{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-821.260","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 821.260","heading":"Hunting or harassing animals from snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle; civil liability; penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of hunting or harassing animals from a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle if the person does any of the following:\n      (a) Operates a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle in a manner so as to run down, harass, chase or annoy any game animals or birds or domestic animals.\n      (b) Hunts from a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle.\n      (2) This section does not apply to:\n      (a) Officers of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission.\n      (b) Persons under contract to the commission in the performance of their official duties.\n      (c) Individuals who have secured a permit from the commission for purposes of research and study.\n      (3) In addition to other penalties provided by this section, operators or owners of a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle may be liable as provided under ORS 821.310.\n      (4) The offense described in this section, hunting or harassing animals from a snowmobile or an all-terrain vehicle, is a Class C misdemeanor.","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":"bab5fceaca45ae3cba0d4376cc289e2dc04e40bb7e4f2ce042f31978cd67c016","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-821.250","next":"us-or/ors-821.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}