Clackamas County, OR Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited acts
- Hunt, trap, kill, injure or molest any bird/animal
- Fine per violation
- $367 under §6.06.050(F)(1)
- Weapons ban
- No firearms, bows, slingshots capable of injury
- Loaded-weapon exception
- Peace officers, military, CHL holders only
- Applies to
- All Clackamas County parks and forests
Summary
Clackamas County bans hunting, trapping, injuring or otherwise molesting any bird or animal inside county parks, forests and recreation areas. The same rule outlaws discharging or even carrying a loaded firearm, pellet gun, bow, slingshot or paintball gun capable of hurting wildlife or people, and the county's parks fee schedule sets a $367 fine per violation.
F. Fireworks and Weapons
1. No person shall hunt, pursue, trap, kill, injure, or molest any bird or animal in any park area.
2. No person shall discharge in any park area any firearm, pellet gun, bow and arrow, slingshot, paintball gun, or other weapon capable of injuring any person, bird, or animal.
3. No person, shall possess in any park area any: loaded firearm, loaded pellet gun; paintball gun; bow and arrow; slingshot; other weapon capable of injuring any person, bird or animal; provided however that the prohibition of loaded firearms does not apply to or affect:
a. a peace officer or authorized agent in the performance of official duty,
b. a member of the military in the performance of official duty,
c. a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun, or
d. a person authorized to possess a loaded firearm while in a public building under ORS 166.370.
4. No person shall possess or use fireworks or other explosives in any park area, except as designated, without the written permission from the Parks Manager and/or their designate.
G. Alcoholic Beverages
Full Breakdown
' Subsection (F)(1) states flatly that no person shall hunt, pursue, trap, kill, injure, or molest any bird or animal in any park area, a prohibition covering every county park, forest and recreation area from Barlow Wayside to Wilhoit Springs. Subsection (F)(2) backs that ban with a weapons prohibition: no one may discharge a firearm, pellet gun, bow and arrow, slingshot or paintball gun, or any other weapon capable of injuring a person, bird or animal, anywhere in a park area. 370 to carry a loaded firearm in a public building.
060(A), and a citation must state the specific violation, the maximum fine, and the twenty-day deadline to pay or request a hearing before the county's Hearings Officer. Failing to respond within twenty days is treated as an admission and doubles the fine automatically.
Violations & Fines
Hunting, trapping or molesting a bird or animal in a park draws a $367 fine, the same maximum set for discharging a firearm or other injury-capable weapon under (F)(2) and for possessing a loaded weapon under (F)(3). Fines are set by Board of County Commissioners ordinance under § 6.06.080 and are payable to the Sheriff's Office within twenty days; contesting a citation requires posting bail equal to the fine and requesting a hearing, which the county's Hearings Officer must schedule within thirty days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I hunt or trap wildlife in a Clackamas County park?
Are bows, slingshots or pellet guns allowed in county parks?
Who enforces the wildlife protection rule in the parks?
Sources & Official References
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