(1) A person commits the offense of operating a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle while carrying a firearm or bow if the person operates any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle with a firearm in the possession of the person, unless the firearm is unloaded, or with a bow, unless all arrows are in a quiver.

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a) A person who is licensed under ORS § 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun;

(b) A law enforcement officer; or

(c) An honorably retired law enforcement officer, unless the person who is a retired law enforcement officer has been convicted of an offense that would make the person ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun license under ORS § 166.291 and 166.292.

(3) As used in this section, ‘unloaded’ means:

(a) If the firearm is a revolver, that there is no live cartridge in the chamber that is aligned with the hammer of the revolver;

(b) If the firearm is a muzzle-loading firearm, that the firearm is not capped or primed; or

(c) If the firearm is other than a revolver or a muzzle-loading firearm, that there is no live cartridge in the chamber.

(4) The offense described in this section, operating a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle while carrying a firearm or bow, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 § 729; 1985 c.393 § 45; 1985 c.459 § 31a; 1987 c.587 § 14; 1989 c.991 § 15a; 1991 c.589 § 1; 2011 c.662 § 6; 2015 c.709 § 6]