ORS 506.898
Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee
(1)
The State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall establish a Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee.(2)
The department shall appoint to the committee a balance of persons who take bay clams for commercial purposes, take bay clams for noncommercial purposes, are members of a group that advocates conservation or have another interest in bay clams.(3)
The committee shall make recommendations to the department on:(a)
Adopting rules related to bay clams;(b)
Ensuring the sustainability of the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay;(c)
Balancing the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes with the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for noncommercial purposes;(d)
Establishing physical boundaries for, or seasonal restrictions on, the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes, to reduce conflicts between persons who take bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes and salmon anglers in and around the Ghost Hole fishing area in Tillamook Bay;(e)
Establishing areas in Tillamook Bay that are closed to the take of bay clams for commercial purposes and open to the take of bay clams for noncommercial purposes;(f)
Monitoring the take of bay clams;(g)
Establishing additional restrictions on the annual take of bay clams in intertidal and subtidal areas in Oregon bays;(h)
Limiting the take of bay clams in Oregon bays for commercial purposes; and(i)
Assessing bay clam populations in Oregon bays.(4)
The department shall consider the recommendations of the committee.(5)
The committee shall assist the department in preparing any funding requests related to bay clams.(6)
In addition to the recommendations identified in subsection (3) of this section, the committee may advise the department on other matters related to bay clams. [2019 c.564 §2]
Source:
Section 506.898 — Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors506.html.
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