{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-821.240","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 821.240","heading":"Operating snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying firearm or bow; exemptions; penalty.","body":"(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.\n      (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:\n      (a) A person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun;\n      (b) A law enforcement officer; or\n      (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.\n      (3) As used in this section, “unloaded” means:\n      (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;\n      (b) If the firearm is a muzzle-loading firearm, that the firearm is not capped or primed; or\n      (c) If the firearm is other than a revolver or a muzzle-loading firearm, that there is no live cartridge in the chamber.\n      (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.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 821 — Off-Road Vehicles; Snowmobiles; All-Terrain Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors821.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"0f5e0d49778b57d29b25b672fb9c6fa3f03c63f1de3640487d7c94f53a484d45","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-821.230","next":"us-or/ors-821.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}