Not relevant to the foregoing old discussion, but since I looked up the wildlife possession laws in OR I thought I'd park them here for future easy reference.
In Oregon, a wildlife species has to be whitelisted in order to be possessed.
"For species, subspecies or hybrids listed as Prohibited or those species not yet classified, a permit will not be issued allowing the importation and possession of live wildlife..."
https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_635-056-0040
Here's the prohibited list:
https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_635-056-0050
And here is the permitted ("noncontrolled") list:
https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_635-056-0060