{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-498.257","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 498.257","heading":"Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Shark fin” means the raw or dried fin or tail of a shark.\n      (b) “Spiny dogfish” means a shark belonging to the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes that has two spines, one anterior to each dorsal fin, and that does not have an anal fin.\n      (2) A person may not possess, sell or offer for sale, trade or distribute a shark fin in this state.\n      (3) This section does not apply to:\n      (a) A person who possesses, sells or offers for sale, trades or distributes a shark fin from a spiny dogfish that was legally taken or landed under rules adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and in accordance with federal regulations; and\n      (b) A person who holds a license or permit issued by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife under the wildlife laws to take a shark and who possesses, sells or offers for sale, trades or distributes a shark fin consistent with the terms of that license or permit.","path":["14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources","41. Wildlife","Chapter 498 — Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife Protective Measures"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors498.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"bdce4cb251d4ffbf675fe13724e89dbfdf3e5d4f58cf462422f03db90a788438","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-498.256","next":"us-or/ors-498.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}