Oregon Statutes - Chapter 508 - Licenses and Permits

508.005 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.006 Definitions.
The definitions prescribed by ORS 506.001 to 506.025 apply to this chapter. [1965 c.570 §58]
508.010 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.011 Activities relating to oysters exempted.
This chapter does not apply to oysters or to any activity of any person relating to oysters. [1965 c.570 §59b]
508.015 [Amended by 1963 c.246 §3; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.020 [Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; 1961 c.374 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §4 (508.021 enacted in lieu of 508.020)]
508.021 [1963 c.246 §5 (enacted in lieu of 508.020); repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.025 License required to take, process or deal in fish.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, without first procuring a license from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, to: (a) Take food fish in...
508.030 License required for fishing gear.
It is unlawful for any individual to operate, or leave in a condition to take food fish in any of the waters of this state,...
508.035 Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities.
(1) Separate licenses are required for each: (a) Person other than an employee operating as a canner of food fish. (b) Person other than an...
508.040 Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person.
It is unlawful for a wholesaler, canner or buyer to buy or receive food fish from a person who the wholesaler, canner or buyer does...
508.045 Exemption of retail fish dealers.
Notwithstanding ORS 508.025 and 508.035, no license is required to handle or deal in food fish and shellfish for human consumption as a retail fish...
508.105 [Amended by 1955 c.176 §1; 1963 c.246 §6; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.106 Permit to take carp or other nongame fish; fee.
(1) Upon receiving a written application therefor, accompanied by a fee of $3, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may issue to any person a...
508.110 [Amended by 1963 c.246 §7; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.111 Permit to take food fish for educational and scientific purposes.
The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take food fish solely for educational and scientific purposes. [1965 c.570
508.115 [Repealed by 1961 c.156 §1]
508.116 Permit to take animals living intertidally on bottom.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take animals living intertidally on the bottom. (2) It is...
508.120 [Amended by 1963 c.246 §8; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.121 Juvenile jig line license.
(1) Any juvenile may secure from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission free of charge a juvenile jig line license to take herring, pilchard, perch,...
508.125 [Amended by 1963 c.246 §9; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.130 [Amended by 1959 c.128 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.135 [Amended by 1963 c.246 §10; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.140 [Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.145 [Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.147 [1955 c.238 §2; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.150 [Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.152 [1955 c.238 §3; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.155 [Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.160 [Amended by 1955 c.167 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.165 [Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.170 [Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12]
508.175 [Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7]
508.180 [Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; 1959 c.401 §1; 1961 c.374 §2; 1963 c.224 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.185 [Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7]
508.190 [Amended by 1963 c.224 §2; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.195 [Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; repealed by 1961 c.374 §4]
508.200 [Amended by 1963 c.224 §3; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.205 [Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7]
508.210 [Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7]
508.215 [Amended by 1963 c.224 §4; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.220 [Amended by 1955 c.177 §1; repealed by 1963 c.224 §7]
508.223 [1963 c.246 §2; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.225 [Amended by 1955 c.279 §1; 1957 c.134 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.230 [Amended by 1963 c.224 §5; 1965 c.570 §83; renumbered 508.290]
508.235 Commercial fishing license.
(1) A commercial fishing license must be obtained by each individual who, for commercial purposes: (a) Takes or assists in the taking of any food...
508.240 Acts by commercial fishing licensee prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person licensed to take food fish for commercial purposes, as required under ORS 508.035, to: (1) Keep any food fish...
508.245 [1965 c.570 §78; repealed by 1973 c.768 §20]
508.246 [1977 c.245 §2; repealed by 1979 c.679 §13]
508.250 [1965 c.570 §79; repealed by 1973 c.768 §20]
508.255 [1965 c.570 §80; repealed by 1973 c.768 §20]
508.257 [1969 c.172 §7; repealed by 1973 c.768 §20]
508.260 Boat license; plates; decals; rules.
(1) A boat license must be obtained by the owner or operator of any boat used in taking food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes...
508.265 Boat licensing constitutes registration for purposes of federal laws.
The licensing of any boat pursuant to this chapter to take food fish for commercial purposes from the waters of this state or land food...
508.270 Fishing, boat license fees in lieu of other taxes and licenses on crab pots; reports to county assessor.
(1) Either the commercial fishing license required by ORS 508.235 or the boat license required by ORS 508.260 is in lieu of all taxes and...
508.285 License fees.
(1) The fee for each license required by this chapter is as follows: (a) Albacore tuna landing license, $20. (b) Resident boat license, $200. (c)...
508.290 [Formerly 508.230; 1967 c.322 §2; repealed by 1975 c.130 §2 and 1975 c.253 §40]
508.300 Albacore tuna landing license in lieu of other licenses.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the only license required for landing albacore tuna from the waters of the Pacific Ocean at any point...
508.305 [Amended by 1957 s.s. c.9 §1; 1963 c.197 §1; 1965 c.310 §1; renumbered 508.505]
508.306 Fish bait dealer license; authority of commission to designate fish or shellfish bait.
(1) Any person may obtain a fish bait dealer license to purchase food fish directly from a commercial fisherman licensed under ORS 508.235 or commercial...
508.310 [Amended by 1965 c.570 §86; renumbered 508.515]
508.312 Commercial bait fishing license; license in lieu of commercial fishing and boat licenses.
(1) Any individual may obtain a commercial bait fishing license to take food fish for sale to a fish bait dealer licensed under ORS 508.306....
508.315 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.316 Disqualification from receiving more than one single delivery license.
Except as provided in ORS 508.843 and 508.883, the State Fish and Wildlife Director shall not issue a boat more than one single delivery license...
508.320 [Amended by 1963 c.197 §2; 1965 c.310 §2; renumbered 508.510]
508.325 [Renumbered 508.520]
508.326 Commercial Fisheries Fund; uses.
(1) The Commercial Fisheries Fund is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except as provided in ORS 506.690, all...
508.330 [Renumbered 508.525]
508.335 [Amended by 1965 c.570 §87; renumbered 508.530]
508.340 [Amended by 1961 c.373 §1; 1963 c.197 §3; 1965 c.570 §88; renumbered 508.535]
508.345 [Amended by 1961 c.373 §2; 1965 c.570 §89; renumbered 508.540]
508.350 [Renumbered 508.545]
508.355 [Repealed by 1963 c.197 §4]
508.360 [Repealed by 1963 c.197 §4]
508.405 [Amended by 1963 c.196 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §65 (508.406 enacted in lieu of 508.405)]
508.406 Director or agent to issue and renew licenses.
The State Fish and Wildlife Director or the authorized agent of the director shall issue or renew any license required by the commercial fishing laws...
508.407 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.410 Contents of license applications.
All applications for licenses under ORS 508.406 shall be made on blanks furnished by the State Fish and Wildlife Director and shall contain such information...
508.413 [1963 c.246 §1; repealed by 1965 c.67 §4]
508.415 Security for fees.
(1) In case of license applications by canners or wholesalers, the State Fish and Wildlife Director, in addition to license fees provided by law, may...
508.420 [Amended by 1955 c.168 §1; 1963 c.196 §4; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.425 [Amended by 1961 c.168 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.430 [Amended by 1963 c.196 §5; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.435 [Amended by 1961 c.181 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.440 [Repealed by 1961 c.233 §1]
508.445 Certificate evidence as to license issuance.
In all prosecutions requiring proof as to the issuance or nonissuance of a license by the State Fish and Wildlife Director under any of the...
508.450 Contents of license.
Each license issued under ORS 508.406 shall be numbered and dated by the State Fish and Wildlife Director or an authorized agent and contain the...
508.455 [Amended by 1955 c.122 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]
508.460 Oregon-Washington reciprocity on gillnet licenses.
All gillnet licenses issued by the States of Oregon and Washington are valid as to the waters of the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington,...
508.465 Licenses nontransferable.
Licenses may not be transferred from one licensee to another.
508.470 When licenses expire; renewal.
All licenses for which fees are provided for under ORS 508.285 unless otherwise specified in law expire as of midnight, December 31, following the dates...
508.475 Failure to renew license for fixed fishing gear constitutes abandonment; exception for Armed Forces.
The failure to renew the license, or make application therefor, for any location for a fixed fishing gear in any of the waters of this...
508.480 Failure to construct or install fishing gear held to be abandonment.
Should the holder of any license neglect to construct or install at the site the fishing gear called for by the license during two consecutive...
508.485 Revocation and refusal to renew license for violation of commercial fishing laws or rules or theft of crab fishing gear.
Except for vessel licenses prescribed in ORS 508.285, 508.470, 508.755, 508.775 to 508.796, 508.801 to 508.825, 508.880, 508.883 and 508.889 to 508.910, the State Fish...
508.490 Refusal to issue license within two years after license revocation.
Except for vessel licenses prescribed in ORS 508.260 and vessel permits prescribed in ORS 508.285, 508.470, 508.755, 508.775 to 508.796, 508.801 to 508.825, 508.880, 508.883...
508.495 Certificate in lieu of lost or destroyed license; fee.
Upon the receipt of a fee of $2 and the filing of an affidavit that a license issued under authority of ORS 508.406 has been...
508.500 Alteration, false application and multiple possession of licenses prohibited.
No person shall: (1) Alter, borrow or loan to any other person any license or permit issued by the department. (2) In applying for a...
508.505 Additional fees based on value of fish at time of landing; exceptions.
(1) Additional fees shall be collected by the State Fish and Wildlife Director in the amount prescribed by this section, except as provided in ORS...
508.507 [1971 c.540 §10; repealed by 1991 c.701 §3]
508.510 Place where fish caught is immaterial; exceptions; special fee.
(1) The fee provided for in ORS 508.505 shall be paid irrespective of where the fish were caught. However, the fees shall not be paid...
508.515 Time of paying fees; report; interest on overdue fees; waiver or extension of payment.
(1) The fee required by ORS 508.505 shall be paid to the State Fish and Wildlife Director on or before the 20th day of each...
508.520 Determination of disputes.
It is the intention that only one fee based on the value of the fish at the point of landing shall be collected for each...
508.525 Lien for unpaid fee; foreclosure; jurisdiction of courts.
The fee required by ORS 508.505 constitutes a first lien upon the cannery, packing plant, scow, boat and its equipment used in the canning, receiving...
508.530 Rules; reports; violation or falsification.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may make such rules and require such reports to be made as, in its judgment, are necessary to...
508.535 Keeping record of food fish received and bought; inspection.
(1) Every fish canner, fish buyer, retail fish dealer, fish bait dealer or wholesale fish dealer shall keep a record, of all food fish received...
508.540 Failure to keep or submit records or to pay fee.
(1) In addition to the penalty prescribed by ORS 506.991, the State Fish and Wildlife Director, under the authority of the State Fish and Wildlife...
508.545 [Formerly 508.350; repealed by 1973 c.794 §34]
508.550 Sale of fish from license holder�s boat; permit; fee; reports; payment of fees.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who holds a valid Oregon commercial fishing license may sell any species of food fish taken...
508.605 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.610 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.615 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.620 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.625 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.630 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.635 [Amended by 1957 c.462 §1; repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.640 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.645 [Amended by 1957 c.462 §2; repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.650 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.655 [Repealed by 1961 c.232 §1]
508.700 Permits for salmon hatcheries; fees.
(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may issue a permit, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the commission deems desirable, to any person...
508.705 Hearing for permits.
(1) Prior to issuance of any permit by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the hearing shall...
508.710 Grounds for denial of permit.
No permit shall be issued: (1) Which may tend to deplete any natural run of anadromous fish or any population of resident game fish. (2)...
508.715 Conditions of permits.
Any permit granted by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to ORS 508.700 to 508.745 shall contain at least the following conditions: (1) All...
508.718 Program for protecting natural runs and genetic diversity of anadromous fish stocks; rules; findings.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that protecting the natural runs and genetic diversity of anadromous fish is essential to the long-term health of Oregon�s natural...
508.720 Altering terms of permits; findings; hearing; restoration of fish population.
(1) If the State Fish and Wildlife Commission finds that the operation described in the permit is not in the best public interest, it shall...
508.725 Released fish as state property; consideration by commission of adverse economic impact on hatcheries.
(1) All fish released under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 during the time they are in the wild will be the property of the state and...
508.730 Disposal of salmon products.
After first ensuring that all natural and artificial fish production needs of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife have been met, the State Fish...
508.735 Application of chapter to taking and sale of salmon.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the taking and sale of chum salmon, chinook salmon, silver salmon or pink salmon artificially reared under...
508.737 Policy for marketing of salmon products.
It is the policy of the State of Oregon that all holders of permits issued pursuant to ORS 508.700 to 508.745 are encouraged to market...
508.740 Authority under ORS 508.700 to 508.745.
(1) Nothing in ORS 508.700 to 508.745 is intended to give the permittee any equity in any of the waters or fish of the state....
508.745 Disposition of moneys received under ORS 508.700 to 508.745.
All moneys received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 except those under ORS 508.735 shall be paid over to...
508.755 Membership; duties; meetings; expenses.
(1) There is established within the State Department of Fish and Wildlife the Commercial Fishery Permit Board. The board shall consist of members appointed by...
508.760 Sea urchin limited participation; terms; conditions; fees; rules.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to provide a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, S. purpuratus and S. droebachiensis) commercial...
508.762 Review of denial of sea urchin permit renewal or transfer; fee; rules.
(1) A person whose application for renewal or transfer of a permit established pursuant to ORS 508.760 is denied may make written request to the...
508.765 Roe-herring limited participation; terms; conditions; fees; rules.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to provide a roe-herring commercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in...
508.775 Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of fish by dealer from individual without permit prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it is unlawful for an individual to operate a vessel in the Columbia River gillnet...
508.778 Limitation on issuance of permits.
Except as provided in ORS 508.792, no new vessel permits shall be issued. [1979 c.679 §3; 1981 c.365 §40; 1989 c.940 §3; 1995 c.602 §5]
508.781 Renewal of permit; rules.
An individual who obtained the permit required by ORS 508.775 for a particular calendar year is eligible to obtain renewal of the permit in a...
508.784 Considerations in determining eligibility for permit.
In making determinations regarding renewal of the permits required by ORS 508.775, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Commercial Fishery Permit Board...
508.787 Permit revocation procedure.
The board may revoke and refuse subsequent issuance of a permit required by ORS 508.775 in the manner provided in ORS 508.485 and 508.490. [1979...
508.790 Fee; application form.
(1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is $1. (2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information...
508.792 Lottery system for permit issuance.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if the number of permits renewed under ORS 508.781 falls below 200, the State Department...
508.793 Permit transfer restrictions.
(1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is transferable: (a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder. (b) To the purchaser of the...
508.796 Review of permit denial; fee; rules; limitation on transfer of certain permits.
(1) An individual whose application for renewal of the permit required by ORS 508.775 is denied by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may...
508.800 [1983 c.419 §2; renumbered 508.765 in 1987]
508.801 Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of fish by dealer from individual without permit prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it is unlawful for an individual to operate a vessel in the ocean troll salmon...
508.804 Restriction on issuance and renewal of permits.
Except as provided in ORS 508.819, no new vessel permits shall be issued. [1979 c.613 §3; 1989 c.940 §6; 1995 c.602 §9]
508.807 Renewal of permit; replacement vessel; rules.
(1) An individual who obtained the permit required by ORS 508.801 for a particular calendar year is eligible to obtain renewal of the permit in...
508.808 Special renewal and fee provisions.
(1) In order to be able to renew the vessel permit in any subsequent year, an individual is not required to renew the boat license...
508.810 Considerations in determining eligibility for permit.
In making determinations regarding renewal of the permits required by ORS 508.801, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Commercial Fishery Permit Board...
508.813 Permit revocation procedure.
The Commercial Fishery Permit Board may revoke and refuse subsequent issuance of a permit required by ORS 508.801 in the manner provided in ORS 508.485...
508.816 Fee; application form; rules.
(1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is $10. (2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information...
508.819 Lottery system for permit issuance.
(1)(a) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if the number of permits renewed under ORS 508.807 falls below 1,000, the...
508.822 Permit transfer restrictions; rules.
(1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is transferable: (a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder. (b) To the purchaser of the...
508.825 Review of permit denial; rules; fee.
(1) An individual whose application for renewal or transfer of the permit required by ORS 508.801 is denied by the State Department of Fish and...
508.828 Single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit.
Notwithstanding ORS 508.755, 508.801 to 508.825, 508.880, 508.883 and 508.889 to 508.910, subject to ORS 508.316, a vessel not having a permit may in an...
508.840 Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of scallops by dealer from individual without permit prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it is unlawful for an individual to operate a vessel in the ocean scallop fishery...
508.843 Use of single delivery license in lieu of permit; reciprocity of law.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 508.840, an individual who holds a valid scallop fishing permit required by or issued pursuant to the laws of the states of...
508.846 Issuance of permits restricted.
Except as provided in ORS 508.861, no new vessel permits shall be issued. [1981 c.365 §27; 1989 c.940 §9; 1995 c.602 §17]
508.849 Renewal of permit.
An individual who obtained the permit required by ORS 508.840 for calendar year 1981 is eligible to obtain renewal of the permit in a subsequent...
508.852 Considerations in determining eligibility for permit.
In making determinations regarding renewal of the permits required by ORS 508.840, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Commercial Fishery Permit Board...
508.855 Permit revocation procedure.
The Commercial Fishery Permit Board may revoke and refuse subsequent issuance of a permit required by ORS 508.840 in the manner provided in ORS 508.485...
508.858 Fee.
The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.840 is $75. [1981 c.365 §31; 1991 c.701 §14]
508.861 Lottery system for permit issuance; rules.
The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may establish by rule a lottery system for issuing permits to vessels that do not meet the requirements...
508.864 Permit transfer restrictions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an ocean scallop vessel permit issued pursuant to ORS 508.840 to 508.867 may not be transferred to another vessel:...
508.867 Review of permit denial; fee; rules.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 508.755 (6)(b) and (c), an individual whose application for renewal of the permit required by ORS 508.840 is denied by the State...
508.880 Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of shrimp by dealers from individual without permit prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it is unlawful for an individual to operate a vessel in the ocean pink shrimp...
508.883 Use of single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit; reciprocity of law.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 508.880, an individual who holds valid commercial fishing permits required by or issued pursuant to the laws of the states of Washington...
508.886 Limitation on number of permits; eligibility.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until the number of vessel permits required by ORS 508.880 reaches 235: (1) For calendar year 1987, those persons...
508.889 Issuance of permits limited.
Except as provided in ORS 508.904, no new vessel permits shall be issued. [1979 c.613 §15; 1989 c.940 §12; 1995 c.602 §23]
508.892 Renewal of permit; rules.
(1) An individual who obtained the permit required by ORS 508.880 for a particular calendar year is eligible to obtain renewal of the permit in...
508.895 Considerations in determining eligibility for permit.
In making determinations regarding renewal of the permits required by ORS 508.880, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Commercial Fishery Permit Board...
508.898 Permit revocation procedure.
The Commercial Fishery Permit Board may revoke and refuse subsequent issuance of a permit required by ORS 508.880 in the manner provided in ORS 508.485...
508.901 Fee; application form; rules.
(1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is $75. (2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information...
508.904 Lottery system for permit issuance.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if the number of permits renewed under ORS 508.892 falls below 150, the State Department...
508.907 Permit transfer restrictions.
(1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is transferable: (a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder. A replacement is any vessel that...
508.908 Limits on authority of Commercial Fishery Permit Board to prohibit transfer of valid pink shrimp vessel permits.
The Commercial Fishery Permit Board may not prohibit the transfer under ORS 508.907 of a valid ocean pink shrimp vessel permit on the basis that:...
508.910 Review of permit denial; fee; rules; limitation on transfer of certain permits.
(1) An individual whose application for renewal of the permit required by ORS 508.880 is denied by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may...
508.913 Issuance of permits for vessels engaged in groundfish fishery; permit transfer restriction.
(1) The Commercial Fishery Permit Board is authorized to receive applications and issue ocean pink shrimp vessel permits for 1982 to trawl vessel owners for...
508.915 Negotiations to establish reciprocal agreements pertaining to pink shrimp.
The State Fish and Wildlife Director shall work with the appropriate authorities in the states of California and Washington to negotiate reciprocal agreements that would...
508.920 [1979 c.613 §10; 1983 c.419 §3; 1987 c.374 §3; 1995 c.484 §8; renumbered 508.755 in 1995]
508.921 Findings; rules.
The Legislative Assembly finds that the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery is overcapitalized. This overcapitalization has led to economic destabilization of the ocean Dungeness crab...
508.926 Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of crab by dealer from individual without permit prohibited.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, it is unlawful for an individual to operate a vessel in the ocean Dungeness crab...
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...
508.936 Permit transfer restrictions; rules.
(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...
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...
508.945 Vessel permit required; rules; purchase of black or blue rockfish or nearshore fish from individual without permit prohibited; exemptions.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws and except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person may not operate...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
508.957 Permit transfer restrictions.
(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:...
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...
508.990 [Amended by 1961 c.231 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]

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