Oregon § 496.700 Investigating violations; summoning witnesses

Oregon Statutes

§ 496.700 — Investigating violations; summoning witnesses

Oregon § 496.700

Vol.14

Title 41Wildlife

Ch. 496Application, Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 496.700 (2026).

Text

(1)Where the State Fish and Wildlife Commission has been furnished information of the violation of any of the wildlife laws, the commission, or one especially authorized by it, may proceed to the place where the offense is said to have been committed and summon and examine under oath witnesses to ascertain the facts and to avoid useless and frivolous indictments or prosecutions.

(2)Witnesses shall be paid by the commission from the State Wildlife Fund at the rate of $5 per day and mileage from their places of residence at the rate of eight cents per mile.

(3)No witness so summoned shall refuse to attend or testify under this section.

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(1) Where the State Fish and Wildlife Commission has been furnished information of the violation of any of the wildlife laws, the commission, or one especially authorized by it, may proceed to the place where the offense is said to have been committed and summon and examine under oath witnesses to ascertain the facts and to avoid useless and frivolous indictments or prosecutions.
(2) Witnesses shall be paid by the commission from the State Wildlife Fund at the rate of $5 per day and mileage from their places of residence at the rate of eight cents per mile.
(3) No witness so summoned shall refuse to attend or testify under this section.