Oregon Administrative Code

635-007-0620 Transport Release of Mosquito Fish (Gambusia sp.) (1) Each county or vector control district (ORS Chapter 452) conducting a vector control program which includes Gambusia sp. shall obtain a Fish Transport Permit from the Department prior to transporting, holding or r…

635-007-0625 Revocation of Fish Transport Permit (1) The Commission may revoke a Fish Transport Permit in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS 183.310 through 183.500 if the holder of the permit has violated any of the terms or conditions of the permit or any statute …

635-007-0650 Fish Propagation License Required (1) Except as provided in section (3) of this rule, any person shall obtain a Fish Propagation License in order to propagate for sale and sell any live fish. (2) A separate Fish Propagation License shall be obtained for each rearing …

635-007-0655 Fish Propagation License Application Process (1) Any person wishing to obtain a new Fish Propagation License or to renew shall complete and submit to the Department the appropriate license application form. Application forms are available upon request from the Oregon…

635-007-0660 Duties of Fish Propagation Licensees (1) Each licensed fish propagator shall obtain a Fish Transport Permit for any fish transported to the licensed facility or from the licensed facility to another site prior to such transportation and shall provide a copy of such p…

635-007-0665 Purchase of Fish from Fish Propagation Licensee (1) No angling license is required to angle at the facilities of a licensed fish propagator. (2) It is unlawful to possess fish received from a fish propagation licensee without having a written receipt, or for the prop…

635-007-0670 Revocation of Fish Propagation License (1) The Commission may revoke a Fish Propagation License in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS 183.310 through 183.500 based on any of the following: (a) The Commission finds that the conduct of the facility would …

635-007-0680 Relation Between Fish Propagation License and Private Salmon Hatchery Permit (1) Fish propagation licenses are required for: (a) Each holding, incubation or rearing site located separately from a private salmon hatchery, regardless of whether such fish are destined f…

635-007-0700 Purpose, Policy and Definition (1) These rules establish a special permit system for the orderly development and conduct of an experimental program for the rearing of Columbia River white sturgeon in fish propagation facilities and to provide for the collection of ov…

635-007-0705 Obtaining Sturgeon and Eggs for Propagation Any person desiring to propagate sturgeon must develop sturgeon broodstock from which to take eggs to continue the sturgeon propagation operation. Oversize sturgeon shall not be collected on a continuing basis to support ei…

635-007-0710 Special Permit Rules to Collect Male and Oversize Female Sturgeon Any person desiring to propagate sturgeon must develop sturgeon broodstock from which to take eggs to continue the sturgeon propagation operation. Oversize sturgeon shall not be collected on a continui…

635-007-0720 Possession of Sturgeon for Spawning and Propagation (1) General Authorization. The Department will allow: (a) Holding of male and oversize female sturgeon collected from the wild, until spawned for collection and incubation of eggs (pursuant to the special permit); (…

635-007-0725 Sturgeon Propagation Permit Required (1) Except as provided in section (4) of this rule, any person shall obtain a Sturgeon Propagation Permit in order to propagate for sale or sell any live sturgeon or sturgeon eggs. (2) Each year the Department is authorized to iss…

635-007-0730 Permit Application Process (1) Any person wishing to obtain or renew a Sturgeon Propagation Permit shall complete and submit to the Department the appropriate permit application form. Application forms are available upon request from the Oregon Department of Fish and…

635-007-0735 Duties of Sturgeon Propagation Permittees (1) Each permitted Sturgeon propagator shall obtain a Fish Transport Permit for any sturgeon transported to the permitted facility or from the permitted facility to another site prior to such transportation and shall provide …

635-007-0740 Purchase of Sturgeon from Sturgeon Propagation Permittee (1) No angling license is required to angle at the facilities of a permitted Sturgeon propagator. (2) It is unlawful: (a) To possess Sturgeon received from a Sturgeon propagation permittee without having a writ…

635-007-0745 Revocation of Sturgeon Propagation Permit (1) The Commission may revoke a Sturgeon Propagation Permit in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS 183.310 through 183.500 based on any of the following: (a) The Commission finds that the conduct of the facility …

635-007-0820 Salmon Production Programs (1) Salmon Hatchery Programs proposed for public hatcheries, the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP), Cooperative Salmon Hatchery Programs, and for private salmon hatcheries shall be provided for department staff review and planning…

635-007-0900 Scientific Taking Permit Required (1) Any person must have in possession a valid Scientific Taking Permit issued by the Department in order to take fish from the waters of this state for scientific or educational purposes. (2) Except as provided in section (3) of thi…

635-007-0910 Scientific Taking Permit Application — Fish (1) Any person or entity wishing to obtain a Scientific Taking Permit must complete and submit to the Department the appropriate permit application form. (a) No fee is charged for Fish Scientific Taking Permits issued for s…

635-007-0920 Report Requirement Each person or entity issued a Scientific Taking Permit may be required to submit to the Department written reports describing the date(s), specific location(s) and the number of species of fish taken and/or released live under a permit during the …

635-007-0930 Transport Authority A Scientific Taking Permit may specify under what conditions the permittee is authorized to transport live fish, eggs or larvae within the state of Oregon collected under the Scientific Taking Permit. A Scientific Taking Permit with specific trans…

635-007-0940 Nongame Fish Protected Notwithstanding OAR 635-011-0220, the Department may issue a Scientific Taking Permit for studies of any white amur, Warner Sucker, Borax Lake Chub, Foskett Springs Dace, Oregon Tui Chub of Hutton Springs, or Lost River and Shortnose Suckers of…

635-007-0950 Revocation of Permit (1) The Commission may revoke a Scientific Taking Permit in accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS 183.310 through 183.500 if the holder of the permit has violated any of the terms or conditions of the permit or any regulation within OA…

635-007-0960 Purpose The purpose of the Fish Health Management Policy is to describe measures that minimize the impact of fish diseases on the state’s fish resources. This policy applies to all Department hatchery operations and programs, including Salmon and Trout Enhancement Pr…

635-007-0965 Fish Health Management Policy The Department must restrict the introduction, amplification, and dissemination of disease agents in hatchery produced fish (hatchery produced stock or naturally-produced native stock) and in natural environments by controlling egg and f…

635-007-0970 Fish Disease and Pathogen Categories (1) "Category I" or "Emergency" fish disease agents are those for which there is no known treatment and that have not been determined to occur in Oregon as of September 1, 2003. Disease agents in this category are the European str…

635-007-0975 Import, Export or Transfer of Pathogens and Diseases (1) The Department may allow a transfer or release fish if the disease agent has not occurred within the past three years of fish rearing, fish are appropriately treated to prevent disease transmission before trans…

635-007-0980 Additional Reference Material for Fish Disease Management Guidelines for inspection of fish for diseases are found in the Integrated Hatchery Operation Team Policies and Procedures for Columbia Basin Anadromous Salmonid Hatcheries (IHOT 1995), American Fisheries Soci…

635-007-0985 Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at the Department’s Facilities (1) The Facility Manager must ensure that inspections are performed on all fish stocks no more than six weeks before fish are released or transferred to other locations in the state and on any …

635-007-0990 Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at Non-Department Facilities (1) No person may import, export, release, or transfer live fish or fish eggs in Oregon without a Fish Transport Permit issued pursuant to OAR 635-007-0600. (2) Except as provided in section (3) …

635-007-0995 Containment and Treatment of Fish Disease Agents (1) The Department may approve the transfer or release of fish or issue a Fish Transport Permit with special conditions, depending on the disease history of the shipping station or watershed, the current disease inspec…

635-007-1000 Carcasses for Stream Enrichment At least 45 percent of the carcasses from all adult hatchery-produced fish that return to hatchery facilities, averaged over 10 years, must be retained and placed at seasonally appropriate times in natural spawning and rearing areas to…

635-008-0015 Agreements to Restrict Use of Motor-Propelled Vehicles No person shall violate posted motor-propelled vehicle use restrictions established by agreements entered into pursuant to ORS 498.152. [ED. NOTE: This rule was Renumbered from 630-010-0515, 635-015-0015] Statuto…

635-008-0040 Forage Removal from Department Lands (1) Forage removal from Department owned or managed lands by haying, grazing, or other means will be by agreement only. Agreements will be issued by the Department for a period not to exceed five years. Agreements are not transfer…

635-008-0050 Fish and Wildlife Commission to Post and Enforce Rules In compliance with authority contained in ORS 496.146(9), and penalties prescribed in 496.992, the following rules are adopted to protect wildlife, fish, lands, and appurtenances or management activities and obje…

635-008-0051 Purpose: Parking Permit System for Department Wildlife Areas The purpose of the Wildlife Area parking permit system is to develop additional dedicated revenue for designated Wildlife Areas which will be used to augment infrastructure and habitat restoration activitie…

635-008-0052 Definition For purposes of OAR 635-008-0051 through 635-008-0053: (1) "Permit" means a vehicle permit that is issued as evidence of a grant of authority to park a motor-propelled vehicle in a designated parking fee area within a designated Wildlife Area. (2) "Parking…

635-008-0053 Procedures for Issuance and Enforcement of Parking Permits for Department Wildlife Areas The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hereby adopts the following procedures relating to issuance and enforcement of parking permits for certain vehicles on Department Wildl…

635-008-0055 Bridge Creek Wildlife Area (Umatilla County) The Bridge Creek Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2009 (updated 2021) Bridge Creek Wildlife Area Management Plan unless otherwise excluded or r…

635-008-0060 Burns Gravel Pond (Harney County) The Burns Gravel Pond area is open to public use unless otherwise excluded or restricted by the following rules: (1) Hunting is prohibited. (2) Discharging firearms is prohibited. (3) Camping is prohibited. (4) Open fires are prohibi…

635-008-0065 Carver Fishing Access: Clackamas County In addition to the provisions in OAR 635-008-0200, at the Carver Fishing Access (Clackamas County): (1) Public use is prohibited between the hours of 10 pm and 4 am daily. (2) Open fires are prohibited. (3) Trapping is prohibit…

635-008-0067 Chickahominy Wildlife Area (Harney County) The Chickahominy Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use unless otherwise excluded or restricted by the following rules: (1) Camping is prohibited except in areas designated for that use. (2) Open fires are pro…

635-008-0068 Coquille Valley Wildlife Area (Coos County) The Coquille Valley Wildlife Area is open for wildlife-oriented public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2016 Coquille Valley Wildlife Area Management Plan (the “Plan”) unless otherwise excluded …

635-008-0069 Courtney Creek Wildlife Area (Linn County) The Courtney Creek Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use unless otherwise excluded or restricted by the following rules: (1) Camping or overnight stay is prohibited. (2) The area is closed to the public 10 pm…

635-008-0070 Coyote Springs Wildlife Area (Morrow County) The Coyote Springs Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2008 (updated 2022) Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Management Plan unless otherwise excluded …

635-008-0075 Crates Point Wildlife Area (Wasco County) The Crates Point Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use unless otherwise excluded or restricted by the following rules: (1) Discharging firearms is prohibited except shotguns during authorized game bird and gam…

635-008-0080 Ken Denman Wildlife Area (Jackson County) The Ken Denman (Denman) Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2006 (updated 2017) Ken Denman Wildlife Area Management Plan unless otherwise excluded or…

635-008-0085 Elkhorn Wildlife Area (Baker/Union Counties) The Elkhorn Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2006 (updated 2017) Elkhorn Wildlife Area Management Plan unless otherwise excluded or restricted …

635-008-0090 Enterprise Wildlife Area (Wallowa County) The Enterprise Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented public use unless otherwise excluded or restricted by the following rules: (1) Discharging firearms is prohibited except while hunting during authorized game bird and …