Bill Text: OR HB3529 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to wolves.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3529 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3529-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 3948

                         House Bill 3529

Sponsored by Representative JENSON; Representatives BENTZ,
  HUFFMAN

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Directs road authority to dispose of any dead animal carcass
that road authority finds on its highways that are located in
areas of known wolf activity.
  Creates offense of failure to properly dispose of animal
carcass. Punishes by maximum fine of $500.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to wolves.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) When a road authority discovers a dead
animal carcass or part thereof on any highway located in an area
of known wolf activity, or on any highway right-of-way located in
an area of known wolf activity, within the jurisdiction of the
road authority, the road authority shall collect the carcass and
dispose of it in a location authorized by the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife by rule or in a solid waste disposal site
permitted under ORS 459.205. The road authority may not dispose
of the carcass by leaving it in an area that is, or that may
potentially become, an area of known wolf activity.
  (2) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall determine areas
of known wolf activity and areas of potential wolf activity and
shall adopt by rule the boundaries, as delineated by highway
mileposts, of those areas.
  (3) An employee of a road authority commits the offense of
failure to properly dispose of an animal carcass if an employee
does not dispose of an animal carcass as required under
subsection (1) of this section.
  (4) A citation issued under this section may be issued to
either the employee responsible for disposing of the animal
carcass or the employee's direct supervisor if the supervisor is
aware that the employee has failed to comply with the requirement
of subsection (1) of this section and the supervisor has failed
to take steps to ensure compliance.
  (5) The offense of failure to properly dispose of an animal
carcass is a Class C violation. + }
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