(1) No person shall steal, take or molest a trap, poison bait station, coyote getter or other device which is operated, possessed or controlled by an employee of a county, state or federal government for the purpose of the eradication of noxious or predatory animals.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 610.050

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • predatory animals: includes feral swine as defined by State Department of Agriculture rule, coyotes, rabbits, rodents and birds that are or may be destructive to agricultural crops, products and activities, but excluding game birds and other birds determined by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to be in need of protection. See Oregon Statutes 610.002

(2) No person shall steal, take or molest any noxious or predatory animal captured or killed by any such device described in subsection (1) of this section. [1959 c.299 § 2(1),(2)]