Attachment 3 1 DIVISION 44 2 HOLDING, PROPAGATING, PROTECTED WILDLIFE 3 4 WILDLIFE REHABILITATION [HOLDING] PERMIT 5 635-044-0200 6 Purpose of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit [Required to Rehabilitate Birds, 7 Mammals, Amphibians or Reptiles] 8 Any person desiring to hold any bird[s], mammal[s], amphibian[s] or reptile[s] for the 9 purpose of wildlife rehabilitation shall [purposes must] first obtain a Wildlife 10 Rehabilitation [Holding] Permit from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The 11 permittee may capture, transport, temporarily possess, rehabilitate, and (with 12 permission from the local Department district wildlife biologist) release such 13 wildlife. The permittee may euthanize wildlife that are injured, ill, orphaned, 14 restricted, or otherwise not authorized, if that wildlife is specified on the permit. The 15 Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit does not allow the possession of wildlife for public 16 display. 17 Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 497.298, 497.308, 497.312, 497.318, 18 498.022, 498.029, 498.052, 498.222, 498.242 19 Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 497.298, 497.308, 497.312, 20 497.318, 498.022, 498.029, 498.052, 498. 222, 498.242 21 Hist.: FWC 7-1983, f. & ef. 2-3-83; DFW 31-2004, f. 4-22-04, cert. ef. 5-1-04 22 23 635-044-0205 24 [Rehabilitation Defined] Definition of Terms 25 [For the purpose of this rule, rehabilitation is defined as the restoration of an injured, sick 26 or immature bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile to a condition whereby: 27 (1) The bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile is capable of being released into the wild at a 28 location designated by the Department; or 1 1 (2) If incapable of survival if released into the wild, be released to an organization, 2 educational institution, museum, or publicly funded zoo, or as determined by the 3 Department.] 4 (1) “Assistant” means someone who conducts wildlife rehabilitation activities in a 5 wildlife rehabilitation facility under the direct supervision of the permittee. 6 (2) "AZA" means the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. 7 (3) "Candidate" means an animal species for which the USFWS has on file 8 sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threats to support a proposal 9 to list as endangered or threatened. 10 (4) "Department" means Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 11 (5) "DVM" means Oregon licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. 12 (6) "Endangered species" means those species defined in ORS 496.004(6). 13 (7) "Euthanasia" means to humanely kill an animal as per the 2006 American 14 Association of Zoo Veterinarians Guidelines for Euthanasia of Nondomestic 15 Animals. 16 (8) “Home Care” means the facility used by the subpermittee for the care and 17 feeding of neonate avian species (or other species as approved in writing by the local 18 department district wildlife biologist) under the guidance and at the request of the 19 permittee. 20 (9) "Marine mammals" means seals, sea lions, sea otters, and cetaceans (e.g., whales 21 and porpoises). 22 (10) "Migratory bird" means any bird, whatever its origin and whether or not 23 raised in captivity, which belongs to a species listed in U.S. 50CFR§10.13, including 24 any part, nest, or egg of any such bird. Birds listed under OAR 635-057-0000 are 25 not included. 26 (11) "NMFS" means National Marine Fisheries Service. 27 (12) "Non-releasable" means: 28 (a) Individual wildlife that cannot be rehabilitated and returned to the wild with a 29 reasonable potential for survival; 30 (b) Those species classified as prohibited by OAR 635 Division 056; or 31 (c) Those species classified as controlled by OAR 635 Division 56 under rules that do 2 1 not allow release into the wild (OAR 635-056-0070). 2 (13) “Permittee” means the person who holds a valid Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit 3 issued by the Department. 4 (14) "Public display" means to place or locate wildlife so that it may be viewed by 5 the public. 6 (15) "Rehabilitation" means the attempted or successful restoration of an injured, 7 sick or immature bird, mammal, amphibian or reptile to a condition whereby it can 8 be returned to the wild. 9 (16) "Sensitive species" means those wildlife species, subspecies, or populations that 10 are facing one or more threats to their populations, habitat quantity or habitat 11 quality or that are subject to a decline in number of sufficient magnitude such that 12 they may become eligible for listing on the state Threatened and Endangered 13 Species List. 14 (17) "Subpermittee" means those persons listed on a wildlife rehabilitation permit 15 as authorized to perform wildlife rehabilitation activities under the supervision 16 (direct or indirect) of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Subpermittees may include, 17 but are not limited to, veterinarians, falconers, or others assisting the permittee with 18 the rehabilitation of wildlife specifically allowed on the permit. 19 (18) "Threatened species" means those species defined in ORS 496.004(15). 20 (19) "USFWS" means U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 21 (20) For the purpose of these rules, "wildlife" means wild mammals and wild birds, 22 as defined by OAR 635-057-0000, amphibians, reptiles and fish. 23 (21) "Wildlife rehabilitation facility" means the primary location where a licensed 24 wildlife rehabilitator conducts rehabilitation. 25 Stat. Auth.: ORS 496 26 Stats. Implemented: ORS 496 27 Hist.: FWC 7-1983, f. & ef. 2-3-83 3 1 635-044-0210 2 Wildlife [Requirements for] Rehabilitation [Holding] Permit Requirements and 3 Conditions 4 (1) A Wildlife Rehabilitation [Holding] Permit[s for game mammals, furbearer,s or 5 raptors] may only be issued to a person[s] who: 6 [(1) An individual must pass the Wildlife Rehabilitation Examination before a permit will 7 be issued.] 8 [(2) Organizations or institutions must have at least one member of their staff that has 9 passed the Department's Rehabilitation Examination before a permit will be issued. Other 10 members may be issued a permit without taking an examination provided they are 11 supervised by the staff member who has a permit.] 12 (a) Resides in Oregon or whose rehabilitation activities occur or facility (or 13 facilities) exist within the state; 14 (b) Is at least 18 years of age at the time of the examination; 15 (c) Has submitted a completed written application form provided by the 16 Department; 17 (d) Possesses either a valid Oregon DVM license or a letter from an Oregon licensed 18 DVM agreeing to act as a medical supervisor and consultant to the person; 19 (e) Has passed the wildlife rehabilitation examination administered by the 20 Department with a score of 80 percent or higher on the general section of the test 21 and each relevant section of interest. Any applicant who fails to pass an examination 22 may retake the examination no earlier than 14 days from the date of the prior 23 examination; 24 (f) Has been approved by the local Department district wildlife biologist or other 25 local Department representative as meeting a need for rehabilitation services in the 26 area and having a good reputation for care of wildlife; 27 (g) Has a rehabilitation facility, or plan for such facility, approved by the local 28 Department district wildlife biologist or other local Department representative as 29 meeting all requirements of these rules; 30 (h) (Upon permit renewal) documents compliance with the Department’s 31 Rehabilitation Continuing Education Standards. 4 1 (2) Subpermittees may perform wildlife rehabilitation activities under the 2 supervision (direct or indirect) of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator subject to the 3 following conditions: 4 (a) The permittee must inspect the facilities of the subpermittee prior to the sub- 5 permittee receiving wildlife; 6 (b) The permittee must provide the subpermittee any written information, caging, 7 food, veterinary treatment and any other assistance the permittee deems necessary 8 for the care of wildlife in the subpermittee’s possession. The permittee must provide 9 information concerning such assistance to the local Department district biologist 10 upon request; 11 (c) The subpermittee must follow the written protocol, described in paragraph b, 12 provided by the permittee and approved by the Department; 13 (d) The subpermittee must be approved by the local Department district wildlife 14 biologist before receiving wildlife. The name, address, and phone number of the 15 subpermittee must be provided to the Department; 16 (e) All wildlife must be admitted through the permittee’s licensed facility, the 17 subpermittee must not accept any wildlife from any other source; 18 (f) The permittee must accept responsibility for the activities of the subpermittee; 19 (g) The subpermittee must reside and conduct rehabilitation activities within 20 Oregon; 21 (h) The subpermittee shall not perform any rehabilitation activities at their Home 22 Care facility except for the care and feeding of neonate avian species or other 23 wildlife species as approved in writing by the local Department district wildlife 24 biologist. 25 (3) Veterinarians administering immediate medical care for injured wildlife are not 26 required to have a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or submit a semi-annual report. 27 Veterinarians that provide care or hold wildlife longer than 48-hours are required 28 to pass the wildlife rehabilitation examination and possess a Wildlife Rehabilitation 29 Permit. 30 (4) The Department reserves the right to deny issuance of a Wildlife Rehabilitation 31 Permit, disapprove a subpermittee(s) and to impose special permit conditions (e.g., 5 1 number of species, types of species, subpermittees, etc.) if the applicant or 2 subpermittee is convicted of, or admits to, a violation of a wildlife law or rule or an 3 order or permit issued under the wildlife laws.