OAR 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 Department of Fish and Wildlife. Applications to renew an existing license shall be submitted to the Department by December 1 of the year prior to the license year in order to be considered timely.

(2)

In addition to the application form, persons requesting to license a new or not yet built facility shall describe in writing:

(a)

The location and physical layout of the facility;

(b)

Water supply (source, quantity, presence or absence of fish, and manner of access);

(c)

Species and sources of fish to be propagated;

(d)

The status of applications for any required federal, state or local permit, including a water right from the Oregon Water Resources Department (WRD), a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and land use permits from the county in which the facility is located.

(3)

Prior to issuance of any new propagation license, the following shall be completed:

(a)

A propagation facility operational plan shall be developed in consultation with the Department and Department approval obtained. Based on the species reared, size of operation and/or risk of escape, the Department may accept an abbreviated level of detail in the operational plan. Unless otherwise specified by the Department based on the above criteria, the operational plan shall include engineering designs of the facility drawn to scale and shall describe both the facility and its operations in detail and shall, at a minimum, include:

(A)

Species to be reared, ponding strategies by month, and projected loading densities per pond by month;

(B)

Pond cleaning schedules;

(C)

Transportation schedules for fish moved into and out of the facility;

(D)

Hatchery staff assignments;

(E)

Fish monitoring studies;

(F)

Facility screening, including designs, operations, and maintenance;

(G)

Avian exclosures on each rearing container;

(H)

Fish handling procedures;

(I)

Fish disease treatment procedures;

(J)

Use of quarantine and isolation facilities;

(K)

Procedures for handling emergency situations;

(L)

Chlorine monitoring regimen, where chlorination is required.

(b)

Except as otherwise specified by the Department based on species reared, size of operation and/or risk of escape, the applicant shall:

(A)

Develop and conduct fish population studies approved by the Department and funded by the applicant, sufficient to document preconstruction status of fish populations in the affected waterway; and

(B)

Develop and fund similar studies to be conducted in subsequent years to document changes caused by hatchery operation.

(4)

In order to actually commence operation of a facility, applicants must have both a fish propagation license and specific written authorization to operate from the Department. Authorization to operate shall be granted only:

(a)

Upon determination that all required federal, state and local permits have been obtained; and

(b)

After inspection and acceptance by the Department of any required fish screens, avian exclosures, disease control mechanisms, and isolation facilities.

(5)

The Department shall renew propagation licenses upon acceptance of:

(a)

A complete renewal application, submitted by December 1 of the prior year;

(b)

Unless otherwise specified by the Department based on species reared, size of operation and/or risk of escape, a propagation facility operational plan as provided in subsection (3)(a) of this rule for the year for which the license is to be renewed, submitted by December 1 with the renewal application, which must be approved by the Department;

(c)

Unless otherwise specified by the Department based on species reared, size of operation and/or risk of escape, results of post-siting fish population studies, submitted by December 1 of the prior year; and

(d)

Documentation that any required federal, state and local permits, including appropriate WRD water rights and DEQ NPDES permits, have been obtained;

(e)

To the extent that any sales summary information or final activity report cannot be provided by December 1 due to lack of data, such information shall be provided on a separate form by January 15, as required in OAR 635-007-0660 (Duties of Fish Propagation Licensees)(3).

Source: Rule 635-007-0655 — Fish Propagation License Application Process, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-007-0655.

635‑007‑0501
Definitions 635‑007‑0502
Purpose of the Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0503
Native Fish Conservation Policy Goals 635‑007‑0504
Key Elements of Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0505
Implementing the Native Fish Conservation Policy 635‑007‑0506
Education and Training 635‑007‑0507
Interim Criteria 635‑007‑0509
Implementation of Interim Criteria 635‑007‑0530
Sale of Salmon and Trout and Their Eggs 635‑007‑0535
Releasing Resident Fish in Private Waters 635‑007‑0542
Purpose of the Hatchery Management Policy 635‑007‑0543
Hatchery Management Policy Goals 635‑007‑0544
Operating Principles for Hatchery Management 635‑007‑0545
Hatchery Program Management Plans 635‑007‑0547
Fish Hatchery Record Keeping 635‑007‑0548
Training of Fish Hatchery Personnel 635‑007‑0595
Transgenic Fish 635‑007‑0600
Permit Required to Transport, Hold, or Release Fish 635‑007‑0605
Fish Transport Permit Application 635‑007‑0610
Shipping Requirements 635‑007‑0615
Unlawful Import and Release 635‑007‑0620
Transport Release of Mosquito Fish (Gambusia sp.) 635‑007‑0625
Revocation of Fish Transport Permit 635‑007‑0650
Fish Propagation License Required 635‑007‑0655
Fish Propagation License Application Process 635‑007‑0660
Duties of Fish Propagation Licensees 635‑007‑0665
Purchase of Fish from Fish Propagation Licensee 635‑007‑0670
Revocation of Fish Propagation License 635‑007‑0680
Relation Between Fish Propagation License and Private Salmon Hatchery Permit 635‑007‑0700
Purpose, Policy and Definition 635‑007‑0705
Obtaining Sturgeon and Eggs for Propagation 635‑007‑0710
Special Permit Rules to Collect Male and Oversize Female Sturgeon 635‑007‑0720
Possession of Sturgeon for Spawning and Propagation 635‑007‑0725
Sturgeon Propagation Permit Required 635‑007‑0730
Permit Application Process 635‑007‑0735
Duties of Sturgeon Propagation Permittees 635‑007‑0740
Purchase of Sturgeon from Sturgeon Propagation Permittee 635‑007‑0745
Revocation of Sturgeon Propagation Permit 635‑007‑0820
Salmon Production Programs 635‑007‑0900
Scientific Taking Permit Required 635‑007‑0910
Scientific Taking Permit Application — Fish 635‑007‑0920
Report Requirement 635‑007‑0930
Transport Authority 635‑007‑0940
Nongame Fish Protected 635‑007‑0950
Revocation of Permit 635‑007‑0960
Purpose 635‑007‑0965
Fish Health Management Policy 635‑007‑0970
Fish Disease and Pathogen Categories 635‑007‑0975
Import, Export or Transfer of Pathogens and Diseases 635‑007‑0980
Additional Reference Material for Fish Disease Management 635‑007‑0985
Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at the Department’s Facilities 635‑007‑0990
Inspection and Detection of Disease Agents at Non-Department Facilities 635‑007‑0995
Containment and Treatment of Fish Disease Agents 635‑007‑1000
Carcasses for Stream Enrichment
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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