1. (1) Except as provided in OAR 635-006-0211, for each purchase of food fish or shellfish by a licensed wholesale fish dealer, wholesale fish bait dealer, food fish canner, or shellfish canner from a commercial fisher or commercial bait fisher, the dealer or canner shall prepare at the time of landing an electronic fish ticket or dock receipt provided the original dock receipt is attached to a printed copy of the electronic fish ticket and kept on file for inspection by the Director, the Director’s authorized agent, or by the Oregon State Police.

2. (2) Electronic fish tickets shall include the following:

   1. (a) Fish dealer's name and license number, including the buying station and location if the food fish or shellfish were received at any location other than the licensed premises of the fish dealer;
   2. (b) Date of landing;
   3. (c) His or her name from whom purchase is made. If not landed from a vessel, then his or her commercial license number shall be added. If received from a Columbia River treaty Indian, his or her tribal affiliation and enrollment number as shown on the official identification card issued by the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or tribal government, shall be used in lieu of an address or commercial fishing license;
   4. (d) Boat name, boat license number, and federal document or State Marine Board number from which catch made;
   5. (e) For groundfish harvested in the limited entry fixed gear fishery, the federal limited entry fixed gear permit number associated with the landing or portion of landing, which shall be provided by the vessel operator to the preparer of the electronic fish ticket;
   6. (f) Port of first landing. The port of first landing will be recorded as where a vessel initially crosses from the Pacific Ocean to inland waters, or is physically removed from the Pacific Ocean, for the purposes of ending a fishing trip;
   7. (g) Fishing gear used by the fisher;
   8. (h) For salmon, zone or area of primary catch and for Dungeness crab, all harvest areas as defined by OAR 635-006-0201 from which Dungeness crab were taken;
   9. (i) Species or species group, as determined by the Department, of food fish or shellfish received;

   10. (j) Pounds of each species or species group, as determined by the Department, received:

       1. (A) Pounds must be determined and reported based on condition of the fish when landed, either dressed or round. Dressed pounds may only be used for species with a conversion factor listed at OAR 635-006-0215(3)(f). Measures must be taken using a certified scale.
       2. (B) Pounds shall include those fish or shellfish with no commercial value.
   11. (k) For Columbia River sturgeon the exact number of fish received and the actual round weight of that number of fish;
   12. (l) Price paid per pound for each species received;
   13. (m) Signature of the individual preparing the electronic fish ticket;
   14. (n) Signature of the vessel operator making the landing; and
   15. (o) Species name, pounds and value of fish retained by fisher for take home use.
3. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the electronic fish ticket shall be submitted to the Department within one working day of the date of landing.
4. (4) For Columbia River non-treaty mainstem and Select Area commercial fisheries downstream of Bonneville Dam, each licensed wholesale fish dealer, wholesale fish bait dealer, limited fish seller, and food fish canner must submit an electronic fish ticket within 24 hours of closure of the fishing period, or within 24 hours of landing for fishing periods lasting longer than 24 hours.
5. (5) Wholesale fish bait dealers landing small quantities of food fish or shellfish may request authorization to combine multiple landings on one electronic fish ticket and to deviate from the time in which electronic fish tickets are due to the Department. Such request shall be in writing, and written authorization from the Department shall be received by the wholesale fish bait dealer before any such deviations may occur.
6. (6) Notwithstanding section (2)(j)(A) of this rule, for vessels registered to a federal limited entry trawl permit with a Catcher/Processor endorsement, and a valid declaration for the limited entry, midwater trawl, Pacific whiting catcher/processor sector, and landing processed fish, round pounds may be determined at sea prior to landing using scales that meet the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 660, Subpart C, Section 660.15(b).

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 506.119 & ORS 508.260

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 506.036, ORS 506.109, ORS 506.129, ORS 508.025, ORS 508.260, ORS 506.306, ORS 508.035 & ORS 508.235

History

DFW 158-2025, amend filed 12/31/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DFW 44-2025, temporary amend filed 06/10/2025, effective 07/01/2025 through 11/30/2025
DFW 93-2024, temporary amend filed 10/03/2024, effective 10/07/2024 through 12/31/2024
DFW 139-2022, minor correction filed 10/04/2022, effective 10/04/2022
DFW 34-2022, amend filed 04/08/2022, effective 04/08/2022
DFW 6-2022, temporary amend filed 01/27/2022, effective 01/28/2022 through 03/31/2022
DFW 178-2021, temporary amend filed 12/21/2021, effective 12/28/2021 through 12/31/2021
DFW 113-2021, temporary amend filed 08/06/2021, effective 08/07/2021 through 12/27/2021
DFW 80-2021, temporary amend filed 06/21/2021, effective 07/01/2021 through 08/03/2021
DFW 9-2021, temporary amend filed 02/10/2021, effective 02/10/2021 through 08/03/2021
DFW 7-2021, temporary amend filed 02/08/2021, effective 02/08/2021 through 08/03/2021
DFW 148-2019, amend filed 09/30/2019, effective 12/01/2019
DFW 6-2019, amend filed 01/23/2019, effective 01/23/2019
DFW 42-2018, temporary amend filed 04/06/2018, effective 04/06/2018 through 10/02/2018
DFW 95-2017(Temp), f. 7-26-17, cert. ef. 7-30-17 thru 12-31-17
DFW 7-2017(Temp), f. 2-1-17, cert. ef. 2-2-17 thru 7-29-17
DFW 149-2016, f. 12-7-16, cert. ef. 1-1-17
DFW 90-2016(Temp), f. 7-12-16, cert. ef. 7-29-16 thru 12-31-16
DFW 4-2016(Temp), f. 1-26-16, cert. ef. 2-1-16 thru 7-29-16
DFW 100-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-4-15 thru 12-31-15
DFW 136-2013, f. 12-19-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14
DFW 151-2012, f. 12-27-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13
DFW 77-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12
DFW 164-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12
DFW 142-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-21-08
DFW 10-2004, f. & cert. ef. 2-13-04
DFW 117-2003(Temp), f. 11-25-03, cert. ef. 12-1-03 thru 2-29-04
DFW 63-2003, f. & cert. ef. 7-17-03
FWC 23-1995, f. 3-29-95, cert. ef. 4-1-95
FWC 16-1995(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-16-95
FWC 53-1992, f. 7-17-92, cert. ef. 7-20-92
FWC 22-1992(Temp), f. 4-10-92, cert. ef. 4-13-91
FWC 142-1991, f. 12-31-91, cert. ef. 1-1-92
FWC 99-1987, f. & cert. ef. 11-17-87
FWC 1-1986, f. & cert. ef. 1-10-86
FWC 28-1975, f. 11-28-75, cert. ef. 1-1-76, Renumbered from 625-040-0135, 635-036-0580
FC 274-1974, f. 3-20-74, cert. ef. 4-11-74
FC 246-1972, f. 5-5-72, cert. ef. 5-15-72