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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.931 - Eligibility for permit.

(1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall provide initial eligibility for vessels to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery seasons established by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, beginning on December 1, 1995, with a transferable ocean Dungeness crab permit only if:
(a) The vessel for which application is made was continuously licensed pursuant to ORS 508.260 for the calendar years 1991 through 1994, and was used in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery to lawfully land into Oregon ports at least 500 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in each of two crab fishing seasons between December 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994;
(b) The vessel for which application is made was under construction between December 1, 1988, and August 14, 1991, for the purpose of ocean Dungeness crab fishing in waters of this state, and the vessel lawfully landed into Oregon ports at least 500 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in each of two crab fishing seasons between December 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994, and was licensed as an Oregon vessel from the date of completion;
(c) The vessel for which application is made was used in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery to lawfully land into Oregon ports at least 500 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in each of two crab fishing seasons between December 1, 1991, and December 31, 1994, and is owned by a person who, prior to December 31, 1994, sold a vessel that was used prior to sale in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery to lawfully land into Oregon ports at least 500 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in each of two crab fishing seasons between December 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994, and who, as a condition of the sale, retained the sold vessel’s commercial fishing rights to fish for ocean Dungeness crab in the ocean waters of Oregon;
(d) The vessel for which application is made was continuously licensed pursuant to ORS 508.260 for the calendar years 1991 through 1994, was used in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery to lawfully land into Oregon ports at least 10,000 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in one crab fishing season between December 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994, and the owner of the vessel on December 31, 1994, demonstrates possession of one or more vessel licenses described in ORS 508.260 in each of 10 separate years during the period December 1, 1980, to December 31, 1994; or
(e) The vessel for which application is made was licensed pursuant to ORS 508.260 during 1994, is 26 feet or less in length and was used in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery to lawfully land into Oregon ports at least 100 pounds of ocean Dungeness crab in at least one crab fishing season between December 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Crab fishing season" is the time period from December 1 of one year through August 14 of the next year.
(b) "Owner" includes any ownership interest in a vessel, including interests arising from partnership or corporation. [1995 c.484 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.934 - Permit revocation procedure.

The Commercial Fishery Permit Board may revoke and refuse subsequent issuance of a vessel permit required by ORS 508.926 in the manner provided in ORS 508.485 (1) and 508.490. [2014 c.1 §2]
Note:
508.934 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 508 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.936 - Permit transfer restrictions; rules; fee.

(1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include provisions to make the vessel ocean Dungeness crab permit required by ORS 508.926 transferable:
(a) To another vessel; or
(b) To the purchaser of the vessel when the vessel is sold.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the vessel to which a permit is transferred may not be:
(a) More than 10 feet longer than the vessel from which the permit is transferred; or
(b) More than 99 feet in length.
(3) A permit that is transferred to a vessel that is more than 10 feet shorter than the vessel for which the permit was held on January 1, 2013, may subsequently be transferred to a vessel of a length equal to or less than the length of the vessel for which the permit was held on January 1, 2013.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a permit issued to a vessel:
(a) Under ORS 508.931 (1)(e) shall be transferred only to a vessel that is 26 feet or less in length.
(b) May not be transferred to a vessel that is more than 10 feet longer than the vessel for which the permit was held on January 1, 2006. However, the Commercial Fishery Permit Board may waive the length restriction in this paragraph if the board finds that strict adherence to the length restriction would create undue hardship, as that term is defined by rule by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, for the individual seeking transfer of the permit.
(5) Transfer of a permit under this section is subject to the approval of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife according to such rules as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt. Any transfer of a permit from a vessel without the written consent of each person holding a security interest in the vessel is void.
(6) For purposes of this section, the length of a vessel shall be determined by the manufacturer’s specification of overall length, United States Coast Guard documentation stating overall length or a survey of overall length by a certified marine surveyor, as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission by rule shall establish.
(7) A fee of $100 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section. [1995 c.484 §5; 2005 c.629 §3; 2009 c.832 §42; 2014 c.1 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.941 - Review of eligibility determinations; reciprocity with other states; fee.

(1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include any other provisions for participation that the State Fish and Wildlife Commission considers appropriate.
(2) Any determination by the commission regarding the eligibility of a vessel to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab commercial fishery or to transfer participation rights is subject to review by the Commercial Fishery Permit Board, in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The board may waive the eligibility requirements contained in ORS 508.931 if the board finds that the individual fails to meet the requirements as the result of illness, fire, sinking, accident or other circumstances beyond the individual’s control. In making a determination of eligibility under this section, the board shall consider the applicant’s history of participation in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery. If a vessel for which application is made is owned by a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and the person establishes that a service-related disability prevented the person from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period, there is a rebuttable presumption in favor of issuing an illness waiver for one of the two seasons of lawfully landing crab in Oregon required under ORS 508.931 so as to require the landing of crab in only one season during the prescribed time period. The rebuttable presumption created by this subsection may be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence that the service-related disability of the person did not prevent the person from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period. Orders issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission, but may be appealed as provided in ORS 183.480 to 183.540.
(3) A commercial fishing vessel that holds a valid Washington or California permit to fish for ocean Dungeness crab shall be eligible to participate in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery provided there is reciprocal statutory authority in Washington or California that provides for equal access for vessels holding Oregon ocean Dungeness crab permits to Washington or California coastal waters and Washington waters of the Columbia River. If such reciprocal statutory authority exists, a vessel licensed by Washington or California is eligible to participate in accordance with rules that establish reciprocal border agreements that recognize traditional fishing patterns.
(4) The annual fee to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery is:
(a) $200 for resident applicants.
(b) $250 for nonresident applicants. [1995 c.484 §6; 1997 c.837 §9; 2009 c.832 §43; 2011 c.613 §9; 2015 c.779 §40]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.943 - Requirements related to removal of crab pots; exemptions; permits for removal; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "crab fishing season" has the meaning given that term in ORS 508.931.
(2) A person may not leave a crab pot used as part of the ocean Dungeness crab fishery in the waters of this state more than 15 days after the closure of the crab fishing season.
(3) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may issue permits to persons for the removal of crab pots left in violation of subsection (2) of this section:
(a) Regardless of whether the person who removes the crab pot originally set the crab pot; and
(b) If the permit holder also holds a boat license issued pursuant to ORS 508.260.
(4) By rule the commission:
(a) Shall establish provisions related to the disposition of the crab pots by the permit holder who removes the crab pots.
(b) May restrict the removal of crab pots to specific geographic areas.
(5) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may exempt certain owners of crab pots from the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. If the department exempts certain owners under this subsection, the department must notify the holders of permits issued under subsection (3) of this section.
(6) The provisions of ORS 98.005, 98.015, 98.025 and 98.302 to 98.436 do not apply to crab pots removed under the provisions of this section. [2013 c.142 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.947 - Eligibility for permit; renewal; rules.

(1) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may issue a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit to an owner of a vessel that landed a minimum of 750 pounds of nontrawl caught black rockfish, blue rockfish or nearshore fish in any one calendar year between January 1, 1995, and January 1, 2001, or in the six-month period between January 1, 2001, and July 1, 2001, for delivery to a fish processor licensed pursuant to ORS 508.025.
(2) The department may issue a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement to an owner of a vessel that was issued a permit under the Interim Nearshore Fisheries Plan through the Developmental Fisheries Program.
(3) The department may renew a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement if the vessel made a minimum of five commercial fish landings during the calendar year prior to the request for renewal for delivery to a fish processor licensed pursuant to ORS 508.025.
(4) Permits issued under this section expire on December 31 of each year or on such date as may be specified by department rule. An owner of a vessel with a permit must submit a renewal application to the department by January 1 of each year or by such date as may be specified by department rule. If the owner of a vessel with a permit does not timely submit a renewal application, the department shall, not more than 30 days after the application was due, send to the owner by certified letter a notice of the failure to submit the renewal application. An owner may submit a late application to renew a permit not more than 90 days after the application was due if the owner pays a $150 late fee in addition to the fee required in ORS 508.949.
(5) In making determinations regarding initial eligibility for and renewal of a permit issued under this section, the department may consider department records and receipts and accounts, contracts and other business records of private parties that the department considers reliable.
(6) Except as provided in ORS 508.955, new vessel permits may not be issued under this section after December 30, 2005. [2003 c.809 §3; 2005 c.629 §2; 2007 c.768 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.949 - Fees; application form; rules.

(1) The annual fee for a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement issued under ORS 508.947 is:
(a) $125 for resident applicants.
(b) $175 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications for a permit shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
(3) All fees collected under this section and ORS 508.505 (1)(b) and 508.947 shall be placed into the Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account established in ORS 508.951. [2003 c.809 §4; 2009 c.832 §44; 2015 c.779 §41]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.951 - Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account; sources; uses.

(1) There is established a Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest on moneys in the account shall be credited to the account.
(2) The account shall consist of moneys deposited into the account by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife from fees collected for the value of black rockfish, blue rockfish or nearshore fish at the point of landing pursuant to ORS 508.505 (1)(b) and black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit fees and late fees collected under ORS 508.947 and 508.949. The moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife for gathering and analyzing data and conducting research on the black rockfish and blue rockfish fishery and the nearshore species fishery. [2003 c.809 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.953 - Log book required; collection and report of data.

(1) An owner of a vessel that has a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement shall keep a log book that includes:
(a) The amount of food fish that are caught;
(b) The date on which the food fish are caught;
(c) The species of food fish that are caught by the vessel; and
(d) Any other information that the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may prescribe.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall:
(a) Annually collect and summarize the information required by subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) Present a report on the black rockfish and blue rockfish fishery and the nearshore species fishery, including the summary prepared in paragraph (a) of this subsection, to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission during a public meeting held by July 1. [2003 c.809 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.955 - Lottery system for permit issuance; rules.

(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may establish by rule a lottery for issuing permits to vessels under ORS 508.947.
(2) A vessel may qualify for the lottery if the vessel:
(a) Has a boat license issued pursuant to ORS 508.260 for the current year; and
(b) Had a boat license issued pursuant to ORS 508.260 for the previous year.
(3) Based on an assessment of the resource, the commission may:
(a) Suspend the lottery for up to two years; and
(b) Renew a suspension of the lottery every two years.
(4) The commission shall establish by rule a threshold number of permits below which the department shall issue permits through the lottery. [2003 c.809 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.957 - Permit transfer restrictions; fee.

(1) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement issued under ORS 508.947 may be transferred to another vessel if:
(a) The permit has been renewed a minimum of five times; and
(b) The vessel operating under the permit has made, in the previous calendar year, a minimum of five landings that contained at least 15 pounds of black rockfish, blue rockfish or nearshore fish.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement:
(a) May be transferred one time per calendar year to a replacement vessel that is owned by the same person that owns the vessel to which the permit was originally issued.
(b) That is issued to a vessel owned by a sole proprietor may be transferred upon the death of the sole proprietor.
(3) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement may not be transferred to a vessel that is more than five feet longer than the vessel to which the permit was originally issued.
(4) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit issued under ORS 508.947:
(a) May be transferred to another vessel except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) May not be transferred to a vessel that is more than five feet longer than the vessel to which the permit was originally issued.
(5) A fee of $100 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section. [2003 c.809 §8; 2009 c.832 §45]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits › Section 508.960 - Review of permit denial; fee; rules.

(1) A person whose application for issuance, renewal or transfer of a permit under ORS 508.947 is denied by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may make written request to the Commercial Fishery Permit Board for review of the denial. The review provided in this subsection is in lieu of any such review by the department or the State Fish and Wildlife Commission. The request shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the board considers appropriate. The request shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $125, which shall apply toward the permit fee if the application is approved.
(2) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall review denials of applications for issuance, transfer or renewal of permits. Orders issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission, but may be appealed as provided in ORS 183.480 to 183.540. The board may waive requirements for renewal or transfer of permits if the board finds that the person fails to meet the requirements as the result of illness, accident or other circumstances beyond the person’s control.
(3) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board may promulgate such rules as it considers necessary to carry out its duties, functions and powers under this section. [2003 c.809 §9; 2009 c.832 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.006 - General prohibition regarding taking, possessing, buying, selling or handling food fish.

It is unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell or otherwise handle any food fish in or from any waters of this state, during times, in a manner or by means of the fishing gear prohibited by law. [1965 c.570 §92]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.011 - Prohibited activities during closed season.

(1) It is unlawful, during a closed season on any of the waters of this state, to:
(a) Take or transport food fish taken in or upon such waters.
(b) Make use of a boat or any fishing gear to take or transport food fish taken in such waters.
(c) Have, leave or cause to be left in such waters any fishing gear in a condition to take food fish.
(2) It is unlawful to:
(a) Buy, receive, possess or sell food fish unlawfully caught during a closed season.
(b) Make use of a vehicle of any kind whatsoever for transporting, or intended to be used for transporting, in any place, food fish unlawfully taken during a closed season, or unlawfully brought into this state. [1965 c.570 §93]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.015 - Forfeiture of boat, vessel or fishing gear unlawfully used; seizure and disposition of food fish unlawfully taken.

(1) In addition to the penalty prescribed by ORS 506.991, upon conviction of a violation of ORS 509.011, the court may order the forfeiture of the boat, vessel, vehicle and fishing gear unlawfully used, in the manner provided by ORS 506.695 and 506.700, and the clear proceeds of the property forfeited shall be deposited with the State Treasury in the Common School Fund.
(2) All food fish taken, transported or possessed in violation of ORS 509.011 are subject to seizure by the State Fish and Wildlife Director, a deputy fish or game warden or a member of the state police, either with or without arrest. Upon such seizure, the fish are subject to forfeiture and disposition pursuant to ORS 506.690. [Amended by 1957 c.133 §1; 1965 c.570 §95; 1977 c.652 §8; 1987 c.858 §9; 1993 c.699 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.019 - Consumption of catch at sea lawful without payment of fee.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual lawfully engaged in commercial fishing, while at sea, may consume a portion of the lawful commercial catch, without payment of the fees required under ORS 508.505. [1987 c.178 §2; 1991 c.701 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.025 - Selling or transporting food fish taken by angling.

It is unlawful to sell within this state, or transport out of this state for the purpose of sale, food fish taken from any waters of this state by means of angling. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §94; subsection (2) enacted as 1965 c.570 §107; 1977 c.242 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.031 - Rainbow trout as game fish; return to water of incidental commercial catch.

(1) It shall be the policy of the State of Oregon that rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, including steelhead trout are game fish, and shall be managed to provide recreational angling for the people and to protect wild native stocks. Recognizing that rainbow trout are sometimes intermingled with food fish, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall regulate to minimize the incidental catch of rainbow trout that may be taken under subsection (2) of this section by commercial fishing gear, including but not limited to regulations as to season, gear and area.
(2) Any rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, including steelhead trout taken as an incidental catch, by any person fishing commercially shall be returned immediately to the water and shall not be bought or sold within the state.
(3) Nothing in this section is intended to affect Indian fishing rights as granted by federal treaties. [1975 c.1 §2 (enacted in lieu of 509.030); 1987 c.199 §1; 1991 c.47 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.040 - Small or immature salmon protected; exceptions; rules.

(1) Any person who takes any immature salmon of any variety less than 20 inches in length, or any mature salmon of any variety less than 15 inches in length, by any means other than angling, shall immediately return such salmon alive to the water.
(2) It is unlawful to:
(a) Take, buy, sell or possess immature salmon less than 20 inches or mature salmon less than 15 inches in length, taken in any waters of this state, at any time or in any manner except by angling.
(b) Take, molest, kill or injure, in any manner at any time, or expose for sale or have in possession, except for the purpose of propagation when authorized by law, any spawning salmon.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section it is lawful to take precocious salmon commonly called jack salmon less than 15 inches in length from the waters of this state, except the Pacific Ocean and to buy, sell or possess such salmon.
(4) To further protect immature salmon the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may establish by rule a minimum size for any species of salmon which is greater than 20 inches. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §97]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.070 - Selling, canning, processing or preserving food fish out of water longer than 60 hours.

It is unlawful to sell, can, process or preserve for food any food fish that have been removed from the water for a longer period than 60 hours, unless such fish have been artificially chilled. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §102]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.075 - Packing or selling food fish unfit for human consumption.

If the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or its authorized representatives finds that food fish about to be processed, packed, canned, preserved in ice or sold in the open market are unfit for human consumption, it or they shall notify the packer or possessor of such fish of the fact. If, in spite of any warning given to such packer or possessor, such fish are packed, demand shall be made upon the packer to keep such fish separate and apart from the balance of the output or pack of the packer, and a full report shall be made of the matter to both the state and the federal health authorities. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §103]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.105 - Possession, importation or transportation of food fish unlawfully taken in other state.

It is unlawful to possess, import into this state or transport within this state any food fish which have been unlawfully taken or transported under the laws of another state. [Amended by 1957 c.291 §1; 1965 c.570 §108]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.110 - Fish transporters to require statement from shipper; examination by commission.

(1) All transportation companies, common carriers or other persons or agencies transporting food fish, fresh, frozen, salted, smoked, kippered or preserved in ice, shall require of the shipper, before accepting such shipments, a signed statement in writing showing:
(a) The name of the consignor or shipper.
(b) The name of the consignee.
(c) The net weight in pounds of each species of fish in the shipment, in the whole or round, or dressed.
(d) The date of the shipment.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may require such statement to be forwarded to its office.
(3) The State Fish and Wildlife Director or the authorized representative of the director may at any time examine the records of any such transportation companies, common carriers or other persons or agencies, for the purpose of enforcing this section. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §109]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.115 - Placing in waters fish harmful to food fish.

It is unlawful, without written authority from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, to place in any of the waters of this state any species or variety of fish whatsoever which are inimical to or destructive of food fish. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §105]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.120 - Using electricity to disturb food fish.

It is unlawful to use or permit to be used in any of the waters of this state any electrical device, appliance or current which in any manner has a tendency to retard, scare, frighten or obstruct any food fish in their migrations or movements in such waters without first having obtained the consent of and a permit from the State Fish and Wildlife Director. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §106]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.122 - Definitions for ORS 509.125 to 509.155.

As used in ORS 509.125 to 509.155, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Explosives" means any explosive substances whatever, including but not limited to powder, dynamite and nitroglycerine.
(2) "Substance deleterious to fish" includes but is not limited to any drug, powder, chemical, medicated bait, gas, cocculus indicus or extract therefrom, inimical to fish. [1965 c.570 §110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.125 - Placing substances in water to drive fish from closed areas.

It is unlawful to place or cause to be placed in any stream of this state where anadromous or food fish run or exist, within the distance from any dam, fishway or object in which the taking of any anadromous or food fish by means other than angling is prohibited by law, any blood or offal of fish, or any other substance, matter or contrivance that will frighten or drive anadromous or food fish, or with intent to drive or frighten, out of that part of the waters of any stream in which it is unlawful to take such fish. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §111]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.130 - Placing substances in water or using explosives to take or destroy food fish.

It is unlawful, for the purpose of taking or destroying any food fish, to:
(1) Throw, cast or pass, or cause or permit to be thrown, cast or passed, in any waters of this state in which food fishes are wont to be, any substance deleterious to fish; or
(2) Explode or cause to be exploded in any waters of this state, any explosives. [Amended by 1963 c.112 §1; 1965 c.570 §112]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.140 - Placing explosives or harmful substances in waters in course of lawful work; permit.

(1) Whenever in the course of removing any obstruction in any waters of this state, or in constructing any foundations for dams, bridges or other structures, or in carrying on any trade or business, any person, municipal corporation, political subdivision or governmental agency desires to use explosives or any substances deleterious to fish, such person, municipal corporation, political subdivision or governmental agency shall make application to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission for a permit to use the explosives or substances in such waters.
(2) If the commission finds it necessary that the explosives or substances be used, it may make an order granting such person, municipal corporation, political subdivision or governmental agency the right to use the explosives or substances and shall:
(a) Designate the places and period within which the explosives or substances may be used; and
(b) Prescribe such precautions as will save fish from injury.
(3) It is unlawful to disregard such order or fail to obtain such order or permit before using explosives or substances deleterious to fish. [Amended by 1963 c.112 §2; 1965 c.570 §113]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.150 - Use by commission of explosives or substances to destroy predatory fish.

Nothing in ORS 509.125 to 509.155 prevents the State Fish and Wildlife Commission from using any explosives or substances deleterious to fish for the purpose of destroying German carp or any other predatory fish inimical to food fish, or from carrying out any of the commercial fishing laws. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §114]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.155 - Possession of fish taken by explosives or harmful substance justifies arrest; burden of proof.

Having in possession any food fish under circumstances which make it reasonable to believe that they were taken by means of explosives or substances deleterious to fish justifies the arrest of the person having the fish in possession. It is then incumbent upon such person to prove and show that the fish were taken by lawful means. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §115]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.160 - Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Shark fin" means the raw or dried fin or tail of a shark.
(b) "Spiny dogfish" means a shark belonging to the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes that has two spines, one anterior to each dorsal fin, and that does not have an anal fin.
(2) A person may not possess, sell or offer for sale, trade or distribute a shark fin in this state.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) A person who possesses, sells or offers for sale, trades or distributes a shark fin from a spiny dogfish that was legally taken or landed under rules adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and in accordance with federal regulations;
(b) A person who holds a license or permit issued by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife under the commercial fishing laws to take a shark and who possesses, sells or offers for sale, trades or distributes a shark fin consistent with the terms of that license or permit; and
(c) A fish processor who holds a license under the commercial fishing laws, who possesses and processes a shark obtained from a person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and who sells or offers for sale, trades or distributes the shark fin consistent with the terms of the license of that fish processor. [2011 c.371 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.230 - Possession of fish taken by lawful gear from Pacific Ocean outside Oregon jurisdiction; taking salmon only by troll within Oregon jurisdiction.

(1) Subject to the conditions provided in this section and ORS chapter 513, it is unlawful to have in possession any food fish taken in the waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state by means of any fishing gear except as provided by law or rule of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, for:
(a) The purpose of commercially packing, canning or preserving the fish.
(b) The manufacture of fish meal, fish oil or other fish products or by-products.
(c) Sale as fresh fish for general consumption.
(d) Bait.
(2) It is also unlawful to take any salmon for commercial purposes in any of the waters of the Pacific Ocean within the jurisdiction of this state or over which this state has concurrent jurisdiction by means of any fishing gear other than by "troll." [Amended by 1955 c.178 §1; 1961 c.680 §1; 1965 c.570 §122; 2013 c.672 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.240 - Snagging nets during closed season allowed.

It is lawful to operate or use a net consisting of a single nylon or cotton web of a mesh not less than 14 inches, taut measure, hung or attached to not to exceed two lead lines combined and used as a single line and a single cork line, in any of the waters of this state, during any season or period closed to commercial fishing by law or by rule of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, for the purpose of clearing away or removing snags or similar obstructions from gillnet drifts and other suitable or desirable fishing areas. [Amended by 1961 c.370 §1; 1965 c.570 §120]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.245 - Notice to director of use of snagging net.

Any person desiring to operate a snagging net as provided in ORS 509.240 shall, before operating or attempting to so operate such net, obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Director a snagging permit by forwarding a written request to the office of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission specifically providing:
(1) The particular gillnet drift, fishing ground or other area to be cleared;
(2) The waters in which located;
(3) The mesh size of the snagging net to be used; and
(4) The dates on which or within which the proposed snagging operations will be carried on. In specifying any such dates, no one notice is valid for a period of more than 30 days from the date thereof. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §121]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.355 - Definitions for ORS 509.355 to 509.385.

As used in ORS 509.355 to 509.385:
(1) "Citizen of this state" means a person who maintains the usual place of abode of the person within this state or who otherwise qualifies as a citizen of this state under the laws of this state.
(2) "International waters" means waters outside the territorial boundaries of any state, territory or country. [1957 c.152 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.360 - When ORS 509.355 to 509.385 operative; proof.

(1) ORS 509.355 to 509.385 shall not be operative at any time unless laws or rules or regulations of California, Washington and Canada are effective which, in substance or effect, contain provisions:
(a) Similar to and which accomplish the purposes of ORS 509.355 to 509.385; or
(b) Which prohibit the possession or transportation within their respective territorial waters of the Pacific Ocean of salmon taken by any type of net within the international waters of the Pacific Ocean or within their respective territorial waters of the Pacific Ocean and not accompanied by a certificate issued under the authority of this state or of another state, territory or country showing that such salmon were lawfully taken.
(2) Such laws or rules or regulations of California, Washington and Canada shall be considered effective upon receipt by the Secretary of State of this state of certified written statements from the respective secretaries of state of California and Washington and from the Department of State of the United States on behalf of Canada setting forth such laws or rules or regulations and the date on which they are effective. Such certified written statements, together with a written statement of the Attorney General of this state that the provisions of subsection (1) of this section are satisfied by such laws or rules or regulations, are conclusive proof that the provisions of subsection (1) of this section are so satisfied. In any prosecution for violation of any provision of ORS 509.365, 509.370 or 509.375, proof of the existence of such certified written statements and written statement of the Attorney General of this state need not be made unless demanded by the defendant prior to the commencement of trial. [1957 c.152 §§9,10; 1965 c.570 §123]
Note:
509.355 to 509.385 are operative and in full force and effect. A written statement of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon, dated October 16, 1957, states that the provisions of 509.360 are satisfied.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.365 - Taking salmon by net in waters of Pacific Ocean over which Oregon has jurisdiction prohibited.

No person shall fish for or take, by the use of any type of net, any salmon within the waters of the Pacific Ocean, over which this state has jurisdiction, lying westerly of the following described line: Commencing at the point of intersection of the California-Oregon state boundary with the Pacific Ocean high water mark shoreline; thence northerly along such high water mark shoreline, including extensions thereof across the waters of the bays or tidal areas of streams emptying into the Pacific Ocean, to the mouth of the Columbia River; thence northerly across the waters of the Columbia River along the line designating and defining the mouth of such river under ORS 511.130 (1961 Replacement Part) to the point of intersection of such line with the Oregon-Washington state boundary. [1957 c.152 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.370 - Taking of salmon by net in international waters of Pacific Ocean by Oregon citizen prohibited.

No citizen of this state shall fish for or take, by the use of any type of net, any salmon within the international waters of the Pacific Ocean. [1957 c.152 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.375 - Transporting or possessing salmon unlawfully taken by net in certain waters prohibited.

No person shall transport through the waters of this state wherein net fishing for salmon is prohibited or have in possession anywhere within this state any salmon which were taken by any type of net within the international waters of the Pacific Ocean or within the territorial waters of this state or of another state, territory or country wherein such fishing is prohibited and which are not accompanied by a certificate issued under the authority of this state or of another state, territory or country showing that such salmon were lawfully taken. [1957 c.152 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.385 - Exceptions.

ORS 509.355 to 509.385 do not apply to:
(1) Those species of salmon in those areas within the international waters of the Pacific Ocean that are regulated by the Pacific Salmon Commission or by United States laws or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws.
(2) The use of nets for fishing for or taking salmon for purposes of scientific investigation authorized by the laws of this state. [1957 c.152 §6; 2011 c.9 §70]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.415 - Gear used in taking crab; selling crabs unlawfully taken.

(1) No person shall take a crab from any of the waters of the state for commercial purposes, with or by the use of any other gear than that specifically known as crab ring or crab pot, or sell or offer for sale crabs unlawfully caught.
(2) The taking of Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) for commercial purposes from any of the waters of this state, by the use of any gear except that commonly known as crab ring or crab pot, is prohibited.
(3) Each crab ring or crab pot used for the taking of crabs for commercial purposes must have attached to it a tag identifying the owner or the vessel from which the rings or pots are operated. [Amended by 1997 c.252 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.505 - Placing in water matter injurious to shellfish.

It is unlawful for any person, municipal corporation, political subdivision or governmental agency to deposit or allow to escape into, or cause or permit to be deposited or escape into any public waters of this state, any substance of any kind which will or shall in any manner injuriously affect the life, growth or flavor of shellfish in or under such waters. [Formerly 509.460]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.510 - Taking shellfish from marked beds without permission; disturbing beds.

It is unlawful, without the permission of the legal occupants, to take up shellfish from natural or artificially planted beds, which beds have been lawfully and plainly marked. It is unlawful willfully to disturb the shellfish in such beds, the surfaces of such beds, or the markers. [Formerly 509.475]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 509 - General Protective Regulations › Section 509.515 - Landing or possession of krill prohibited.

A person who holds a license or permit issued under the commercial fishing laws may not possess or land any species of euphausiids, commonly known as krill, or take euphausiids from any waters of the Pacific Ocean over which this state has jurisdiction, including the area outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state but within the part of the exclusive economic zone of the United States represented by a straight line extension of the boundaries of the state drawn seaward a distance of 200 nautical miles. [2003 c.809 §18]