in OAR 635-090-0020(1) and (7).

(10) "Project sponsor" means any public, private or nonprofit organization, or individual applying for or implementing an access and habitat project under the Act.

(11) "Region" means any one of four geographic administrative regions of the department.

(12) "Subaccount" means the separate subaccount in the State Wildlife Fund created by section 19 of the Act which may be expended only for access and habitat programs recommended by the board and approved by the commission.

Or. Admin. R. 635-090-0020

FWC 17-1994, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-94; FWC 37-1997, f. & cert. ef 6-17-97; DFW 48-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 46-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-99

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.232 & ORS 496.242

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146, ORS 496.232 & ORS 496.242