Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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509.001Definitions 509.005[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.006General prohibition regarding taking, possessing, buying, selling or handling food fish 509.010[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.011Prohibited activities during closed season 509.015Forfeiture of boat, vessel or fishing gear unlawfully used; seizure and disposition of food fish unlawfully taken 509.019Consumption of catch at sea lawful without payment of fee 509.020[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.025Selling or transporting food fish taken by angling 509.030[Amended by 1965 c.570 §99; 1969 c.411 §3; repealed by 1975 c.1 §1 (509.031 enacted in lieu of 509.030)] 509.031Rainbow trout as game fish; return to water of incidental commercial catch 509.035[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.036[1973 c.500 §§6,7; repealed by 1975 c.416 §2] 509.040Small or immature salmon protected; exceptions; rules 509.045[Amended by 1965 c.570 §98; repealed by 1981 c.365 §23] 509.050[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.055[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.060[Amended by 1965 c.570 §96; renumbered 509.185] 509.065[Amended by 1959 c.254 §1; 1965 c.570 §101; renumbered 509.112] 509.070Selling, canning, processing or preserving food fish out of water longer than 60 hours 509.075Packing or selling food fish unfit for human consumption 509.080[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.090[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.095[Repealed by 1953 c.364 §3] 509.100[Repealed by 1953 c.364 §3] 509.105Possession, importation or transportation of food fish unlawfully taken in other state 509.110Fish transporters to require statement from shipper; examination by commission 509.112Wasting food fish 509.115Placing in waters fish harmful to food fish 509.120Using electricity to disturb food fish 509.122Definitions for ORS 509.125 to 509.155 509.125Placing substances in water to drive fish from closed areas 509.130Placing substances in water or using explosives to take or destroy food fish 509.135[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.140Placing explosives or harmful substances in waters in course of lawful work; permit 509.145[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.150Use by commission of explosives or substances to destroy predatory fish 509.155Possession of fish taken by explosives or harmful substance justifies arrest; burden of proof 509.160Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions 509.185[Formerly 509.060; repealed by 1971 c.658 §32] 509.205[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.206[1965 c.570 §116; repealed by 1969 c.357 §2] 509.210[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.215[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.216[1965 c.570 §117; 1969 c.357 §1; repealed by 2013 c.672 §1] 509.220[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.225[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.230Possession of fish taken by lawful gear from Pacific Ocean outside Oregon jurisdiction; taking salmon only by troll within Oregon jurisdiction 509.235Certain sturgeon lines prohibited 509.240Snagging nets during closed season allowed 509.245Notice to director of use of snagging net 509.250[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.252[1955 c.477 §1; 1957 c.130 §1; repealed by 1963 c.246 §12] 509.255[Repealed by 1961 c.183 §1] 509.260[Repealed by 1961 c.155 §1] 509.265[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.270[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.275[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.280[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.285[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.290[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.295[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.300[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.355Definitions for ORS 509.355 to 509.385 509.360When ORS 509.355 to 509.385 operative; proof 509.365Taking salmon by net in waters of Pacific Ocean over which Oregon has jurisdiction prohibited 509.370Taking of salmon by net in international waters of Pacific Ocean by Oregon citizen prohibited 509.375Transporting or possessing salmon unlawfully taken by net in certain waters prohibited 509.380[1957 c.152 §5; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.385Exceptions 509.390[1957 c.152 §7; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.405[Repealed by 1955 c.274 §1] 509.410[Repealed by 1955 c.274 §1] 509.415Gear used in taking crab; selling crabs unlawfully taken 509.420[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.425[Amended by 1965 c.570 §128; 1969 c.675 §1; 1981 c.638 §3; renumbered 622.220] 509.427[1969 c.675 §10; 1981 c.638 §4; renumbered 622.230] 509.429[1969 c.675 §11a; 1981 c.638 §5; renumbered 622.240] 509.430[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.431[1969 c.675 §11; 1981 c.638 §6; renumbered 622.250] 509.433[1969 c.675 §12; 1981 c.638 §7; renumbered 622.260] 509.435[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.436[1965 c.570 §59d; 1969 c.675 §2; 1981 c.638 §8; renumbered 622.270] 509.439[1969 c.675 §13; 1981 c.638 §9; renumbered 622.280] 509.440[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.441[1969 c.675 §8; 1981 c.638 §10; renumbered 622.290] 509.445[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.450[Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.451[1969 c.675 §9; 1981 c.638 §11; renumbered 622.300] 509.455[Amended by 1969 c.675 §3; renumbered 622.320] 509.460[Amended by 1963 c.113 §1; 1965 c.570 §124; renumbered 509.505] 509.465[Repealed by 1969 c.675 §21] 509.470[Renumbered 622.330] 509.475[Amended by 1965 c.570 §125; renumbered 509.510] 509.480[Repealed by 1969 c.675 §21] 509.485[Repealed by 1969 c.675 §21] 509.490[Repealed by 1969 c.675 §21] 509.495[Amended by 1969 c.675 §4; renumbered 622.340] 509.500[Amended by 1977 c.242 §7; renumbered 622.350] 509.505Placing in water matter injurious to shellfish 509.510Taking shellfish from marked beds without permission; disturbing beds 509.515Landing or possession of krill prohibited 509.580Definitions for ORS 509.580 to 509.590, 509.600 to 509.645 and 509.910; rules 509.585Fish passage required for artificial obstructions; statewide inventory; waiver of requirement by commission; rules; exemptions 509.590Fish Passage Task Force; reports to legislature 509.592Task force advice to department regarding project funding; department report on deposits and expenditures 509.595Director to report on fish passage rules, adequacy and implementation 509.600Destroying, injuring or taking fish near fishway; permits to take fish 509.605[Amended by 1955 c.707 §49; 1963 c.178 §1; 1965 c.570 §131; 1973 c.723 §123; repealed by 2001 c.923 §21] 509.610Maintenance of fish passage required 509.615[Amended by 1957 c.135 §1; 1963 c.111 §1; 1965 c.570 §135; 1987 c.488 §2; 1993 c.478 §9; 1995 c.426 §6; repealed by 2007 c.625 §16] 509.620Condemning inadequate or nonfunctioning fish passage; requiring new fish passage 509.625Power of department to inspect artificial obstructions and have fish passage constructed or remove obstruction 509.630Power of department to establish fish passage in natural stream obstructions 509.635Oregon City fishway under control of commission; removal of obstructions 509.640[Amended by 1955 c.707 §54; repealed by 2001 c.923 §21] 509.645Filing protest with commission; review and determination by commission; alternative dispute resolution 509.910Injunction to prevent certain violations; jurisdiction; service on corporation 509.990[Subsection (8) of 1963 Replacement Part enacted as 1955 c.477 §2; subsection (10) of 1963 Replacement Part enacted as 1957 c.152 §8; repealed by 1965 c.570 §152] 509.991[1965 c.570 §59e; repealed by 1969 c.675 §21] 509.992[1969 c.675 §15; repealed by 1977 c.242 §10]

Chapter 509 — General Protective Regulations

ORS 509.592 Task force advice to department regarding project funding; department report on deposits and expenditures

(1)

The Fish Passage Task Force established pursuant to ORS 509.590 shall provide advice to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the projects to be funded and the expenditures to be made from the Fish Passage Restoration Subaccount created under ORS 497.141.

(2)

The department shall maintain a record of all moneys deposited to or expended from the subaccount. The department shall make an annual report of the deposits and expenditures available to the public on the department’s website.

Note: 509.592 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 509 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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