OAR 635-040-0000
Definitions and Purpose
(1)
Definitions in OAR 635-007-0501 (Definitions) and the following definitions apply to this Division:(a)
“Annual production program limit” means the number of fish annually authorized by the Department to be released;(b)
“Naturally adapted stocks” means stocks which have adapted to the local environment such that they are capable of reproducing and surviving under local conditions;(c)
“Principal” means any person or entity owning five percent or more of a company; general partners, president, vice-president, chief executive officer and directors;(d)
“Private salmon hatchery” means the location from which anadromous fish may be released for migration to the ocean and at which returning adult salmon are captured for processing or retention as brood stock. Such location, also known as the “release/recapture site,” shall be designated in the private salmon hatchery permit;(e)
“Release limits” means the maximum number of fish authorized to be released annually. This number, specified in a permit or in writing by the Department, does not entitle permittee to make annual releases of this number but rather functions as a ceiling on the number allowed to be released in the annual production program.(2)
The purpose of these rules is to describe policies, standards and procedures concerning:(a)
Application for private salmon hatchery permits;(b)
Evaluation of applications for private salmon hatchery permits;(c)
Permitting of private salmon hatcheries;(d)
Operation of private salmon hatcheries, including changes in operation and termination;(e)
Transfer of private salmon hatchery permits;(f)
Monitoring of private salmon hatchery operations.
Source:
Rule 635-040-0000 — Definitions and Purpose, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-040-0000.