ORS 508.235
Commercial fishing license

  • fees

(1)

A commercial fishing license must be obtained by each individual who, for commercial purposes:

(a)

Takes or assists in the taking of any food fish from the waters or land of this state;

(b)

Operates or assists in the operation of any boat or fishing gear for the taking of food fish in the waters of this state; or

(c)

Lands food fish from the waters of the Pacific Ocean at any point in this state.

(2)

A commercial fishing license must be in the possession of the licensee, when engaged in the taking or landing of commercial fish, and is required in addition to any other license under this chapter.

(3)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or ORS 508.035 (Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities), upon application of the holder of a boat license, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall issue to the applicant in the name of the boat, one commercial fishing license for each individual who assists the holder of the boat license in the taking of fish for commercial purposes. Notwithstanding ORS 508.465 (Licenses nontransferable), licenses issued pursuant to this subsection are transferable to all individuals who assist in the taking of fish for commercial purposes on the boat for which the licenses are issued. Notwithstanding ORS 508.285 (License fees), the fee for the license issued pursuant to this subsection in the name of a boat:

(a)

With a resident boat license is $125 for each individual.

(b)

With a nonresident boat license is $175 for each individual. [1965 c.570 §77; 1993 c.501 §1; 2009 c.832 §21; 2011 c.613 §1]

Source: Section 508.235 — Commercial fishing license; fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors508.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Chinook Indians do not have treaty right to fish usual and accustomed sites other than right gained by affiliation to fish usual and accustomed fishing grounds of Quinault Indians. State v. Goodell, 84 Or App 398, 734 P2d 10 (1987), Sup Ct review denied

508.006
Definitions 508.011
Activities relating to oysters exempted 508.025
License required to take, process or deal in fish 508.030
License required for fishing gear 508.035
Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities 508.040
Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person 508.045
Exemption of retail fish dealers 508.106
Permit to take carp or other nongame fish 508.111
Permit to take food fish for educational and scientific purposes 508.116
Permit to take animals living intertidally on bottom 508.121
Juvenile jig line license 508.124
Northern pikeminnow fishing derby license 508.235
Commercial fishing license 508.240
Acts by commercial fishing licensee prohibited 508.260
Boat license 508.265
Boat licensing constitutes registration for purposes of federal laws 508.270
Fishing, boat license fees in lieu of other taxes and licenses on crab pots 508.285
License fees 508.288
Commercial fishing permit surcharges 508.300
Albacore tuna landing license in lieu of other licenses 508.306
Fish bait dealer license 508.312
Commercial bait fishing license 508.316
Disqualification from receiving more than one single delivery license 508.326
Commercial Fisheries Fund 508.406
Director or agent to issue and renew licenses 508.410
Contents of license applications 508.415
Security for fees 508.445
Certificate evidence as to license issuance 508.450
Contents of license 508.460
Oregon-Washington reciprocity on gillnet licenses 508.465
Licenses nontransferable 508.470
When licenses expire 508.475
Failure to renew license for fixed fishing gear constitutes abandonment 508.480
Failure to construct or install fishing gear held to be abandonment 508.485
Revocation of license or permit for violation of commercial fishing laws or rules or theft of crab fishing gear 508.490
Refusal to issue license or permit pursuant to commercial fishing laws within two years after revocation 508.495
Certificate in lieu of lost or destroyed license 508.500
Alteration, false application and multiple possession of licenses prohibited 508.502
Seller operation of vessel pending proceeding against buyer 508.505
Additional fees based on value of fish at time of landing 508.506
Additional payments on certain fish species 508.510
Place where fish caught is immaterial 508.515
Time of paying fees 508.520
Determination of disputes 508.525
Lien for unpaid fee 508.530
Rules 508.535
Keeping record of food fish received and bought 508.540
Failure to keep or submit records or to pay fee 508.550
Sale of fish from license holder’s boat 508.700
Permits for salmon hatcheries 508.705
Hearing for permits 508.710
Grounds for denial of permit 508.715
Conditions of permits 508.718
Program for protecting natural runs and genetic diversity of anadromous fish stocks 508.720
Altering terms of permits 508.725
Released fish as state property 508.730
Disposal of salmon products 508.735
Application of chapter to taking and sale of salmon 508.737
Policy for marketing of salmon products 508.740
Authority under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 508.745
Disposition of moneys received under ORS 508.700 to 508.745 508.755
Membership 508.760
Sea urchin limited participation 508.762
Review of denial of sea urchin permit renewal or transfer 508.765
Roe-herring limited participation 508.775
Vessel permit required to engage in fishery 508.778
Limitation on issuance of permits 508.781
Renewal of permit 508.784
Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.787
Permit revocation procedure 508.790
Fee 508.792
Lottery system for permit issuance 508.793
Permit transfer restrictions 508.796
Review of permit denial 508.801
Vessel permit required to engage in fishery 508.804
Prohibition on issuance of permits 508.807
Renewal of permit 508.808
Special renewal and fee provisions 508.810
Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.813
Permit revocation procedure 508.816
Fee 508.819
Permits transferred to federal government 508.822
Permit transfer restrictions 508.825
Review of permit denial 508.828
Single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit 508.840
Vessel permit required to engage in fishery 508.843
Use of single delivery license in lieu of permit 508.846
Issuance of permits restricted 508.849
Renewal of permit 508.852
Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.855
Permit revocation procedure 508.858
Fee 508.861
Lottery system for permit issuance 508.864
Permit transfer restrictions 508.867
Review of permit denial 508.880
Vessel permit required to engage in fishery 508.883
Use of single delivery license in lieu of vessel permit 508.886
Limitation on number of permits 508.889
Issuance of permits limited 508.892
Renewal of permit 508.895
Considerations in determining eligibility for permit 508.898
Permit revocation procedure 508.901
Fee 508.904
Lottery system for permit issuance 508.907
Permit transfer restrictions 508.908
Limits on authority of Commercial Fishery Permit Board to prohibit transfer of valid pink shrimp vessel permits 508.910
Review of permit denial 508.913
Issuance of permits for vessels engaged in groundfish fishery 508.915
Negotiations to establish reciprocal agreements pertaining to pink shrimp 508.921
Findings 508.926
Vessel permit required to engage in fishery 508.931
Eligibility for permit 508.934
Permit revocation procedure 508.936
Permit transfer restrictions 508.941
Review of eligibility determinations 508.943
Requirements related to removal of crab pots 508.945
Vessel permit required 508.947
Eligibility for permit 508.949
Fees 508.951
Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account 508.953
Log book required 508.955
Lottery system for permit issuance 508.957
Permit transfer restrictions 508.960
Review of permit denial 508.980
Legislative findings and policy
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Current through early 2024

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