Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 40 - HATCHERIES - PRIVATE › Section 635-040-0014 - Permits, Licenses and Reports Required of Private Salmon Hatchery Operators

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
This rule cross-references and lists other permits, licenses,
				and reports required of private salmon hatchery operators. Private salmon
				hatchery operators shall obtain the following permits and provide the following
				reports:
(1) Wholesale Fish Dealer
			 License. Each private salmon hatchery operator who harvests salmon pursuant to
			 permits issued under ORS
			 508.700 shall first obtain a
			 wholesale fish dealer license. Monthly reports and payment of poundage fees are
			 required as provided in OAR
			 635-006-0200 through
			 635-006-0220 on all fish
			 harvested upon return to the private hatchery. No poundage fees are required
			 for those returning fish which are released alive in waters of the
			 state.
(2) Fish Propagation
			 License. Fish propagation licenses are required for private hatcheries and
			 support facilities which propagate, rear for sale, or sell live fish which are
			 not released. Regulations governing fish propagation licenses are found in OAR
			 635-007-0650 through
			 635-007-0670. A fish propagation
			 license is not required for incubation and rearing for release of permitted
			 species at the authorized private salmon hatchery site.
(3) Fish Transport Permit. Fish transport
			 permits are required as provided in OAR
			 635-007-0600.
(4) Release Permits. Separate release permits
			 are required for each group or period in which fish are released from the
			 release-recapture sites. It is expected that such period shall generally be on
			 a two-week basis.
(5) Reports of
			 Disease Examinations. Reports of disease examinations, indicating disease
			 status, are required prior to release, in accordance with ORS
			 508.715(2).
			 Disease examinations conducted within six weeks prior to release meet the
			 requirements of this section.
(6)
			 Monthly Reports. Reports of all fish released are required. Such reports shall
			 include: Species, number, number marked, tag loss, size, and dates of release.
			 Each operator shall verify the data contained in monthly reports as shown in
			 the annual Department summary report of all releases.
(7) Biological Data. The Department may
			 require reports showing biological data from salmon returning to private
			 hatchery facilities for the monitoring and evaluation of hatchery operations.
			 The mark recovery information from these reports shall be provided to the
			 regional Mark Processing Center by the Department.
(8) Monthly Reports of Fish on Hand. Monthly
			 reports of fish on hand at each facility, whether operated by the permittee or
			 by a contractor on the permittee's behalf, shall be submitted to the
			 Department.
(9) Fish Loss Report. A
			 report of any fish loss which exceeds 0.1 percent per week in any one pond
			 shall be immediately made to Fish Propagation Section of the Department by
			 telephone and by written report as provided in OAR 635-007-0580.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Ch. 496, 506 & 508
Stats. Implemented: ORS Ch. 496, 506 & 508