HB2342 • 2025

Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-08-13
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.

Digest: The Act increases fees under the wildlife laws.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act increases fees under the wildlife laws.
The Act allows an agency to create a new fee.
The Act creates a new subaccount.
The Act increases fees under commercial fishing laws.

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2025-08-13 House
Chapter 564, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
2025-07-24 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-30 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-30 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-27 House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 37; Nays, 12--Andersen, Boice, Boshart Davis, Diehl, Dobson, Edwards, Elmer, Evans, Hudson, Munoz, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Sosa, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Drazan, Osborne.
2025-06-23 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-23 Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 10--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Smith DB.
2025-06-20 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)
2025-06-18 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-16 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-16 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-12 House
Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. Ayes, 40; Nays, 17--Andersen, Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Dobson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Evans, Harbick, Hudson, Munoz, Osborne, Reschke, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 3--McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.
2025-06-11 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-06-11 House
Second reading.
2025-06-06 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-28 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-28 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-05-21 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
2025-03-27 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-27 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-24 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-24 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act increases fees under the wildlife laws. The Act allows an agency to create a new fee. The Act creates a new subaccount. The Act increases fees under commercial fishing laws. The Act takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.7).
Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.
Authorizes the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish ocean endorsements by rule.
Establishes the Marine Fisheries Enhancement Fund Subaccount within the Fish and Wildlife Account.
Increases certain license, permit and participation fees under the commercial fishing laws.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to fees concerning wildlife; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2342
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Governor
Tina Kotek for State Department of Fish and Wildlife)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to fees concerning wildlife; creating new provisions; amending ORS 496.146, 496.303,
497.061, 508.116, 508.285, 508.505, 508.550, 508.760, 508.765, 508.790, 508.793, 508.816, 508.822,
508.858, 508.864, 508.901, 508.907, 508.936, 508.941, 508.949 and 508.957 and section 6, chapter
169, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021; repealing section 62,
chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
WILDLIFE LAWS LICENSE, TAG AND PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
SECTION 1. ORS 497.061, as amended by section 61, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, and sec-
tion 2, chapter 56, Oregon Laws 2022, is amended to read:
497.061. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall
charge the fees listed in the fee schedule under this section for the issuance of the specified licenses,
tags and permits.
(2) Fee Schedule:
[ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ]
Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $34.50 $172.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $22.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE $17.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $32.50 497.102
HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $28.50 $443.50 497.112
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ELK TAG $49.50 $588.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $26.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $51.50 $395.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $142.00 $1,513.50 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $142.00 $1,513.50 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $10.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $13.50 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $44.50 497.156
FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$43.00 $109.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $29.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $23.00 $23.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $42.00 $42.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $59.50 $59.50 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $92.00 497.121
ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $46.00 $66.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $33.00 $33.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $28.00 $28.00 497.121
SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE $10.00 $28.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $19.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
COMBINATION LICENSE $72.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $196.50 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $47.50 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $6.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $55.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $25.50 $25.50 497.032
GUIDE TAG — DEER - $575.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $848.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $54.50 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $407.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $26.00 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
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LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
LOP TAG REDISTRIBUTION $17.00 $17.00 496.146
RSC STEELHEAD VALIDATION $2.00 $4.00 497.121
RSC WILD STEELHEAD HARVEST CARD $10.00 $20.00 497.121
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
[ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ]
Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $39.00 $193.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $25.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE$19.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $36.00 497.102
HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $33.00 $500.00 497.112
ELK TAG $56.00 $660.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $29.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $58.00 $443.00 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $159.00 $1,695.00 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $159.00 $1,695.00 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $11.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $15.00 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $50.00 497.156
FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS/HARVEST TAGS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$50.00 $138.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $34.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $29.00 $29.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $48.00 $48.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $68.00 $68.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $117.00 497.121
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ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $69.00 $89.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $43.00 $43.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $34.00 $34.00 497.121
ANNUAL OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $9.00 $9.00 496.146
DAILY OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $4.00 $4.00 496.146
ROGUE SOUTH COAST STEELHEAD VALIDATION $4.00 $8.00 497.121
ROGUE SOUTH COAST WILD
STEELHEAD HARVEST TAG$20.00 $40.00 497.121
SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE$13.00 $37.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $25.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
COMBINATION LICENSE $86.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $253.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $56.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $10.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $75.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $2.00 $2.00 497.032
GUIDE TAG — DEER - $644.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $950.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $61.00 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $456.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $29.00 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
SECTION 2. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 497.061 by section 1 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 497.061, as amended by section 1 of this 2025 Act, for registrations
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made, and licenses, permits, tag and stamps applied for, before January 1, 2026, for activities
occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. Section 6, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. The amendments to ORS 496.146 by section 5 [ of this 2021 Act ], chapter 169, Oregon
Laws 2021, become operative on January [ 2] 1, 2026.
SECTION 3a. If House Bill 2343 becomes law, section 3 of this 2025 Act (amending section
6, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021) is repealed.
SECTION 4. Section 2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. Section 2, chapter 460, Oregon Laws 1995, as amended by section 1, chapter 227, Oregon
Laws 2001, section 1, chapter 349, Oregon Laws 2009, section 2a, chapter 832, Oregon Laws 2009,
section 1, chapter 363, Oregon Laws 2013, [ and] section 10, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, and
section 1 [ of this 2021 Act ], chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021, is repealed on January [ 2] 1, 2026.
SECTION 4a. If Senate Bill 812 becomes law, section 4 of this 2025 Act (amending section
2, chapter 208, Oregon Laws 2021) is repealed.
SECTION 5. Section 62, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed.
SECTION 6. ORS 497.061, as amended by section 61, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, section
2, chapter 56, Oregon Laws 2022, and section 1 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
497.061. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall
charge the fees listed in the fee schedule under this section for the issuance of the specified licenses,
tags and permits.
(2) Fee Schedule:
[ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ]
Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $39.00 $193.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $25.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE $19.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $36.00 497.102
HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $33.00 $500.00 497.112
ELK TAG $56.00 $660.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $29.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $58.00 $443.00 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $159.00 $1,695.00 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $159.00 $1,695.00 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $11.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $15.00 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $50.00 497.156
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FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS/HARVEST TAGS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$50.00 $138.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $34.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $29.00 $29.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $48.00 $48.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $68.00 $68.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $117.00 497.121
ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $69.00 $89.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $43.00 $43.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $34.00 $34.00 497.121
ANNUAL OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $9.00 $9.00 496.146
DAILY OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $4.00 $4.00 496.146
ROGUE SOUTH COAST STEELHEAD VALIDATION $4.00 $8.00 497.121
ROGUE SOUTH COAST WILD
STEELHEAD HARVEST TAG$20.00 $40.00 497.121
SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE $13.00 $37.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $25.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
COMBINATION LICENSE $86.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $253.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $56.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $10.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $75.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $2.00 $2.00 497.032
GUIDE TAG — DEER - $644.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $950.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $61.00 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $456.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $29.00 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
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FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
[ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ]
Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $42.00 $208.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $27.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE$21.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $39.00 497.102
HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $36.00 $540.00 497.112
ELK TAG $60.00 $715.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $31.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $63.00 $478.00 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $172.00 $1,831.00 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $172.00 $1,831.00 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $12.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $16.00 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $54.00 497.156
FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS/HARVEST TAGS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$53.00 $146.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $36.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $31.00 $31.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $51.00 $51.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $72.00 $72.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $124.00 497.121
ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $73.00 $94.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $46.00 $46.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $36.00 $36.00 497.121
ANNUAL OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $9.00 $9.00 496.146
DAILY OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $4.00 $4.00 496.146
ROGUE SOUTH COAST STEELHEAD VALIDATION $4.00 $8.00 497.121
ROGUE SOUTH COAST WILD
STEELHEAD HARVEST TAG$21.00 $42.00 497.121
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SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE $14.00 $39.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $27.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
COMBINATION LICENSE $93.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $283.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $60.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $10.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $75.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $2.00 $2.00 497.032
GUIDE TAG — DEER - $695.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $1,025.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $66.00 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $492.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $31.50 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
SECTION 7. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 497.061 by section 6 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 497.061, as amended by section 6 of this 2025 Act, for registrations
made, and licenses, permits, tag and stamps applied for, before January 1, 2028, for activities
occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 8. ORS 497.061, as amended by section 61, chapter 779, Oregon Laws 2015, section
2, chapter 56, Oregon Laws 2022, and sections 1 and 6 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
497.061. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall
charge the fees listed in the fee schedule under this section for the issuance of the specified licenses,
tags and permits.
(2) Fee Schedule:
[ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ]
Enrolled House Bill 2342 (HB 2342-B)Page 8
Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $42.00 $208.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $27.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE $21.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $39.00 497.102
HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $36.00 $540.00 497.112
ELK TAG $60.00 $715.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $31.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $63.00 $478.00 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $172.00 $1,831.00 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $172.00 $1,831.00 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $12.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $16.00 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $54.00 497.156
FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS/HARVEST TAGS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$53.00 $146.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $36.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $31.00 $31.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $51.00 $51.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $72.00 $72.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $124.00 497.121
ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $73.00 $94.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $46.00 $46.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $36.00 $36.00 497.121
ANNUAL OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $9.00 $9.00 496.146
DAILY OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $4.00 $4.00 496.146
ROGUE SOUTH COAST STEELHEAD VALIDATION $4.00 $8.00 497.121
ROGUE SOUTH COAST WILD
STEELHEAD HARVEST TAG$21.00 $42.00 497.121
SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE $14.00 $39.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $27.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
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COMBINATION LICENSE $93.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $283.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $60.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $10.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $75.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $2.00 $2.00 497.032
GUIDE TAG — DEER - $695.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $1,025.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $66.00 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $492.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $31.50 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
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Prices shown include agent fees
under ORS 497.022 and dedications
of funds collected as otherwise
prescribed by law.Resident Nonresident Statutory
Fee Fee Reference
HUNTING LICENSES
ANNUAL HUNTING LICENSE $45.00 $225.00 497.102
RESIDENT SENIOR HUNTING LICENSE $29.00 - 497.102
RESIDENT DISABLED VET HUNTER LICENSE FREE - 497.102
RESIDENT UNIFORMED SERVICES
HUNTER LICENSE$23.00 - 497.102
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY BIRD LICENSE - $42.00 497.102
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HUNTING TAGS/VALIDATIONS
DEER TAG $39.00 $585.00 497.112
ELK TAG $65.00 $775.00 497.112
SPECIAL ELK TAG (DV/PIONEER) $33.00 - 497.112
BLACK BEAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
TURKEY TAG $26.50 $90.00 497.112
ANTELOPE TAG $68.00 $516.00 497.112
MOUNTAIN SHEEP TAG $186.00 $1,977.00 497.112
COUGAR TAG $16.50 $16.50 497.112
MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG $186.00 $1,977.00 497.112
RESIDENT UPLAND BIRD STAMP $13.00 - 497.153
RESIDENT WATERFOWL STAMP $17.00 - 497.151
NONRESIDENT BIRD-WATERFOWL STAMP - $58.00 497.156
FISHING LICENSES/VALIDATIONS/HARVEST TAGS
ANNUAL ANGLING LICENSE$56.00 $155.00 497.121
RESIDENT SENIOR ANGLING LICENSE $38.00 - 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET ANGLER LICENSE FREE - 497.121
ONE-DAY ANGLING AND SHELLFISH LICENSE $33.00 $33.00 497.121
TWO-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $54.00 $54.00 497.121
THREE-DAY ANGLING LICENSE $76.00 $76.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT SEVEN-DAY ANGLING LICENSE - $131.00 497.121
ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $77.00 $100.00 497.121
HATCHERY HARVEST TAG $49.00 $49.00 497.121
TWO-ROD ANGLING LICENSE $38.00 $38.00 497.121
ANNUAL OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $9.00 $9.00 496.146
DAILY OCEAN ENDORSEMENT $4.00 $4.00 496.146
ROGUE SOUTH COAST STEELHEAD VALIDATION $4.00 $8.00 497.121
ROGUE SOUTH COAST WILD
STEELHEAD HARVEST TAG$22.00 $45.00 497.121
SHELLFISH LICENSES
ANNUAL SHELLFISH LICENSE$15.00 $41.00 497.121
NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY SHELLFISH LICENSE - $29.00 497.121
RESIDENT DISABLED VET SHELLFISH LICENSE FREE - 497.121
COMBINATION LICENSE $99.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SPORTSPAC LICENSE $311.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT SENIOR COMBINATION LICENSE $65.00 - 497.132
RESIDENT PIONEER COMBINATION LICENSE $10.00 - 497.132
YOUTH LICENSES/VALIDATIONS (ages 12-17)
YOUTH LICENSE$10.00 $10.00 497.127
RESIDENT YOUTH SPORTSPAC LICENSE $75.00 - 497.132
YOUTH ANNUAL COMBINED ANGLING TAG $5.00 $5.00 497.121
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.153
YOUTH WATERFOWL STAMP $4.00 $4.00 497.151
YOUTH TURKEY TAG $10.50 $10.50 497.112
YOUTH HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $17.00 $17.00 497.142
MISCELLANEOUS
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE FILING $2.00 $2.00 497.032
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GUIDE TAG — DEER - $751.00 497.112
GUIDE TAG — ELK - $1,108.00 497.112
RESIDENT HUNT/TRAP FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $71.00 - 497.142
NONRESIDENT FUR-TAKERS HUNT/TRAP LICENSE - $532.00 497.142
RESIDENT HUNT FUR-BEARERS LICENSE $34.00 - 497.142
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE PERMIT $6.50 $14.00 497.102
OUTDOOR CLUB LICENSE $100.00 $100.00 498.418
LOP REGISTRATION $35.00 $35.00 496.146
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES/PERMITS
FUR DEALER LICENSE$111.00 - 497.258
TAXIDERMIST LICENSE $111.00 - 497.258
WILDLIFE PROPAGATION LICENSE $58.00 - 497.258
FISH PROPAGATION LICENSE $151.50 - 497.258
PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE LICENSE $232.00 - 497.258
STURGEON PROPAGATION PERMIT $3,573.00 $3,573.00 497.325
SECTION 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 497.061 by section 8 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 497.061, as amended by section 8 of this 2025 Act, for registrations
made, and licenses, permits, tag and stamps applied for, before January 1, 2030, for activities
occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
OCEAN ENDORSEMENTS
SECTION 10. ORS 496.146 is amended to read:
496.146. In addition to any other duties or powers provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission:
(1) May accept, from whatever source, appropriations, gifts or grants of money or other property
for the purposes of wildlife management, and use such money or property for wildlife management
purposes.
(2) May sell or exchange property owned by the state and used for wildlife management pur-
poses when the commission determines that such sale or exchange would be advantageous to the
state wildlife policy and management programs.
(3) May acquire, introduce, propagate and stock wildlife species in such manner as the com-
mission determines will carry out the state wildlife policy and management programs.
(4) May by rule authorize the issuance of such licenses, tags and permits for angling, taking,
hunting and trapping and may prescribe such tagging and sealing procedures as the commission
determines necessary to carry out the provisions of the wildlife laws or to obtain information for
use in wildlife management. Permits issued pursuant to this subsection may include special hunting
permits for a person and immediate family members of the person to hunt on land owned by that
person in areas where permits for deer or elk are limited by quota. As used in this subsection,
“immediate family members” means spouses in a marriage, parents, brothers, brothers-in-law, sisters,
sisters-in-law, sons, sons-in-law, daughters, daughters-in-law, stepchildren and grandchildren. A
landowner who is qualified to receive landowner preference tags from the commission may request
two additional tags for providing public access and two additional tags for wildlife habitat programs.
This request shall be made to the Access and Habitat Board with supporting evidence that the ac-
cess is significant and the habitat programs benefit wildlife. The board may recommend that the
commission grant the request. When a landowner is qualified under landowner preference rules
adopted by the commission and receives a controlled hunt tag for that unit or a landowner prefer-
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ence tag for the landowner’s property and does not use the tag during the regular season, the
landowner may use that tag to take an antlerless animal, when approved by the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife, to alleviate damage that is presently occurring to the landowner’s property.
(5) May by rule prescribe procedures requiring the holder of any license, tag or permit issued
pursuant to the wildlife laws to keep records and make reports concerning the time, manner and
place of taking wildlife, the quantities taken and such other information as the commission deter-
mines necessary for proper enforcement of the wildlife laws or to obtain information for use in
wildlife management.
(6) May establish special hunting and angling areas or seasons in which only persons less than
18 years of age or over 65 years of age are permitted to hunt or angle.
(7) May acquire by purchase, lease, agreement or gift real property and all appropriate interests
therein for wildlife management and wildlife-oriented recreation purposes.
(8) May acquire by purchase, lease, agreement, gift, exercise of eminent domain or otherwise
real property and all interests therein and establish, operate and maintain thereon public hunting
areas.
(9) May establish and develop wildlife refuge and management areas and prescribe rules gov-
erning the use of such areas and the use of wildlife refuge and management areas established and
developed pursuant to any other provision of law.
(10) May by rule prescribe fees for licenses, tags, permits and applications issued or required
pursuant to the wildlife laws, and user charges for angling, hunting or other recreational uses of
lands owned or managed by the commission, unless such fees or user charges are otherwise pre-
scribed by law. No fee or user charge prescribed by the commission pursuant to this subsection shall
exceed $250.
(11) May enter into contracts with any person or governmental agency for the development and
encouragement of wildlife research and management programs and projects.
(12) May perform such acts as may be necessary for the establishment and implementation of
cooperative wildlife management programs with agencies of the federal government.
(13) May offer and pay rewards for the arrest and conviction of any person who has violated
any of the wildlife laws. No such reward shall exceed $1,000 for any one arrest and conviction.
(14) May by rule prescribe fees for falconry licenses issued pursuant to the wildlife laws, unless
such fees are otherwise prescribed by law. Fees prescribed by the commission pursuant to this
subsection shall be based on actual or projected costs of administering falconry regulations and
shall not exceed $250.
(15) May establish special fishing and hunting seasons and bag limits applicable only to persons
with disabilities.
(16) May adopt optimum populations for deer and elk consistent with ORS 496.012. These popu-
lation levels shall be reviewed at least once every five years.
(17) Shall establish a preference system so that individuals who are unsuccessful in controlled
hunt permit drawings for deer and elk hunting have reasonable assurance of success in those
drawings in subsequent years. In establishing the preference system, the commission shall consider
giving additional preference points to persons who have been issued a resident annual pioneer
combination license pursuant to ORS 497.132 or resident disabled veteran hunting license under ORS
497.102.
(18) May sell advertising in State Department of Fish and Wildlife publications, including annual
hunting and angling regulation publications.
(19) May, notwithstanding the fees required by ORS 497.112, provide free hunting tags to an
organization that sponsors hunting trips for terminally ill children. Except as provided under ORS
497.116, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may not issue more than 15 tags annually under
this subsection.
(20) Shall, after consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, adopt rules prohibiting
the use of the World Wide Web, other Internet protocols or broadcast or closed circuit media to
remotely control a weapon for the purpose of hunting any game bird, wildlife, game mammal or
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other mammal. The rules may exempt the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or agents of the
department from the prohibition.
(21) May adopt rules establishing a schedule of civil penalties, not to exceed $6,500 per vio-
lation, for violations of provisions of the wildlife laws or rules adopted by the commission under the
wildlife laws. Civil penalties established under this subsection must be imposed in the manner pro-
vided by ORS 183.745 and must be deposited in the State Wildlife Fund established under ORS
496.300.
(22) May by rule impose a surcharge not to exceed $25 for the renewal of a hunting license on
any person who fails to comply with mandatory hunting reporting requirements. Amounts collected
as surcharges under this subsection must be deposited in the State Wildlife Fund established under
ORS 496.300.
(23)(a) May by rule establish annual and daily Columbia Basin salmon, steelhead and sturgeon
recreational fishing endorsements with a fee not to exceed $9.75 per annual license and $1 per day
per daily license. An endorsement is required to fish for salmon, steelhead or sturgeon in portions
of the Columbia Basin as designated by rule and is in addition to and not in lieu of angling licenses
and tags required under the wildlife laws. Amounts collected as fees under this subsection must be
deposited in the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund established under section 7, chapter
672, Oregon Laws 2013.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if the commission adopts rules that de-
crease fishery impacts or the share of salmon allocated to Columbia River recreational fisheries or
that expand the areas and seasons where nontribal gillnets are permitted in mainstem lower
Columbia River nontribal fisheries as compared to regulatory restrictions in place from 2017 to 2020,
the commission may not require or collect the endorsements, beginning in the following calendar
year.
(24) May by rule establish annual and daily ocean endorsements and shall charge the
applicable fees under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061. An endorsement is required to fish for
any species, except shellfish, salmon and steelhead trout, in ocean waters and is in addition
to and not in lieu of angling licenses and tags required under the wildlife laws. Amounts
collected as fees under this subsection must be deposited in the Marine Fisheries Enhance-
ment Fund Subaccount established in ORS 496.303. As used in this subsection, “ocean
waters” means waters to the west of:
(a) Normal high tide lines along coastal beaches where there are no jetties;
(b) The visible ends of jetties, except in the Columbia River; or
(c) The north-south line running through Buoy 10 in the Columbia River.
[(24)] (25) May by rule establish multiyear licenses and may prescribe fees for such licenses.
Fees prescribed by the commission for multiyear licenses may provide for a discount from the annual
license fees that would otherwise be payable for the period of time covered by the multiyear license.
[(25)] (26) May by rule establish a program to offer unique fishing opportunities through
drawings, raffles or auctions and charge application and participation fees for the program.
SECTION 11.
ORS 496.146, as amended by section 5, chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2021, is
amended to read:
496.146. In addition to any other duties or powers provided by law, the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission:
(1) May accept, from whatever source, appropriations, gifts or grants of money or other property
for the purposes of wildlife management, and use such money or property for wildlife management
purposes.
(2) May sell or exchange property owned by the state and used for wildlife management pur-
poses when the commission determines that such sale or exchange would be advantageous to the
state wildlife policy and management programs.
(3) May acquire, introduce, propagate and stock wildlife species in such manner as the com-
mission determines will carry out the state wildlife policy and management programs.
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(4) May by rule authorize the issuance of such licenses, tags and permits for angling, taking,
hunting and trapping and may prescribe such tagging and sealing procedures as the commission
determines necessary to carry out the provisions of the wildlife laws or to obtain information for
use in wildlife management. Permits issued pursuant to this subsection may include special hunting
permits for a person and immediate family members of the person to hunt on land owned by that
person in areas where permits for deer or elk are limited by quota. As used in this subsection,
“immediate family members” means spouses in a marriage, parents, brothers, brothers-in-law, sisters,
sisters-in-law, sons, sons-in-law, daughters, daughters-in-law, stepchildren and grandchildren. A
landowner who is qualified to receive landowner preference tags from the commission may request
two additional tags for providing public access and two additional tags for wildlife habitat programs.
This request shall be made to the Access and Habitat Board with supporting evidence that the ac-
cess is significant and the habitat programs benefit wildlife. The board may recommend that the
commission grant the request. When a landowner is qualified under landowner preference rules
adopted by the commission and receives a controlled hunt tag for that unit or a landowner prefer-
ence tag for the landowner’s property and does not use the tag during the regular season, the
landowner may use that tag to take an antlerless animal, when approved by the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife, to alleviate damage that is presently occurring to the landowner’s property.
(5) May by rule prescribe procedures requiring the holder of any license, tag or permit issued
pursuant to the wildlife laws to keep records and make reports concerning the time, manner and
place of taking wildlife, the quantities taken and such other information as the commission deter-
mines necessary for proper enforcement of the wildlife laws or to obtain information for use in
wildlife management.
(6) May establish special hunting and angling areas or seasons in which only persons less than
18 years of age or over 65 years of age are permitted to hunt or angle.
(7) May acquire by purchase, lease, agreement or gift real property and all appropriate interests
therein for wildlife management and wildlife-oriented recreation purposes.
(8) May acquire by purchase, lease, agreement, gift, exercise of eminent domain or otherwise
real property and all interests therein and establish, operate and maintain thereon public hunting
areas.
(9) May establish and develop wildlife refuge and management areas and prescribe rules gov-
erning the use of such areas and the use of wildlife refuge and management areas established and
developed pursuant to any other provision of law.
(10) May by rule prescribe fees for licenses, tags, permits and applications issued or required
pursuant to the wildlife laws, and user charges for angling, hunting or other recreational uses of
lands owned or managed by the commission, unless such fees or user charges are otherwise pre-
scribed by law. No fee or user charge prescribed by the commission pursuant to this subsection shall
exceed $250.
(11) May enter into contracts with any person or governmental agency for the development and
encouragement of wildlife research and management programs and projects.
(12) May perform such acts as may be necessary for the establishment and implementation of
cooperative wildlife management programs with agencies of the federal government.
(13) May offer and pay rewards for the arrest and conviction of any person who has violated
any of the wildlife laws. No such reward shall exceed $1,000 for any one arrest and conviction.
(14) May by rule prescribe fees for falconry licenses issued pursuant to the wildlife laws, unless
such fees are otherwise prescribed by law. Fees prescribed by the commission pursuant to this
subsection shall be based on actual or projected costs of administering falconry regulations and
shall not exceed $250.
(15) May establish special fishing and hunting seasons and bag limits applicable only to persons
with disabilities.
(16) May adopt optimum populations for deer and elk consistent with ORS 496.012. These popu-
lation levels shall be reviewed at least once every five years.
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(17) Shall establish a preference system so that individuals who are unsuccessful in controlled
hunt permit drawings for deer and elk hunting have reasonable assurance of success in those
drawings in subsequent years. In establishing the preference system, the commission shall consider
giving additional preference points to persons who have been issued a resident annual pioneer
combination license pursuant to ORS 497.132 or resident disabled veteran hunting license under ORS
497.102.
(18) May sell advertising in State Department of Fish and Wildlife publications, including annual
hunting and angling regulation publications.
(19) May, notwithstanding the fees required by ORS 497.112, provide free hunting tags to an
organization that sponsors hunting trips for terminally ill children. Except as provided under ORS
497.116, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife may not issue more than 15 tags annually under
this subsection.
(20) Shall, after consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, adopt rules prohibiting
the use of the World Wide Web, other Internet protocols or broadcast or closed circuit media to
remotely control a weapon for the purpose of hunting any game bird, wildlife, game mammal or
other mammal. The rules may exempt the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or agents of the
department from the prohibition.
(21) May adopt rules establishing a schedule of civil penalties, not to exceed $6,500 per vio-
lation, for violations of provisions of the wildlife laws or rules adopted by the commission under the
wildlife laws. Civil penalties established under this subsection must be imposed in the manner pro-
vided by ORS 183.745 and must be deposited in the State Wildlife Fund established under ORS
496.300.
(22) May by rule impose a surcharge not to exceed $25 for the renewal of a hunting license on
any person who fails to comply with mandatory hunting reporting requirements. Amounts collected
as surcharges under this subsection must be deposited in the State Wildlife Fund established under
ORS 496.300.
(23) May by rule establish annual and daily ocean endorsements and shall charge the
applicable fees under the fee schedule in ORS 497.061. An endorsement is required to fish for
any species, except shellfish, salmon and steelhead trout, in ocean waters and is in addition
to and not in lieu of angling licenses and tags required under the wildlife laws. Amounts
collected as fees under this subsection must be deposited in the Marine Fisheries Enhance-
ment Fund Subaccount established in ORS 496.303. As used in this subsection, “ocean
waters” means waters to the west of:
(a) Normal high tide lines along coastal beaches where there are no jetties;
(b) The visible ends of jetties, except in the Columbia River; or
(c) The north-south line running through Buoy 10 in the Columbia River.
[(23)] (24) May by rule establish multiyear licenses and may prescribe fees for such licenses.
Fees prescribed by the commission for multiyear licenses may provide for a discount from the annual
license fees that would otherwise be payable for the period of time covered by the multiyear license.
[(24)] (25) May by rule establish a program to offer unique fishing opportunities through
drawings, raffles or auctions and charge application and participation fees for the program.
SECTION 12.
The amendments to ORS 496.146 by sections 10 and 11 of this 2025 Act be-
come operative on January 1, 2026.
MARINE FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT FUND SUBACCOUNT
SECTION 13. ORS 496.303 is amended to read:
496.303. (1) The Fish and Wildlife Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and
distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the
State Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Fish and Wildlife Account shall consist of the moneys in
its various subaccounts and any moneys transferred to the account by the Legislative Assembly.
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Unless otherwise specified by law, interest earnings on moneys in the account shall be paid into the
State Treasury and credited to the State Wildlife Fund.
(2)(a) The Fish Screening Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. The sub-
account shall consist of:
(A) All penalties recovered under ORS 536.900 to 536.920.
(B) All moneys received pursuant to ORS 498.306.
(C) All gifts, grants and other moneys from whatever source that may be used to carry out the
provisions of ORS 498.306.
(D) All moneys received from the sale of angling licenses dedicated by ORS 497.124.
(b) All moneys in the subaccount shall be used to carry out the provisions of ORS 315.138,
498.306 and 509.620. However, moneys received from the sale of angling licenses dedicated by ORS
497.124 shall be expended only to carry out the provisions of law relating to the screening of water
diversions.
(3) The Fish Endowment Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. The sub-
account shall consist of transfers of moneys authorized by the Legislative Assembly from the State
Wildlife Fund and gifts and grants of moneys from whatever source for the purpose of paying the
expense of maintaining fish hatcheries operated by the department.
(4) The Migratory Waterfowl Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. All
moneys received by the commission from the sale of art works and prints related to the migratory
waterfowl stamps shall be deposited in the subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount may be expended
only for activities that promote the propagation, conservation and recreational uses of migratory
waterfowl and for activities related to the design, production, issuance and arrangements for sale
of the migratory waterfowl stamps and related art works and prints. Expenditures of moneys in the
subaccount may be made within this state, in other states or in foreign countries, in such amounts
as the commission determines appropriate. Expenditures in other states and foreign countries shall
be on such terms and conditions as the commission determines will benefit most directly the mi-
gratory waterfowl resources of this state.
(5) The Halibut Research Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. Based on
the annual number of recreational halibut anglers, a portion of the moneys derived from the sale
of the salmon, steelhead trout, sturgeon and halibut tag pursuant to ORS 497.121 shall be credited
to the subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount may be expended only for halibut population studies
and other research.
(6) The Upland Bird Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. All moneys
received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission from the sale of upland bird stamps, from the
sale of any art works and prints related to the upland bird stamps and from private hunting preserve
permit fees shall be deposited in the subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount may be expended only
for promoting the propagation and conservation of upland birds and the acquisition, development,
management, enhancement, sale or exchange of upland bird habitat, and for activities related to the
design, production, issuance and arrangements for sale of the upland bird stamps and related art
works and prints. Expenditures of moneys in the subaccount shall be made for the benefit of pro-
grams within this state in such amounts and at such times as the commission determines appropriate
to most directly benefit the upland bird resources of the state.
(7) The Access and Habitat Board Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account.
The subaccount shall consist of moneys transferred to the subaccount pursuant to ORS 496.242.
Moneys in the subaccount may be used for the purposes specified in ORS 496.242.
(8) The Marine Shellfish Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account. Interest
earnings on moneys in the subaccount shall be credited to the subaccount. All moneys received by
the commission from the sale of resident and nonresident shellfish licenses pursuant to ORS 497.121
shall be deposited in the subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount shall be used for the protection and
enhancement of shellfish for recreational purposes, including shellfish sanitation costs and the cost
of enforcement of wildlife laws pertaining to the taking of shellfish. The State Fish and Wildlife
Director, or a designee, the Director of Agriculture, or a designee, and the Superintendent of State
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Police, or a designee, shall jointly make a recommendation to the Governor for inclusion in the
Governor’s budget beginning July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(9)(a) The Mountain Sheep Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account, consist-
ing of moneys collected under ORS 497.112 (2)(a) to (c).
(b) All moneys in the subaccount shall be used for the propagation and conservation of mountain
sheep, for research, development, management, enhancement and sale or exchange of mountain
sheep habitat and for programs within the state that in the discretion of the commission most di-
rectly benefit mountain sheep resources of this state.
(10)(a) The Antelope Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account, consisting of
moneys collected under ORS 497.112 (2)(a) to (c).
(b) All moneys in the subaccount shall be used for the propagation and conservation of antelope,
for research, development, management, enhancement and sale or exchange of antelope habitat and
for programs within the state that in the discretion of the commission most directly benefit antelope
resources of this state.
(11)(a) The Mountain Goat Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Account, consist-
ing of moneys collected under ORS 497.112 (2)(a) to (c).
(b) All moneys in the subaccount shall be used for the propagation and conservation of mountain
goats for research, development, management, enhancement and sale or exchange of mountain goat
habitat and for programs within the state that in the discretion of the commission most directly
benefit mountain goat resources of this state.
(12) The commission shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Ac-
count. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the sources from which the mon-
eys are derived and the individual activity or programs against which each withdrawal is charged.
(13) The Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount is established in the Fish and Wildlife Ac-
count. All moneys received by the commission from the sale of habitat conservation stamps and from
the sale of any art works and prints related to the habitat conservation stamp shall be deposited in
the subaccount. Moneys in the subaccount may be expended only to promote and implement habitat
and species restoration, enhancement and viewing activities identified in the “Oregon Conservation
Strategy,” 2006, by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, and for activities related to the de-
sign, production, issuance and arrangements for sale of the habitat conservation stamps and related
art works and prints.
(14)(a) The Rogue-South Coast Research and Monitoring Subaccount is established in the Fish
and Wildlife Account, consisting of moneys collected under ORS 497.121 (1)(r) and (s).
(b) All moneys in the subaccount shall be used for research and monitoring that is consistent
with the Rogue-South Coast Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan the commission
adopted in December 2021, as subsequently amended by the commission.
(c) The commission may amend the plan as needed.
(d) The commission shall make the current version of the plan publicly available on a website
of the commission or of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(15) The Marine Fisheries Enhancement Fund Subaccount is established in the Fish and
Wildlife Account. All moneys received by the commission from the sale of annual or daily
ocean endorsements under ORS 496.146 shall be deposited in the subaccount. Moneys in the
subaccount may be expended only to promote and enhance marine fisheries and marine
conservation.
SECTION 14.
The amendments to ORS 496.303 by section 13 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
FEES UNDER COMMERCIAL FISHING LAWS
SECTION 15. ORS 508.116 is amended to read:
508.116. (1)(a) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take
animals living intertidally on the bottom.
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(b) The annual fee for a resident permit issued under this section is [ $125] $140.
(c) The annual fee for a nonresident permit issued under this section is [ $175] $196.
(2) It is unlawful to take animals living intertidally on the bottom for commercial purposes by
a permit issued under subsection (1) of this section without first having obtained a license under
ORS 508.035.
SECTION 16. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.116 by section 15 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.116, as amended by section 15 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 17. ORS 508.116, as amended by section 15 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.116. (1)(a) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take
animals living intertidally on the bottom.
(b) The annual fee for a resident permit issued under this section is [ $140] $146.
(c) The annual fee for a nonresident permit issued under this section is [ $196] $204.
(2) It is unlawful to take animals living intertidally on the bottom for commercial purposes by
a permit issued under subsection (1) of this section without first having obtained a license under
ORS 508.035.
SECTION 18. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.116 by section 17 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.116, as amended by section 17 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 19. ORS 508.116, as amended by sections 15 and 17 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.116. (1)(a) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take
animals living intertidally on the bottom.
(b) The annual fee for a resident permit issued under this section is [ $146] $152.
(c) The annual fee for a nonresident permit issued under this section is [ $204] $212.
(2) It is unlawful to take animals living intertidally on the bottom for commercial purposes by
a permit issued under subsection (1) of this section without first having obtained a license under
ORS 508.035.
SECTION 20. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.116 by section 19 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.116, as amended by section 19 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 21. ORS 508.285 is amended to read:
508.285. (1) The fee for each license required by this chapter is as follows:
[(a) Resident albacore tuna landing license for boats that do not hold a valid commercial fishing
license from Oregon or another state, $250. ]
[(b) Nonresident albacore tuna landing license for boats that do not hold a valid commercial fish-
ing license from Oregon or another state, $300. ]
[(c) Albacore tuna landing license for boats that hold a valid commercial fishing license from an-
other state and do not hold a valid commercial fishing license from Oregon, $25. ]
[(d)] (a) Resident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [ $350] $392.
[(e)] (b) Nonresident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [ $400] $448.
[(f)] (c) Resident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $400] $448.
[(g)] (d) Nonresident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $450] $504.
[(h)] (e) Resident commercial fishing license, [ $100] $112.
[(i)] (f) Nonresident commercial fishing license, [ $150] $168.
[(j)] (g) Commercial fishing license for resident persons 18 years of age or younger, $30.
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[(k)] (h) Resident commercial bait fishing license, [ $125] $140.
[(L)] (i) Nonresident commercial bait fishing license, [ $175] $196.
[(m)] (j) Fish buyer license, [ $275] $308.
[(n)] (k) Fish bait dealer license, [ $125] $140.
[(o)] (L) Food fish canner license, [ $500] $560.
[(p)] (m) Shellfish canner license, [ $500] $560.
[(q)] (n) Resident single delivery license, [ $125] $140.
[(r)] (o) Nonresident single delivery license, [ $175] $196.
[(s)] (p) Wholesale fish dealer license, [ $500] $560.
(2) As used in this section, “resident” means a person who has resided in this state at least 12
consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application for a license.
SECTION 22. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.285 by section 21 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.285, as amended by section 21 of this 2025 Act, for licenses applied
for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 23. ORS 508.285, as amended by section 21 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.285. (1) The fee for each license required by this chapter is as follows:
(a) Resident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [$392] $408.
(b) Nonresident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [ $448] $466.
(c) Resident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $448] $466.
(d) Nonresident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $504] $524.
(e) Resident commercial fishing license, [ $112] $117.
(f) Nonresident commercial fishing license, [ $168] $175.
(g) Commercial fishing license for resident persons 18 years of age or younger, $30.
(h) Resident commercial bait fishing license, [$140] $146.
(i) Nonresident commercial bait fishing license, [ $196] $204.
(j) Fish buyer license, [ $308] $320.
(k) Fish bait dealer license, [ $140] $146.
(L) Food fish canner license, [ $560] $582.
(m) Shellfish canner license, [ $560] $582.
(n) Resident single delivery license, [ $140] $146.
(o) Nonresident single delivery license, [ $196] $204.
(p) Wholesale fish dealer license, [ $560] $582.
(2) As used in this section, “resident” means a person who has resided in this state at least 12
consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application for a license.
SECTION 24.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.285 by section 23 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.285, as amended by section 23 of this 2025 Act, for licenses applied
for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 25. ORS 508.285, as amended by sections 21 and 23 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.285. (1) The fee for each license required by this chapter is as follows:
(a) Resident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [$408] $424.
(b) Nonresident boat license for a vessel less than 50 feet in length, [ $466] $485.
(c) Resident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $466] $485.
(d) Nonresident boat license for a vessel 50 feet in length or more, [ $524] $545.
(e) Resident commercial fishing license, [ $117] $122.
(f) Nonresident commercial fishing license, [ $175] $182.
(g) Commercial fishing license for resident persons 18 years of age or younger, $30.
(h) Resident commercial bait fishing license, [$146] $152.
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(i) Nonresident commercial bait fishing license, [ $204] $212.
(j) Fish buyer license, [ $320] $333.
(k) Fish bait dealer license, [ $146] $152.
(L) Food fish canner license, [ $582] $605.
(m) Shellfish canner license, [ $582] $605.
(n) Resident single delivery license, [ $146] $152.
(o) Nonresident single delivery license, [ $204] $212.
(p) Wholesale fish dealer license, [ $582] $605.
(2) As used in this section, “resident” means a person who has resided in this state at least 12
consecutive months immediately prior to the date of making application for a license.
SECTION 26. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.285 by section 25 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.285, as amended by section 25 of this 2025 Act, for licenses applied
for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 27. ORS 508.505 is amended to read:
508.505. (1) Additional fees shall be collected by the State Fish and Wildlife Director in the
amount prescribed by this section, except as provided in ORS 508.510. Every person operating within
the state as a canner, buyer, bait dealer or wholesaler of any food fish or shellfish shall pay, in
addition to all other licenses or fees provided by law, a fee equal to the value of the food fish at the
point of landing multiplied by the following rates:
(a) All salmon and steelhead, 3.15 percent.
(b) All black rockfish, blue rockfish and nearshore fish, 5.00 percent.
(c) All tuna, [1.09] 1.22 percent.
(d) All crab, [ 2.35] 2.63 percent.
(e) All shrimp, [ 2.40] 2.69 percent.
(f) All sardines, [ 2.25] 2.52 percent.
(g) All sablefish, [ 2.40] 2.69 percent.
(h) All whiting, [ 2.30] 2.58 percent.
(i) All other groundfish, [ 2.25] 2.52 percent.
(j) All other food fish and shellfish, [ 2.30] 2.58 percent.
(2) Only live, fresh or frozen in the round or dressed food fish or shellfish are subject to the fees
provided in this section. “Dressed” includes but is not limited to beheaded, gutted, filleted, loined
or shucked. However, frozen food fish or frozen shellfish received in a wrapped package to which
a legible label is stamped or printed showing the name, address, brand or trade name of the original
processor or wholesale distributor under which the package is marketed and the kind of frozen food
fish or frozen shellfish contained therein, for distribution and ultimate sale in the original package
are not subject to the fees provided in this section.
SECTION 28.
The amendments to ORS 508.505 by section 27 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 29. ORS 508.505, as amended by section 27 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.505. (1) Additional fees shall be collected by the State Fish and Wildlife Director in the
amount prescribed by this section, except as provided in ORS 508.510. Every person operating within
the state as a canner, buyer, bait dealer or wholesaler of any food fish or shellfish shall pay, in
addition to all other licenses or fees provided by law, a fee equal to the value of the food fish at the
point of landing multiplied by the following rates:
(a) All salmon and steelhead, 3.15 percent.
(b) All black rockfish, blue rockfish and nearshore fish, 5.00 percent.
(c) All tuna, [1.22] 1.27 percent.
(d) All crab, [ 2.63] 2.74 percent.
(e) All shrimp, [ 2.69] 2.80 percent.
(f) All sardines, [ 2.52] 2.62 percent.
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(g) All sablefish, [ 2.69] 2.80 percent.
(h) All whiting, [ 2.58] 2.68 percent.
(i) All other groundfish, [ 2.52] 2.62 percent.
(j) All other food fish and shellfish, [ 2.58] 2.68 percent.
(2) Only live, fresh or frozen in the round or dressed food fish or shellfish are subject to the fees
provided in this section. “Dressed” includes but is not limited to beheaded, gutted, filleted, loined
or shucked. However, frozen food fish or frozen shellfish received in a wrapped package to which
a legible label is stamped or printed showing the name, address, brand or trade name of the original
processor or wholesale distributor under which the package is marketed and the kind of frozen food
fish or frozen shellfish contained therein, for distribution and ultimate sale in the original package
are not subject to the fees provided in this section.
SECTION 30. The amendments to ORS 508.505 by section 29 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2028.
SECTION 31. ORS 508.505, as amended by sections 27 and 29 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.505. (1) Additional fees shall be collected by the State Fish and Wildlife Director in the
amount prescribed by this section, except as provided in ORS 508.510. Every person operating within
the state as a canner, buyer, bait dealer or wholesaler of any food fish or shellfish shall pay, in
addition to all other licenses or fees provided by law, a fee equal to the value of the food fish at the
point of landing multiplied by the following rates:
(a) All salmon and steelhead, 3.15 percent.
(b) All black rockfish, blue rockfish and nearshore fish, 5.00 percent.
(c) All tuna, [1.27] 1.32 percent.
(d) All crab, [ 2.74] 2.85 percent.
(e) All shrimp, [ 2.80] 2.91 percent.
(f) All sardines, [ 2.62] 2.72 percent.
(g) All sablefish, [ 2.80] 2.91 percent.
(h) All whiting, [ 2.68] 2.79 percent.
(i) All other groundfish, [ 2.62] 2.72 percent.
(j) All other food fish and shellfish, [ 2.68] 2.79 percent.
(2) Only live, fresh or frozen in the round or dressed food fish or shellfish are subject to the fees
provided in this section. “Dressed” includes but is not limited to beheaded, gutted, filleted, loined
or shucked. However, frozen food fish or frozen shellfish received in a wrapped package to which
a legible label is stamped or printed showing the name, address, brand or trade name of the original
processor or wholesale distributor under which the package is marketed and the kind of frozen food
fish or frozen shellfish contained therein, for distribution and ultimate sale in the original package
are not subject to the fees provided in this section.
SECTION 32.
The amendments to ORS 508.505 by section 31 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2030.
SECTION 33. ORS 508.550 is amended to read:
508.550. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who holds a valid Oregon
commercial fishing license may sell any species of food fish taken in lawful commercial fishing ac-
tivity directly from the license holder’s boat, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The person must first obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission an annual limited
fish seller permit for such sales, the annual fee for which is:
(a) [ $100] $112 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $150] $168 for nonresident applicants.
(2) The commission by rule may limit the number of permits available for any species of food
fish.
(3) Prior to making any sale pursuant to this section, the person must notify the commission, in
such manner as the commission prescribes, of the estimated number of food fish on board the boat
and of the location where the sale is to take place.
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(4) Within seven days of making any sale pursuant to this section, the person shall submit to
the commission a report thereof, in such form as the commission may prescribe. The person must
pay the fees required as prescribed in ORS 508.505 to 508.540, or in such other manner as the
commission by rule may prescribe.
(5) The person may sell food fish from any port and dock location in this state.
(6) If a person fails to comply with subsection (3) of this section, the commission may revoke
and thereafter refuse to issue another limited fish seller permit.
SECTION 34.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.550 by section 33 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.550, as amended by section 33 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 35. ORS 508.550, as amended by section 33 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.550. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who holds a valid Oregon
commercial fishing license may sell any species of food fish taken in lawful commercial fishing ac-
tivity directly from the license holder’s boat, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The person must first obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission an annual limited
fish seller permit for such sales, the annual fee for which is:
(a) [ $112] $117 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $168] $175 for nonresident applicants.
(2) The commission by rule may limit the number of permits available for any species of food
fish.
(3) Prior to making any sale pursuant to this section, the person must notify the commission, in
such manner as the commission prescribes, of the estimated number of food fish on board the boat
and of the location where the sale is to take place.
(4) Within seven days of making any sale pursuant to this section, the person shall submit to
the commission a report thereof, in such form as the commission may prescribe. The person must
pay the fees required as prescribed in ORS 508.505 to 508.540, or in such other manner as the
commission by rule may prescribe.
(5) The person may sell food fish from any port and dock location in this state.
(6) If a person fails to comply with subsection (3) of this section, the commission may revoke
and thereafter refuse to issue another limited fish seller permit.
SECTION 36.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.550 by section 35 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.550, as amended by section 35 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 37. ORS 508.550, as amended by sections 33 and 35 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.550. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who holds a valid Oregon
commercial fishing license may sell any species of food fish taken in lawful commercial fishing ac-
tivity directly from the license holder’s boat, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The person must first obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission an annual limited
fish seller permit for such sales, the annual fee for which is:
(a) [ $117] $122 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $175] $182 for nonresident applicants.
(2) The commission by rule may limit the number of permits available for any species of food
fish.
(3) Prior to making any sale pursuant to this section, the person must notify the commission, in
such manner as the commission prescribes, of the estimated number of food fish on board the boat
and of the location where the sale is to take place.
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(4) Within seven days of making any sale pursuant to this section, the person shall submit to
the commission a report thereof, in such form as the commission may prescribe. The person must
pay the fees required as prescribed in ORS 508.505 to 508.540, or in such other manner as the
commission by rule may prescribe.
(5) The person may sell food fish from any port and dock location in this state.
(6) If a person fails to comply with subsection (3) of this section, the commission may revoke
and thereafter refuse to issue another limited fish seller permit.
SECTION 38.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.550 by section 37 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.550, as amended by section 37 of this 2025 Act, for permits applied
for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 39. ORS 508.760 is amended to read:
508.760. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, S. purpuratus and S. droebachiensis) com-
mercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and to prevent a concentration
of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule,
shall establish a system for limiting participation in the sea urchin commercial fishery. Any such
system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the sea urchin fishery is:
(A) [$125] $140 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $175] $196 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this
section.
SECTION 40.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.760 by section 39 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.760, as amended by section 39 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the sea urchin fishery applied for before January 1, 2026, for participation occurring
on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 41. ORS 508.760, as amended by section 39 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.760. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, S. purpuratus and S. droebachiensis) com-
mercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and to prevent a concentration
of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule,
shall establish a system for limiting participation in the sea urchin commercial fishery. Any such
system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the sea urchin fishery is:
(A) [$140] $146 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this section.
SECTION 42.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.760 by section 41 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.760, as amended by section 41 of this 2025 Act, for participation
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rights in the sea urchin fishery applied for before January 1, 2028, for participation occurring
on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 43. ORS 508.760, as amended by sections 39 and 41 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.760. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, S. purpuratus and S. droebachiensis) com-
mercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and to prevent a concentration
of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, by rule,
shall establish a system for limiting participation in the sea urchin commercial fishery. Any such
system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the sea urchin fishery is:
(A) [$146] $152 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this section.
SECTION 44.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.760 by section 43 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.760, as amended by section 43 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the sea urchin fishery applied for before January 1, 2030, for participation occurring
on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 45. ORS 508.765 is amended to read:
508.765. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a roe-herring commercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and
to prevent a concentration of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and
Wildlife Commission, by rule, shall establish a system for limiting participation in the roe-herring
commercial fishing. Any such system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following
matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the roe-herring fishery is:
(A) [$125] $140 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $175] $196 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this
section.
(3)(a) A denial by the commission of an application for renewal of any permit or transfer of any
permit established under this section shall be subject to review by the Commercial Fishery Permit
Board upon written request of the applicant. The review provided under this subsection shall be in
lieu of any such review by the commission or the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(b) Request for review under this subsection shall be on such forms and contain such informa-
tion as the board shall determine. Requests for review shall be accompanied by a $125 fee, which
fee shall apply toward any applicable permit fees resulting from an order of the board in favor of
the requesting applicant.
(4) Orders issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission but may be appealed
as provided in ORS chapter 183.
(5) According to the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt such rules as it de-
termines necessary to carry out its duties, functions and powers.
SECTION 46.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.765 by section 45 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
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(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.765, as amended by section 45 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the roe-herring fishery applied for before January 1, 2026, for participation occur-
ring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 47. ORS 508.765, as amended by section 45 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.765. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a roe-herring commercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and
to prevent a concentration of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and
Wildlife Commission, by rule, shall establish a system for limiting participation in the roe-herring
commercial fishing. Any such system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following
matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the roe-herring fishery is:
(A) [$140] $146 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this section.
(3)(a) A denial by the commission of an application for renewal of any permit or transfer of any
permit established under this section shall be subject to review by the Commercial Fishery Permit
Board upon written request of the applicant. The review provided under this subsection shall be in
lieu of any such review by the commission or the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(b) Request for review under this subsection shall be on such forms and contain such informa-
tion as the board shall determine. Requests for review shall be accompanied by a $125 fee, which
fee shall apply toward any applicable permit fees resulting from an order of the board in favor of
the requesting applicant.
(4) Orders issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission but may be appealed
as provided in ORS chapter 183.
(5) According to the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt such rules as it de-
termines necessary to carry out its duties, functions and powers.
SECTION 48.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.765 by section 47 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.765, as amended by section 47 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the roe-herring fishery applied for before January 1, 2028, for participation occur-
ring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 49. ORS 508.765, as amended by sections 45 and 47 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.765. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to
provide a roe-herring commercial fishery with optimum profits to those engaged in the fishery and
to prevent a concentration of fishing effort that would deplete the resource, the State Fish and
Wildlife Commission, by rule, shall establish a system for limiting participation in the roe-herring
commercial fishing. Any such system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following
matters:
(a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualifica-
tion for participation thereafter.
(b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.
(2)(a) The annual fee to participate in the roe-herring fishery is:
(A) [$146] $152 for resident applicants.
(B) [ $204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
(b) A fee of $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this section.
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(3)(a) A denial by the commission of an application for renewal of any permit or transfer of any
permit established under this section shall be subject to review by the Commercial Fishery Permit
Board upon written request of the applicant. The review provided under this subsection shall be in
lieu of any such review by the commission or the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(b) Request for review under this subsection shall be on such forms and contain such informa-
tion as the board shall determine. Requests for review shall be accompanied by a $125 fee, which
fee shall apply toward any applicable permit fees resulting from an order of the board in favor of
the requesting applicant.
(4) Orders issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission but may be appealed
as provided in ORS chapter 183.
(5) According to the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt such rules as it de-
termines necessary to carry out its duties, functions and powers.
SECTION 50. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.765 by section 49 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.765, as amended by section 49 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the roe-herring fishery applied for before January 1, 2030, for participation occur-
ring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 51. ORS 508.790 is amended to read:
508.790. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is:
(a) [$51] $140 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $101] $196 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 52.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.790 by section 51 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.790, as amended by section 51 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 53. ORS 508.790, as amended by section 51 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.790. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is:
(a) [$140] $146 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 54.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.790 by section 53 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.790, as amended by section 53 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 55. ORS 508.790, as amended by sections 51 and 53 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.790. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is:
(a) [$146] $152 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 56.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.790 by section 55 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.790, as amended by section 55 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
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SECTION 57. ORS 508.793 is amended to read:
508.793. (1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.775 is transferable:
(a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder.
(b) To the purchaser of the vessel when the vessel is sold.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, upon request of a permit holder, the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife may authorize transfer of a permit to a replacement vessel owned
by an individual other than the permit holder. However, any transfer of a permit away from a vessel
without the written consent of each person holding a security interest in such vessel is void.
(3) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 58.
The amendments to ORS 508.793 by section 57 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 59. ORS 508.816 is amended to read:
508.816. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is:
(a) [$60] $140 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $110] $196 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 60.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.816 by section 59 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.816, as amended by section 59 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 61. ORS 508.816, as amended by section 59 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.816. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is:
(a) [$140] $146 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 62.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.816 by section 61 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.816, as amended by section 61 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 63. ORS 508.816, as amended by sections 59 and 61 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.816. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is:
(a) [$146] $152 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 64.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.816 by section 63 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.816, as amended by section 63 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 65. ORS 508.822 is amended to read:
508.822. (1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.801 is transferable:
(a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder.
(b) To the purchaser of the vessel when the vessel is sold.
(c) Upon request of a permit holder, to a replacement vessel owned by an individual other than
the permit holder if authorized by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. However, any transfer
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of a permit away from a vessel without the written consent of each person holding a security in-
terest in such vessel is void.
(2) Permits may be transferred between vessels where both vessels fall within any one of the
following categories:
(a) Vessels less than or equal to 30 feet;
(b) Vessels greater than 30 feet and less than or equal to 42 feet; or
(c) Vessels greater than 42 feet.
(3) A permit may be transferred from a vessel that is in one of the categories defined in sub-
section (2) of this section to a vessel that is in a different category provided that no vessel permit
may be transferred to a vessel more than five feet longer than the vessel from which the permit is
being transferred.
(4) A vessel permit may not be transferred more than once in any 12-month period. However,
the Commercial Fishery Permit Board may waive the waiting period for additional transfer if the
board finds that strict adherence to the waiting period would create undue hardship for the indi-
vidual seeking transfer of the permit.
(5) Persons requesting the transfer of a permit pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section shall
provide to the department copies of documents or state registration for each vessel as proof of the
length and ownership.
(6) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 66.
The amendments to ORS 508.822 by section 65 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 67. ORS 508.858 is amended to read:
508.858. The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.840 is:
(1) [$125] $140 for resident applicants.
(2) [$175] $196 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 68.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.858 by section 67 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.858, as amended by section 67 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 69. ORS 508.858, as amended by section 67 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.858. The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.840 is:
(1) [$140] $146 for resident applicants.
(2) [$196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 70.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.858 by section 69 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.858, as amended by section 69 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 71. ORS 508.858, as amended by sections 67 and 69 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.858. The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.840 is:
(1) [$146] $152 for resident applicants.
(2) [$204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 72.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.858 by section 71 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.858, as amended by section 71 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 73. ORS 508.864 is amended to read:
508.864. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an ocean scallop vessel permit issued
pursuant to ORS 508.840 to 508.867 may not be transferred to another vessel:
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(a) Until the vessel for which the permit was issued has been used in the ocean scallop fishery
for three or more calendar years to land at least 5,000 pounds of food fish annually.
(b) More than once in any 12-month period. However, the Commercial Fishery Permit Board may
waive the waiting period if the board finds that strict adherence to the waiting period would create
undue hardship for the individual seeking transfer of the permit.
(c) That is more than five feet longer than the vessel from which the permit is transferred.
(2) A fee of [$100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 74.
The amendments to ORS 508.864 by section 73 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 75. ORS 508.901 is amended to read:
508.901. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is:
(a) [$200] $224 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $250] $280 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 76.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.901 by section 75 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.901, as amended by section 75 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 77. ORS 508.901, as amended by section 75 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.901. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is:
(a) [$224] $233 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $280] $291 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 78.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.901 by section 77 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.901, as amended by section 77 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 79. ORS 508.901, as amended by sections 75 and 77 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.901. (1) The annual fee for the vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is:
(a) [$233] $242 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $291] $303 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications shall be in such form and contain such information as the State Department of
Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
SECTION 80.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.901 by section 79 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.901, as amended by section 79 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 81. ORS 508.907 is amended to read:
508.907. (1) The vessel permit required by ORS 508.880 is transferable:
(a) To a replacement vessel of the permit holder. A replacement is any vessel that is purchased
for any reason to replace a vessel previously owned by and licensed to the permit holder;
(b) To the purchaser of the vessel when the vessel is sold; or
(c) To a replacement vessel owned by an individual other than the permit holder. However, any
transfer of a permit away from a vessel without the written consent of each person holding a secu-
rity interest in such vessel is void.
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(2) A permit may be transferred to a vessel of greater length only if that vessel is within 5 feet
in overall length of the vessel from which the permit is being transferred. This provision does not
apply if the permit is being transferred from one vessel owned by an individual to another vessel
not exceeding 80 feet in length that is owned by the same individual.
(3) A permit may not be transferred to another vessel more than once in a 12-month period.
However, the Commercial Fishery Permit Board may waive the waiting period if the board finds that
strict adherence to the waiting period would create undue hardship for the individual seeking
transfer of the permit.
(4) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 82.
The amendments to ORS 508.907 by section 81 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 83. ORS 508.936 is amended to read:
508.936. (1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include provisions to make the
vessel ocean Dungeness crab permit required by ORS 508.926 transferable:
(a) To another vessel; or
(b) To the purchaser of the vessel when the vessel is sold.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the vessel to which a permit is trans-
ferred may not be:
(a) More than 10 feet longer than the vessel from which the permit is transferred; or
(b) More than 99 feet in length.
(3) A permit that is transferred to a vessel that is more than 10 feet shorter than the vessel for
which the permit was held on January 1, 2013, may subsequently be transferred to a vessel of a
length equal to or less than the length of the vessel for which the permit was held on January 1,
2013.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a permit issued to a vessel:
(a) Under ORS 508.931 (1)(e) shall be transferred only to a vessel that is 26 feet or less in length.
(b) May not be transferred to a vessel that is more than 10 feet longer than the vessel for which
the permit was held on January 1, 2006. However, the Commercial Fishery Permit Board may waive
the length restriction in this paragraph if the board finds that strict adherence to the length re-
striction would create undue hardship, as that term is defined by rule by the State Fish and Wildlife
Commission, for the individual seeking transfer of the permit.
(5) Transfer of a permit under this section is subject to the approval of the State Department
of Fish and Wildlife according to such rules as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may adopt.
Any transfer of a permit from a vessel without the written consent of each person holding a security
interest in the vessel is void.
(6) For purposes of this section, the length of a vessel shall be determined by the manufacturer’s
specification of overall length, United States Coast Guard documentation stating overall length or
a survey of overall length by a certified marine surveyor, as the State Fish and Wildlife Commission
by rule shall establish.
(7) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 84.
The amendments to ORS 508.936 by section 83 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 85. ORS 508.941 is amended to read:
508.941. (1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include any other provisions for
participation that the State Fish and Wildlife Commission considers appropriate.
(2) Any determination by the commission regarding the eligibility of a vessel to participate in
the ocean Dungeness crab commercial fishery or to transfer participation rights is subject to review
by the Commercial Fishery Permit Board, in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The board may
waive the eligibility requirements contained in ORS 508.931 if the board finds that the individual
fails to meet the requirements as the result of illness, fire, sinking, accident or other circumstances
beyond the individual’s control. In making a determination of eligibility under this section, the board
shall consider the applicant’s history of participation in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery.
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If a vessel for which application is made is owned by a person who has served in the Armed Forces
of the United States and the person establishes that a service-related disability prevented the person
from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period, there is a rebuttable
presumption in favor of issuing an illness waiver for one of the two seasons of lawfully landing crab
in Oregon required under ORS 508.931 so as to require the landing of crab in only one season during
the prescribed time period. The rebuttable presumption created by this subsection may be overcome
only by clear and convincing evidence that the service-related disability of the person did not pre-
vent the person from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period. Orders
issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission, but may be appealed as provided
in ORS 183.480 to 183.540.
(3) A commercial fishing vessel that holds a valid Washington or California permit to fish for
ocean Dungeness crab shall be eligible to participate in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery
provided there is reciprocal statutory authority in Washington or California that provides for equal
access for vessels holding Oregon ocean Dungeness crab permits to Washington or California
coastal waters and Washington waters of the Columbia River. If such reciprocal statutory authority
exists, a vessel licensed by Washington or California is eligible to participate in accordance with
rules that establish reciprocal border agreements that recognize traditional fishing patterns.
(4) The annual fee to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery is:
(a) [$200] $224 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $250] $280 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 86.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.941 by section 85 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.941, as amended by section 85 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery applied for before January 1, 2026, for partic-
ipation occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 87. ORS 508.941, as amended by section 85 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.941. (1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include any other provisions for
participation that the State Fish and Wildlife Commission considers appropriate.
(2) Any determination by the commission regarding the eligibility of a vessel to participate in
the ocean Dungeness crab commercial fishery or to transfer participation rights is subject to review
by the Commercial Fishery Permit Board, in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The board may
waive the eligibility requirements contained in ORS 508.931 if the board finds that the individual
fails to meet the requirements as the result of illness, fire, sinking, accident or other circumstances
beyond the individual’s control. In making a determination of eligibility under this section, the board
shall consider the applicant’s history of participation in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery.
If a vessel for which application is made is owned by a person who has served in the Armed Forces
of the United States and the person establishes that a service-related disability prevented the person
from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period, there is a rebuttable
presumption in favor of issuing an illness waiver for one of the two seasons of lawfully landing crab
in Oregon required under ORS 508.931 so as to require the landing of crab in only one season during
the prescribed time period. The rebuttable presumption created by this subsection may be overcome
only by clear and convincing evidence that the service-related disability of the person did not pre-
vent the person from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period. Orders
issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission, but may be appealed as provided
in ORS 183.480 to 183.540.
(3) A commercial fishing vessel that holds a valid Washington or California permit to fish for
ocean Dungeness crab shall be eligible to participate in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery
provided there is reciprocal statutory authority in Washington or California that provides for equal
access for vessels holding Oregon ocean Dungeness crab permits to Washington or California
coastal waters and Washington waters of the Columbia River. If such reciprocal statutory authority
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exists, a vessel licensed by Washington or California is eligible to participate in accordance with
rules that establish reciprocal border agreements that recognize traditional fishing patterns.
(4) The annual fee to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery is:
(a) [$224] $233 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $280] $291 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 88.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.941 by section 87 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.941, as amended by section 87 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery applied for before January 1, 2028, for partic-
ipation occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 89. ORS 508.941, as amended by sections 85 and 87 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.941. (1) The system established under ORS 508.921 shall include any other provisions for
participation that the State Fish and Wildlife Commission considers appropriate.
(2) Any determination by the commission regarding the eligibility of a vessel to participate in
the ocean Dungeness crab commercial fishery or to transfer participation rights is subject to review
by the Commercial Fishery Permit Board, in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The board may
waive the eligibility requirements contained in ORS 508.931 if the board finds that the individual
fails to meet the requirements as the result of illness, fire, sinking, accident or other circumstances
beyond the individual’s control. In making a determination of eligibility under this section, the board
shall consider the applicant’s history of participation in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery.
If a vessel for which application is made is owned by a person who has served in the Armed Forces
of the United States and the person establishes that a service-related disability prevented the person
from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period, there is a rebuttable
presumption in favor of issuing an illness waiver for one of the two seasons of lawfully landing crab
in Oregon required under ORS 508.931 so as to require the landing of crab in only one season during
the prescribed time period. The rebuttable presumption created by this subsection may be overcome
only by clear and convincing evidence that the service-related disability of the person did not pre-
vent the person from lawfully landing crab in two seasons during the prescribed time period. Orders
issued by the board are not subject to review by the commission, but may be appealed as provided
in ORS 183.480 to 183.540.
(3) A commercial fishing vessel that holds a valid Washington or California permit to fish for
ocean Dungeness crab shall be eligible to participate in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery
provided there is reciprocal statutory authority in Washington or California that provides for equal
access for vessels holding Oregon ocean Dungeness crab permits to Washington or California
coastal waters and Washington waters of the Columbia River. If such reciprocal statutory authority
exists, a vessel licensed by Washington or California is eligible to participate in accordance with
rules that establish reciprocal border agreements that recognize traditional fishing patterns.
(4) The annual fee to participate in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery is:
(a) [$233] $242 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $291] $303 for nonresident applicants.
SECTION 90.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.941 by section 89 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the fees
provided for in ORS 508.941, as amended by section 89 of this 2025 Act, for participation
rights in the ocean Dungeness crab fishery applied for before January 1, 2030, for partic-
ipation occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 91. ORS 508.949 is amended to read:
508.949. (1) The annual fee for a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black
rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement issued under ORS
508.947 is:
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(a) [ $125] $140 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $175] $196 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications for a permit shall be in such form and contain such information as the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
(3) All fees collected under this section and ORS 508.505 (1)(b) and 508.947 shall be placed into
the Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account established in ORS
508.951.
SECTION 92. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.949 by section 91 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2026, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.949, as amended by section 91 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2026, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 93. ORS 508.949, as amended by section 91 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
508.949. (1) The annual fee for a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black
rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement issued under ORS
508.947 is:
(a) [ $140] $146 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $196] $204 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications for a permit shall be in such form and contain such information as the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
(3) All fees collected under this section and ORS 508.505 (1)(b) and 508.947 shall be placed into
the Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account established in ORS
508.951.
SECTION 94. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.949 by section 93 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2028.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2028, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.949, as amended by section 93 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2028, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2028.
SECTION 95. ORS 508.949, as amended by sections 91 and 93 of this 2025 Act, is amended to
read:
508.949. (1) The annual fee for a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit or a black
rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement issued under ORS
508.947 is:
(a) [ $146] $152 for resident applicants.
(b) [ $204] $212 for nonresident applicants.
(2) Applications for a permit shall be in such form and contain such information as the State
Department of Fish and Wildlife, by rule, may prescribe.
(3) All fees collected under this section and ORS 508.505 (1)(b) and 508.947 shall be placed into
the Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish and Nearshore Species Research Account established in ORS
508.951.
SECTION 96. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amendments to
ORS 508.949 by section 95 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2030.
(2) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife may, prior to January 1, 2030, charge the
fees provided for in ORS 508.949, as amended by section 95 of this 2025 Act, for permits ap-
plied for before January 1, 2030, for activities occurring on or after January 1, 2030.
SECTION 97. ORS 508.957 is amended to read:
508.957. (1) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement
issued under ORS 508.947 may be transferred to another vessel if:
(a) The permit has been renewed a minimum of five times; and
(b) The vessel operating under the permit has made, in the previous calendar year, a minimum
of five landings that contained at least 15 pounds of black rockfish, blue rockfish or nearshore fish.
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel
permit with a nearshore fish endorsement:
(a) May be transferred one time per calendar year to a replacement vessel that is owned by the
same person that owns the vessel to which the permit was originally issued.
(b) That is issued to a vessel owned by a sole proprietor may be transferred upon the death of
the sole proprietor.
(3) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit with a nearshore fish endorsement may not
be transferred to a vessel that is more than five feet longer than the vessel to which the permit was
originally issued.
(4) A black rockfish and blue rockfish vessel permit issued under ORS 508.947:
(a) May be transferred to another vessel except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) May not be transferred to a vessel that is more than five feet longer than the vessel to which
the permit was originally issued.
(5) A fee of [ $100] $115 shall be charged for each transfer of a vessel permit under this section.
SECTION 98.
The amendments to ORS 508.957 by section 97 of this 2025 Act become op-
erative on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 99. The unit captions used in this 2025 Act are provided only for the conven-
ience of the reader and do not become part of the statutory law of this state or express any
legislative intent in the enactment of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 100. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
Passed by House June 12, 2025
Repassed by House June 27, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 23, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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