Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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508.005[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.006Definitions 508.010[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.011Activities relating to oysters exempted 508.015[Amended by 1963 c.246 §3; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.020[Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; 1961 c.374 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §4 (508.021 enacted in lieu of 508.020)] 508.021[1963 c.246 §5 (enacted in lieu of 508.020); repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.025License required to take, process or deal in fish 508.030License required for fishing gear 508.035Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities 508.040Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person 508.045Exemption of retail fish dealers 508.105[Amended by 1955 c.176 §1; 1963 c.246 §6; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.106Permit to take carp or other nongame fish; fee 508.110[Amended by 1963 c.246 §7; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.111Permit to take food fish for educational and scientific purposes 508.115[Repealed by 1961 c.156 §1] 508.116Permit to take animals living intertidally on bottom; fees 508.120[Amended by 1963 c.246 §8; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.121Juvenile jig line license 508.124Northern pikeminnow fishing derby license; rules 508.125[Amended by 1963 c.246 §9; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.130[Amended by 1959 c.128 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.135[Amended by 1963 c.246 §10; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.140[Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.145[Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.147[1955 c.238 §2; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.150[Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.152[1955 c.238 §3; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.155[Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.160[Amended by 1955 c.167 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.165[Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.170[Repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 508.175[Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7] 508.180[Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; 1959 c.401 §1; 1961 c.374 §2; 1963 c.224 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.185[Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7] 508.190[Amended by 1963 c.224 §2; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.195[Amended by 1953 c.656 §6; repealed by 1961 c.374 §4] 508.200[Amended by 1963 c.224 §3; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.205[Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7] 508.210[Repealed by 1963 c.224 §7] 508.215[Amended by 1963 c.224 §4; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.220[Amended by 1955 c.177 §1; repealed by 1963 c.224 §7] 508.223[1963 c.246 §2; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.225[Amended by 1955 c.279 §1; 1957 c.134 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.230[Amended by 1963 c.224 §5; 1965 c.570 §83; renumbered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] 508.235Commercial fishing license; fees 508.240Acts by commercial fishing licensee prohibited 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] 508.260Boat license; plates; decals; rules 508.265Boat licensing constitutes registration for purposes of federal laws 508.270Fishing, boat license fees in lieu of other taxes and licenses on crab pots; reports to county assessor 508.285License fees 508.288Commercial fishing permit surcharges 508.290[Formerly 508.230; 1967 c.322 §2; repealed by 1975 c.130 §2 and 1975 c.253 §40] 508.300Albacore tuna landing license in lieu of other licenses 508.305[Amended by 1957 s.s. c.9 §1; 1963 c.197 §1; 1965 c.310 §1; renumbered 508.505] 508.306Fish bait dealer license; authority of commission to designate fish or shellfish bait 508.310[Amended by 1965 c.570 §86; renumbered 508.515] 508.312Commercial bait fishing license; license in lieu of commercial fishing and boat licenses 508.315[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.316Disqualification from receiving 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] 508.326Commercial Fisheries Fund; uses 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)] 508.406Director or agent to issue and renew licenses 508.407[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.410Contents of license applications 508.413[1963 c.246 §1; repealed by 1965 c.67 §4] 508.415Security for fees 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] 508.445Certificate evidence as to license issuance 508.450Contents of license 508.455[Amended by 1955 c.122 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 508.460Oregon-Washington reciprocity on gillnet licenses 508.465Licenses nontransferable 508.470When licenses expire; renewal 508.475Failure to renew license for fixed fishing gear constitutes abandonment; exception for Armed Forces 508.480Failure to construct or install fishing gear held to be abandonment 508.485Revocation of license or permit for violation of commercial fishing laws or rules or theft of crab fishing gear 508.490Refusal to issue license or permit pursuant to commercial fishing laws within two years after revocation 508.495Certificate in lieu of lost or destroyed license; fee 508.500Alteration, false application and multiple possession of licenses prohibited 508.502Seller operation of vessel pending proceeding against buyer; rules 508.505Additional fees based on value of fish at time of landing; exceptions 508.506Additional payments on certain fish species 508.507[1971 c.540 §10; repealed by 1991 c.701 §3] 508.510Place where fish caught is immaterial; exceptions; special fee 508.515Time of paying fees; report; interest on overdue fees; waiver or extension of payment 508.520Determination of disputes 508.525Lien for unpaid fee; foreclosure; jurisdiction of courts 508.530Rules; reports; violation or falsification 508.535Keeping record of food fish received and bought; inspection 508.540Failure to keep or submit records or to pay fee 508.545[Formerly 508.350; repealed by 1973 c.794 §34] 508.550Sale of fish from license holder’s boat; permit; fee; reports; payment of fees 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] 508.700Permits for salmon hatcheries; fees 508.705Hearing for permits 508.710Grounds for denial of permit 508.715Conditions of permits 508.718Program for protecting natural runs and genetic diversity of anadromous fish stocks; rules; findings 508.720Altering terms of permits; findings; hearing; restoration of fish population 508.725Released fish as state property; consideration by commission of adverse economic impact on hatcheries 508.730Disposal of salmon products 508.735Application of chapter to taking and sale of salmon 508.737Policy for marketing of salmon products 508.740Authority under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 508.745Disposition of moneys received under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 508.755Membership; duties; meetings; expenses 508.760Sea urchin limited participation; terms; conditions; fees; rules 508.762Review of denial of sea urchin permit renewal or transfer; fee; rules 508.765Roe-herring limited participation; terms; conditions; fees; rules 508.775Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of fish by dealer from individual without permit prohibited 508.778Prohibition on issuance of new permits 508.781Renewal of permit; rules 508.784Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.787Permit revocation procedure 508.790Fee; application form 508.792[1989 c.940 §5b; 1995 c.602 §7; repealed by 2024 c.48 §1] 508.793Permit transfer restrictions; fee 508.796Review of permit denial; fee; rules; limitation on transfer of certain permits 508.800[1983 c.419 §2; renumbered 508.765 in 1987] 508.801Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of fish by dealer from individual without permit prohibited 508.804Prohibition on issuance of permits 508.807Renewal of permit; replacement vessel; rules 508.808Special renewal and fee provisions 508.810Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.813Permit revocation procedure 508.816Fee; application form; rules 508.819Permits transferred to federal government 508.822Permit transfer restrictions; fee 508.825Review of permit denial; rules; fee 508.828Single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit 508.840Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of scallops by dealer from individual without permit prohibited 508.843Use of single delivery license in lieu of permit; reciprocity of law 508.846Issuance of permits restricted 508.849Renewal of permit 508.852Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.855Permit revocation procedure 508.858Fee 508.861Lottery system for permit issuance; rules 508.864Permit transfer restrictions; fee 508.867Review of permit denial; fee; rules 508.880Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of shrimp by dealers from individual without permit prohibited 508.883Use of single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit; reciprocity of law 508.886Limitation on number of permits; eligibility 508.889Issuance of permits limited 508.892Renewal of permit; rules 508.895Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.898Permit revocation procedure 508.901Fee; application form; rules 508.904Lottery system for permit issuance 508.907Permit transfer restrictions; fee 508.908Limits on authority of Commercial Fishery Permit Board to prohibit transfer of valid pink shrimp vessel permits 508.910Review of permit denial; fee; rules; limitation on transfer of certain permits 508.913Issuance of permits for vessels engaged in groundfish fishery; permit transfer restriction 508.915Negotiations to establish reciprocal agreements pertaining to pink shrimp 508.920[1979 c.613 §10; 1983 c.419 §3; 1987 c.374 §3; 1995 c.484 §8; renumbered 508.755 in 1995] 508.921Findings; rules 508.926Vessel permit required to engage in fishery; purchase of crab by dealer from individual without permit prohibited 508.931Eligibility for permit 508.934Permit revocation procedure 508.936Permit transfer restrictions; rules; fee 508.941Review of eligibility determinations; reciprocity with other states; fee 508.943Requirements related to removal of crab pots; exemptions; permits for removal; rules 508.945Vessel permit required; rules; purchase of black or blue rockfish or nearshore fish from individual without permit prohibited; exemptions 508.947Eligibility for permit; renewal; rules 508.949Fees; application form; rules 508.951Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account; sources; uses 508.953Log book required; collection and report of data 508.955Lottery system for permit issuance; rules 508.957Permit transfer restrictions; fee 508.960Review of permit denial; fee; rules 508.980Legislative findings and policy; Columbia River fish management and reform; adaptive management actions; rules 508.990[Amended by 1961 c.231 §1; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]

Chapter 508 — Licenses and Permits

ORS 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, any fishing gear used in taking food fish, without first obtaining from the State Fish and Wildlife Director or the authorized agent of the director such license as may be prescribed by this chapter. The license must be in the possession of such individual at the time the fishing gear is being used.

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