Or. Admin. Code § 635-041-0060

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 635-041-0060 - Sturgeon Season

(1) Sturgeon may be taken for commercial purposes during commercial salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, or shad fishing seasons with the commercial fishing gear authorized for the taking of salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, or shad.

(2) Sturgeon must be delivered to wholesale fish dealers, canners, or fish buyers undressed (in the round).

(3) It is unlawful to:

(a) Take sturgeon from any setline with the intent of depriving the rightful owner of such sturgeon;

(b) Steal or otherwise molest or disturb any lawful fishing gear;

(c) Remove the head or tail of any sturgeon taken for commercial purposes prior to being received at the premises of a wholesale fish dealer or canner;

(d) Remove the head or tail of any sturgeon while in transit;

(e) Remove eggs from the body cavity of sturgeon until the fish is sold;

(f) Purchase from commercial fishers sturgeon eggs which have been removed from the body cavity prior to sale.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-041-0060

FWC 89, f. & ef. 1-28-77; FWC 2-1978, f. & ef. 1-31-78; FWC 7-1978, f. & ef. 2-21-78; FWC 2-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79, Renumbered from 635-035-0060; FWC 6-1980, f. & ef. 1-28-80; FWC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; FWC 6-1982, f. & ef. 1-28-82; FWC 20-1982(Temp), f. & ef. 3-25-82; FWC 2-1983, f. 1-21-83, ef. 2-1-83; FWC 4-1984, f. & ef. 1-31-84; FWC 79- 1986(Temp), f. & ef. 12-22-86; FWC 2-1987, f. & ef. 1-23-87; FWC 48-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-88; FWC 95-1988(Temp), f. 9-27-88, cert. ef. 9-28-88; FWC 9-1994, f. 2-14-94, cert. ef. 2-15-94; FWC 15-1995, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-95; DFW 108-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 11-14-01 thru 11-20-01; DFW 109-2001(Temp), f. 11-21-01, cert. ef. 11-23-01 thru 12-31-01; DFW 115-2003(Temp), f. 11-20-03, cert. ef. 12-1-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 142-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-21-08

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.118 & 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.129 & 507.030