(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 State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall issue permits by a lottery system for vessels that do not meet the requirements of ORS 508.807. However, the number of permits issued pursuant to any such lottery system may not increase the number of permits issued to a total number greater than 1,000.
(b) In issuing permits under the lottery system, the department shall issue permits for vessels based on the following categories:
(A) Vessels less than or equal to 30 feet;
(B) Vessels greater than 30 feet and less than or equal to 42 feet; or
(C) Vessels greater than 42 feet.
(c) When a vessel in one category does not renew its permit, only another vessel in the same category, or a vessel in a category for vessels of a smaller size, may qualify for the permit.
(d) When the department holds a lottery under this section, the following fees shall be charged for each vessel permit that the department issues as a result of the lottery:
(A) For vessels less than or equal to 30 feet, $250.
(B) For vessels greater than 30 feet and less than or equal to 42 feet, $500.
(C) For vessels greater than 42 feet, $750.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, in its discretion, suspend the lottery for up to two years. Suspension shall be based on the commission’s assessment of the condition of the resource and shall account for the recommendations of the Troll Salmon Permit Review Board.
(3) The department shall consider a permit transferred to, purchased by or otherwise held by the federal government as a permit renewed under ORS 508.807. A permit transferred to, purchased by or otherwise held by the federal government is a permit under the limit of 1,000 permits established by this section. [1979 c.613 §8; 1981 c.365 §2; 1987 c.912 §3; subsection (2) of 1987 Replacement Part enacted as 1983 c.797 §4; 1993 c.555 §1; 1995 c.602 §13; 2001 c.235 §1; 2007 c.461 §1]
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