OREGON "£#UREST FIRE _ LAWS 1911-1919 | ry} eh ad Cg? t fiir aad Mex «\ tg Ae aD 2a ae Ai take he Ts i PLES, Facts Ree AS ~ Oregon has fine seen of thd ava dir = im- A ay of the United’ States, Ors about 450, = | 000, 000,000 fest. Foe ak ba ee ne 33 ‘This timber is worth’ onthe a not cu lees than $600, 000, 000.00, and if manufac- ‘tured will. bring. in over $6,800,000 000. 0¢ of outside money, It will either “be 3 Manu- “ factured or destroyed by fire. ~.' Qregon’s forests already distribute's more wealth in the. state than apples, fish, wool, and wheat combined. Outre, has” ‘hardly begun, | . Over $70,000.00 BE outside money is each | day ‘brought. into Oregon by. the “lumber industry. . | Over 80 per cent of the value of Deebon’s g timber product is paid out for labor, taxes, rent, etc. The lumber industry pays out for wages a greater proportion of the Value ‘ of its product than any other. industry. ) Oregon’s timber pays a large part. of the: taxes .of the. state; in some counties, the ‘bulk of them.) Timber owners are ependine ‘ahah! lear for fire protection about $150,000.00, the » federal government spends for patrol, $150, =| 000.00,,and under this law the state has at) its command for the protection: of its for- ests, $54,000.00 for this biennium, BP ek eas KY Oregon’ s timbered area is approximately 20, 000,000..acres. Of this amount, one-hali is: ‘patrolled. by: the federal government; the rest must be looked after BES the ucen en0 the private owner. ‘ Any information that. SAL ‘Weis. ‘this department in better protecting the | ublic ‘from fire will be aden aus received “and si roared considered. : A) Oe ELLIOTT, , State Forsitabn eee ae aaa OREGON FOREST FIRE LAWS Enacted by the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1911-1919 STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY GOVERNOR BEN W. OLcoTT Chairman - - - - - - ~ - Salem GEORGE W. PEAVY Forestry Department, O. A. C. - - Corvallis C. E. SPENCE Oregon State Grange - - - Oregon City GEO. B. McLEop Oregon Forest Fire Association - - Portland GEORGE H. CuctL U. S. Forest Service - - - - Portland LS) Ba Oregon and Washington Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association - - Cottage Grove DAN P. SMYTHE Oregon Woolgrowers’ Association - Pendleton BK. A. HLLIOTT State Forester - - - - - - Salem SALEM, OREGON: STATE PRINTING DEPARTMENT 9 e OREGON FOREST FIRE LAWS | CHAPTER 278 ea of the : 7 | | LAWS OF OREGON FOR 191 As amended by Chapter 69, Laws of 1915; Chap- ter 76, Laws of 1917, and Chapter 235, Laws of 1919. Seetion 1. There shall be a state board of forestry, consisting of the governor, the | acting head of the forest school. of the Oregon Agricultural College, and five elec- | tors of the state of Oregon, to be appointed | by the governor from and upon the authori-. tative recommendation of the Oregon State | Grange, the Oregon Forest Fire Associa- | tion, the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturers’ Association and the United! States Forest Service, and Oregon Wool-’ growers’ Association, each to select and, name one of such electors. In the absence’ of such recommendation the governor shall | nevertheless appoint said electors. Said/| board of forestry shall supervise all ma‘t- | ters of forest policy and management under | the jurisdiction of the state, and approve) claims for expenses incurred under the! provisions of this act. The members of said) board shall receive no compensation for} their services thereon but shall be entitled) to actual traveling expenses which may b:2_ incurred in attending board meetings. Said board shall meet at any convenien* place in the state upon the call of the gov-' ernor or its secretary. A majority of said) board shall constitute a quorum. Section 2. The state board of forestry. shall appoint a state forester, who shall) be a practical forester familiar, with west-| ern conditions and experienced in organiz2-| tion for the prevention of forest fires. He shall hold office at the pleasure of said) board, which shall also have power to fix his compensation at not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum. He shall be autMayized fang empowered to ap- MAY ~ Bis eset point a deputy whose salary shall be fixed by the state board of forestry at not to exceed eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800.00) ‘per annum. He shall be allowed necessary office and contingent expenses, including -elerical help, and he and his deputy shall be paid actual traveling and field expenses which may be incurred in the performance ‘of their official duties. He shall, under the supervision of the state board of forestry, execute all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state; ap- point and instruct fire wardens as provided for in this act; direct the improvement and protection of state forest lands; collect data relative to forest conditions; take such action as is authorized by law to prevent and extinguish forest, brush and grass fires; enforce all laws pertaining to forest and brush-covered land and prosecute for any violation of said laws; cooperate with land owners, counties or others in forest protec- tion; advise and encourage reforestation; and publish such information on forestry as he may deem wise. He shall act as sec- retary of the state board of forestry and prepare annually a report to the governor on the progress and condition of state for- est work, containing recommendations for improving methods of forest protection, management and reproduction within the state of Oregon. During the state for- ester’s absence or disability, all his author- ity shall be exercised by his deputy. Section 3. Under such general policy as to qualifications, numbers and localities as the state forester shall deem wise, he shall appoint suitable and proper citizens fire wardens who shall have all the powers given to fire wardens under this act, but shall serve voluntarily or under compensation bv property owners or counties. State and county officials whose duties make their ex officio services as fire wardens especially desirable as a convenience to the public, shall accept appointments as such when formally requested by the state board of 3 forestry. Upon the recommendation of fed. | eral forest supervisors, the state forester | shall appoint resident officers of the | national forest ex officio fire wardens. In | times or localities of particular fire danger, } or to enforce the fire laws or apprehend | and prosecute violators thereof, the state | forester shall have power to appoint and employ, either independently or jointly with | other agencies, such additional fire wardens, | and furnish these such assistance and facil- | ities for protecting life or property from | fire, as he shall deem public safety demands, | and unless contributed by other sources, the | cost thereof shall be paid from the funds’ appropriated by this act, but each county | in which such service is given shall be} responsible for one-third the expenses thus | actually incurred and paid by the state for’ services within said county and upon de-) mand by the state treasurer shall pay the’ amount thus due into the state treasury, to, be credited to the fund appropriated by| this act. Section 4. The state forester shall, with’ the advice of property owners or agents or) counties desiring to cooperate in forest pro-| tection, designate suitable areas to be offi-) cial fire districts. He may appoint for each district one or more district fire wardens, to be paid as other fire wardens under this act and to serve until their appointments are revoked by their employers’ request or by the state forester for good cause shown.) Upon written notice to the state forester) by the person or authority upon whose’ recommendation any other fire warden is) appointed, said fire warden shall be subject! to the direction of the proper district fire; warden. ; Section 5. Any and all inadequately pro- tected forest or cut-over land adjoining, lying near, or intermingling with other for-) est land and covered wholly or in part by inflammable debris or otherwise likely to) further the spread of fire, which by reason of such location or condition or lack of pro- 4 tection endangers life or property, is here- ee ee by declared to be a public nuisance and whenever the state forester shall learn thereof he shall notify the owners or per- sons in control or possession of said land, requesting them to take proper steps for its protection and advising them of means and methods to that end. In case of refusal or neglect by any person or persons at fault, after proper notice to take the precautions against fire required by this section or requested by the state forester, as herein- before provided, the state forester, or dis- trict fire warden, acting with his consent, may have such work done as he deems requisite to public safety or the protection of life or property, and the cost thereof and the expense of any fire patrol rendered nec- essary by the want of adequate protection of such forest or cut-over land shall be recoverable from the offender by action for debt prosecuted in the name of the state of Oregon. Section 6 (as amended 1919). All fire wardens appointed under this act shall, under instruction from the state forester as to their exercise of state authority, take proper steps for the prevention and ex- tinguishment of fires within the localities in which they exercise their functions, assist in apprehending and _ convicting offenders against the fire laws, control the use of fire for clearing land in the closed season as provided by Sections 7 and 8 of this act, and make such reports of their work and conditions within their localities as may be requested by the state forester. They shall have the power of police officers to make arrests for violation of forest laws. They shall have power to enter upon the lands of any person or owner in the dis- charge of their duties; provided, that in so entering they shall exercise due care to avoid doing damage. Any fire warden who has information which would show, with’ reasonable certainty that any person has i) violated any provision of the forest laws, | shall immediately take action against the offender, either by using his own power as | a peace officer or by making complaint be- | fore the proper magistrate, or by the filing of information with the district attorney, | and shall obtain all possible evidence. Fail- ure on the part of any fire warden receiv- | ing compensation to comply with the duties | prescribed by this act shall be a misde- meanor and punishable by a fine of not less | than twenty dollars ($20.00), nor more than | two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), or | by imprisonment in the county jail for not | less than ten (10) days nor more than three } (8) months, or both such fine and imprison- | ment. Any able bodied man refusing with- | out reasonable excuse, to render assistance | in suppressing a grass, brush or forest fire | when called upon by a regularly appointed | state fire warden, shall be guilty. of a mis- demeanor, and shall be punished by a fine | of not less than ten dollars ($10.00), nor | more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) > | provided, that any such person so called upon | for assistance shall be paid the going rate of wages for such work, and in case such | person is called from other employment, | then he shall be paid not less than the rate | of wages paid him in such other employment. | Section 7. During the period between | June 1 and October 1, which is hereby | designated the closed season, it shall be | unlawful for any person or persons to set | on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any slash- | ing, chopping, wood land or brush land, | either his or their own or the property of | another, without written or printed per- | mission from a fire warden and compli- | ance with the terms thereof which shall | prescribe the conditions upon which the per- | mit is given and which are necessary to be observed in setting such fire and to pre- vent it from spreading so that life or prop- | erty of another may be endangered there- | by. This restriction shall not apply to the | 6 burning of log piles, stumps or brush heaps, in small quantities, under adequate precau- tions and personal control, and in accord- ance with any regulations which may be adopted by the state board of forestry for the purpose of insuring public safety; but if any such burning without permission shall result in the escape of fire and injury to the property of another, this shall be held prima facie evidence that such burning was Violation of these provisions shall be pun- not safe and was a violation of this section. ished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment of not less than two (2) days nor more than fifty (50) days. Permits to burn, as provided by this section, may be issued by any fire war- den, and shall contain such safeguarding restrictions as to time of burning and pre- caution to be taken as may be fixed by the state forester or left by him to the discre- tion of fire wardens. Any fire warden shall have the right to refuse, revoke or postpone permits when necessary to prevent danger to the life or property of another. Any permit obtained through wilful misrepre- sentation shall be invalid and give no exemp- tion from liability of any kind. In times and localities of unusual fire danger, the governor, with the advice of the state for- ester, may suspend any or all permits or privileges authorized by this section and prohibit absolutely the use of fire herein mentioned. Whenever, or wherever, during an open season for the hunting of any kind of game in this state, it shall appear to the governor upon the showing of the state for- ester that by reason of extreme drought the use of firearms or fire by hunters is liable to cause forest fires, he may, by proclama- tion, suspend the open season and make it a closed season for the shooting of wild birds and animals of any kind for such time as he may designate, and during the time so designated all provisions of law - ‘ | relating to closed seasons for game shall be > in force. Section 8. Any person who sets on fire, | or causes to be set on fire, any woods, brush grass, grain, stubble, or other material } being or growing on any lands not his own, | without permission from the owner, or who | wilfully or negligently allows fire to escape | from his own land, or any one who acci- dentally sets any fire on his own land or | another’s and allows it to escape from his } control without extinguishing it, or using | every effort to do so, shall be punished by | a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars | ($25.00), nor more than five hundred dol- | lars ($500.00), or imprisonment for not less | than ten (10) days nor more than three | (8) months; provided, that it shall be law- | ful to build, in a careful manner, camp | fires on any uninclosed lands, the owner of } which has not forbidden such building of | camp fires thereon by personal notice or by | posting such prohibition in conspicuous | places or otherwise, if, before departing | from the place where such camp fire has been built, the builder of such fire totally | extinguishes the same; and provided fur- | ther, that nothing in this section shall apply | to the setting of a back fire, in good faith | to prevent the progress of a fire then |} burning. q Section 9 (as amended 1919). Any per- | son who builds a camp fire upon lands j within this state, not his own, without |} clearing the ground immediately around it | free from material which will carry fire, | or who leaves thereon a camp fire burning | and unattended, or who permits a camp fire | to spread thereon, or who uses in any fire- | arms discharged thereon other than incom- | bustible gunwadding, shall be punished by | a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00), | nor more than one _ hundred _ dollars | ($100.00), or by imprisonment of not less | than two (2) days nor more than fifty (50) days. Any fire on any forest land in 8 the state of Oregon burning uncontrolled and without proper precaution being taken to prevent its spread is hereby declared a public nuisance by reason of its menace to life or property. Any person, firm or cor- poration responsible for either the starting or the existence of such fire is hereby required to make a reasonable effort to con- trol or extinguish it immediately, without awaiting instructions from a forest officer, and if said responsible person, firm or cor- poration shall refuse, neglect or fail to do so, the state forester, or any fire warden or forest ranger acting under his authority, may summarily abate the nuisance thus con- stituted by controlling or extinguishing the fire and the cost thereof may be recovered from said responsible person, firm or cor- poration by action for debt; and, if the work is performed on the property of the offender, shall also constitute a lien upon said property. Such lien may be filed by the state forester in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the lands are situated, within sixty days from the ex- tinguishment of the fire, and may be fore- closed in the manner provided by law for ‘the foreclosure of liens for labor and material. Upon the request of the state | forester it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the district in which the lands are located to bring such action for debt or to foreclose such lien, in the name of the state of Oregon. Section 10. From June 1 to October 1 of each year it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or employe thereof, to use or operate any locomotive, |lo-ging engine, portable engine, traction jengine or stationary engine using fuel other than oil, in or near forest or brush land, which is not provided with an adequate ; Spark arrester kept in constant use and jyrepair. Any person, firm or corporation who shall wilfully fail to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section shall be 9 guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-| tion thereof shall pay a fine for each engine | or locomotive without such spark arrester | of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than one _ hundred dollars} ($100.00), and shall be enjoined from fur- | ther use of such engine or locomotive until such spark arrester is provided. Escape of fire from any engine shall be prima facie | evidence that such appliance has not been adequately maintained in compliance with this section. Upon proof that any prosecu- | tion has been instituted under this section } by any fire warden, any court of competent jurisdiction shall enjoin the further use of) the engine involved, unless equipped and maintained in compliance with this section | to the satisfaction of said fire warden, until the defendant has been acquitted of the charge preferred. Section 11. All persons, firms, or cor-| porations engaged in logging, or permitting logging upon their lands, in this state, shall | each year, burn their annual slashing, by‘ which is meant the tops and inflammable} refuse left after logging or woodcutting, that may carry fire or cause it to spread,| at such time and in such manner and with) such provision of help as will confine the} fire to the lands upon which such slashing} may be, and if such burning is done between) June 1 and October 1 shall first cut down all| dead trees or snags over twenty-five (25) | feet high. Builders of trails, roads, or rail-| roads, power, telegraph or telephone lines) in this state shall immediately destroy or remove all inflammable material resulting’ from constructing or clearing for such im-} provements unless prevented under the pro-| visions of Section 7 of this act. Any per-| son, firm or corporation operating a rail-} road in this state with coal or wood fuel! shall annually, or when so directed by the) state board of forestry, and in a manner and to an extent directed by said board) destroy or remove all inflammable material) 10 “from the right of way of said railroad. » All burning under the provisions of this sec- ‘tion shall be in accordance with the pro- ‘visions of Sections 7 and 8 of this act. Refusal or neglect to comply with the pro- | visions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, $100.00) nor more than one thousand dol- lars ($1,000.00) for each offense; provided, that the state forester with the consent of the , board of forestry may suspend the restric- ‘tions of this section when and where he ‘deems public safety so permits or requires; at is further provided, that in the absence of | such suspension, and in case of refusal or {neglect by any person or persons at fault, after proper notice to take the precautions jagainst fire required by this section, the “state forester, or district fire warden acting ‘with his consent, may have the work done to the extent he deems requisite to public |} safety, and the cost thereof and the expense ‘of any fire patrol rendered necessary by the ‘delay shall be recoverable from the offender by action for debt, prosecuted in the name of ‘the state of Oregon. No contract for road, ‘trail, power, telegraph and telephone lines, ‘or railroad construction shall be let by any state or county body, or officers, unless it }eontains specific provisions for the removal of inflammable material resulting from con- ‘struction, and no such work performed for such state or county body, or officers, shall be accepted by them until such inflammable material has keen removed. In case of fail- ure on the part of any county or state bodv or official, having charge of such work or whose duty it is to accept the same, to com- pel the clearing of rights-of-way as above provided, or in case of failure to so clear ‘them when work is performed by the state, county or road district, the state forester shall, upon complaint of any interested party investigate the condition existing and if sufficient inflammable material to con- stitute a menace to adjoining pwoperty 11 | remains on the ground he shall notify the. state or county official of the condition) existing and set a reasonable time when the| inflammable material must be disposed of Upon failure to remove said material in the! time specified, the state forester may cause! it to be removed and the expense of such work, together with the expense of any fire) patrol rendered necessary, shall be certified) by the state forester to the county in which the work was performed, and shall be paid by such county direct to the person, or persons performing the services. In case] the improvement is being carried on by the state, then the certificate shall be to the proper state officer or body, and shall be paid as an expense of such office, and in) case of private enterprises the expense of removal and fire patrol shall be collectible as debts are collected. Justices of the peace, district courts and county courts shall have concurrent juris/ diction with the circuit courts of all prose | cutions for violations of the act designated; as Chapter 278 of the general laws of Oregon for 1911, and all acts supplementa thereto and amendatory thereof, including) this act, as also of all actions by the statd for the recovery of the cost of protecting forest or cut-over lands incurred by the stat¢ forester or district fire warden acting with| his consent, under the provisions of Sections 5 and eit, of said act, as hereby amended) All moneys collected under the provisions of said Sections 5 and 11, excepting fines, shal] be paid into the state treasury and becomé a part of the fund appropriated for the pay: ment of salaries and expenses of and ij connection with the offices of the Oregor State Board of Forestry and shall be ex} pended as other moneys so appropriated ar¢ expended. ! Section 12. Any person who shall uni lawfully or maliciously set fire to any woods aft forest, timber, brush or vegetable mattel whatever with intent that the property. o} 12 another shall be injured thereby, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment n the state penitentiary for not less than eo (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. ' Section 13. In addition to the penalties jrovided in this act, the United States, state, county, or private owners, whose jproperty is injured or destroyed by fires n violation of this act, may recover in a “ivil action double the amount of damages suffered if the fires occurred through wil- ‘ulness, malice or negligence; but if such ‘ires were caused or escaped accidentally bs unavoidably, civil action shall lie only ‘or the actual damage sustained as deter- mined by the value of the property injured or destroyed, and the detriment to the land and vegetation thereof. Persons or corpora- sions causing fires by violations of this act shall be liable in action for debt to the ful! ymount of all expenses incurred in fighting such fires. | Section 14. Any person not employed und compensated as a fire warden who shall ‘letect any one violating any of the pro- i7isions of this act, and shall furnish infor- ‘mation leading to the arrest and conviction ‘of such person, shall, upon his conviction, veeceive one-half of the fine paid by such gerson so convicted, otherwise all fines mposed under this act, less the cost of eollection, shall go into the general fund of the county in which conviction is had. Section 15. Whenever an arrest shall lave been made for violation of any pro- vision iof this act, or whenever any evidence which shows with reasonable certainty any such violation shall have been lodged with jaim, the district attorney for the county in ‘which the criminal act was committed must jerosecute the offenders with all diligence imd energy. If any district attorney shall ‘ail to comply with the provisions of this section he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less 13 than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) , in the discretion of the court. Prosecution ducted by the attorney general. The penal-| ties of this section shall apply to any justice} of the peace, with proper authority, who re- fuses or neglects to issue a warrant for the arrest of any person or persons when complaint under oath of violation of any terms of this act has been lodged with him. Section 16. Any person who shall wil- fully destroy or injure any notice posted in| compliance herewith shall be punished by a) fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) , nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by’ imprisonment for one (1) day for each two dollars ($2.00) of such fine imposed in case of his neglect or refusal to pay such fine. Section 17. County boards of commis-| sioners may appropriate money for forest; protection under the provisions of this act) and expenses incurred by any county board) of commissioners in accordance therewith] shall be a proper county charge. Section 18. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, including the payment of the salaries and expenses, of the officers and employes for which the state is liable under this act, there is| hereby appropriated out of any funds in| the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) |) or so much thereof as may be necessary. The! secretary of state is hereby authorized and) directed to audit all duly approved claims which have been incurred in pursuance of| this act and the foregoing appropriation) and to draw his warrant on the state treasurer in the payment thereof out o the appropriation made by this act or othe} appropriation from which the same may 4 determined to be payable. oe rat - CHAPTER 90 of the LAWS OF OREGON FOR 1913 ' In effect June 3, 1913. Be AN ACT (To make every county judge ex officio a fire ' warden within his county and to provide the conditions under which slashings and tim- ’ ber cuttings may be burned. ) Be it enacted by the People of the State A. of Oregon: Section 1. That every county judge within the state of Oregon is ex officio a fire warden and shall have all the rights and powers and perform all the duties of a regularly appointed fire warden, within the boundaries of his county, as _ such vights, powers and duties are provided and defined by the general laws of Oregon. Every such county judge is hereby author- ‘ized to issue and revoke permits for burning lashings, choppings, wood lands and brush lands between June 1 and October 1 of vgach year. Section 2. Every person to whom such ‘a permit is issued shall give at least twenty- four hours’ notice to each resident owner of adjoining lands, of the time when he intends ‘to set fire in accordance with his permit. | i | CHAPTER 247 of the LAWS OF OREGON FOR 1913 In effect June 3, 1913. AN ACT /(To require owners of timber lands to provide a fire patrol therefor.) \Be it enacted by the People of. the State 4 of Oregon: \, Section 1. Every owner of timber land : the state of Oregon shall furnish or pro- Ww 4 t" ws r ’. ak fey yide a sufficient fire patrol therefor, during the season of the year when there is danger of forest fires, which patrol shall meet with 4 15 the approval of the state board of forestry! Section 2. In case any owner or Ow ers shall fail or neglect to provide such/ fire patrol, then the state forester, under direc tion from the state board of forestry} shall provide the same at a cost not to exceed five (5) cents per acre per annum, Any amounts so paid or contracted to ba paid by the state forester, shall be a lien| upon the property, and shall be reported) by the state forester to the county court of the county in which such lands are situated, and shall by such court be levied and collected with the next taxes on such lands in the same manner as taxes are collected. Said county court shall instruct the proper officer to extend the amounts onj the assessment roll in a separate column) and the procedure provided by law for thd collection of taxes and delinquent taxes shall be applicable thereto, and upon col-4 lection thereof the county court shall repays the same to the state forester, to be applied} to the expenses incurred in carrying out) the provisions of this act. Section 3. For the purposes of this act! any land shall be considered timber land) which has enough timber standing or dow to constitute, in the judgment of the state} board of forestry, a fire menace to itself or adjoining lands. Section 4. The owner of any land com-j ing under the provisions of this act, whoj shall reside within one and one-half miles of said land, shall be considered, by virtue of said residence, to maintain a sufficient fire patrol and shall not be compelled tof maintain additional patrol on such land. | Section 5. For the purposes of this act) an adequate fire patrol shall be construed) to mean one equal to that maintained by) fifty per cent of timber owners in the same locality, or under similar conditions in othe} localities, who are in good faith patrolling) their lands against fire. ) 16 4 biates | ea with, ‘horns, lube re to Octo- efay: soutien Séitember a to} Octo- i e er 3 Ay oo as Fats. coots” jackenine® “and eater ‘and lesser -yel owlegs, Gotiber r6 to : February 1 5exeept that! in (Multhomah, Clat- sop, Columbia and, Tillamook *eountiesy” the — ae! jiseasou for dhe eibirds grouse—Five .in any one day’ and ten in any seven consecutive days. Phree roles birds permitted in bag of ten. » Prairie chickens and: gage edgewear in one. day and ten in’ any seven consecutive days. Quail—Ten' in any seven consecutive days. ~-Doves—Ten in one day or hid te ait in any seven consecutive days. ‘OPEN ANGLING SEASONSnOrE DISTRICT " m@rout over baie Ae OPERA Y 1 to October 81. Bag limit, 50 fish or 85 pounds in any one day. - “Yanks,” in Wallowa lake—All year, except October 10. to December 31. or Hai, 50 ‘pounds in one day. No Shedtine of bette inp game birds be- tween sunset and one- -half hour DOS sunrise. Buck » ‘acer, with horns—Two ‘uring Hany