1. (1) In 2012, many commercial fishing regulations were reorganized with significant parts of the Restricted Participation Systems regulations moved to their related fishery sections in division 4 and division 5 of the Fish & Wildlife Oregon Administrative Rules. As a result of the reorganization, only regulations regarding commercial gillnet and troll salmon fisheries remain in the Restricted Participation Systems section. These two fisheries are organized by topic. For each topic, the applicable law for each fishery is either set forth or, where the statute provides detail, the statute is cited.

2. (2) The topics covered by these rules are:

   1. (a) Requirement for Permit — 635-006-1015 (Requirement for Permit);
   2. (b) Eligibility Requirements for a Permit — 635-006-1035 (Eligibility Requirements for a Permit);
   3. (c) Evidence of Eligibility — 635-006-1050 (Evidence of Limited Entry Permit Eligibility);
   4. (d) Revocation and Refusal to Issue Permits — 635-006-1060 (Revocation and Refusal to Issue Permits);
   5. (e) Review of Denials — 635-006-1065 (Review of Denials (Restricted Participation Systems));
   6. (f) Renewal of Permit — 635-006-1075 (Renewal of Limited Entry Permit);
   7. (g) Lottery for Certain Limited Entry Fisheries — 635-006-1085 (Lottery for Certain Limited Entry Fisheries);
   8. (h) Transferability of Permits — 635-006-1095 (Transferability of Permits);
   9. (i) Commercial Fishery Permit Boards — 635-006-1200 (Commercial Fishery Permit Boards);
   10. (j) Agency Representation by Employee — 635-006-1210 (Agency Representation by Employee).

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 506.119

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129

History

DFW 127-2025, amend filed 12/31/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DFW 77-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12
FWC 3-1996, f. 1-31-96, cert. ef. 2-1-96