Upon the receipt of a fee of $16.50 and the filing of an affidavit that a license issued under authority of ORS § 508.406 has been lost or destroyed, the State Fish and Wildlife Director or the authorized agent of the director shall issue a certificate that such license has been issued and has been lost or destroyed. Except as provided in ORS § 508.260, the certificate may be used in lieu of the lost or destroyed license. [1957 c.140 § 1; 1965 c.570 § 76; 1973 c.768 § 18; 2009 c.832 § 23]