1. (1) General Authorization. The Department will allow:

   1. (a) Holding of male and oversize female sturgeon collected from the wild, until spawned for collection and incubation of eggs (pursuant to the special permit);
   2. (b) Holding of adults raised at the fish propagation facility, or fish obtained through legal sport fishing or commercial activities; and
   3. (c) Subsequent propagation and sale of white sturgeon under a sturgeon propagation permit.
2. (2) Special Requirements: The Department shall be immediately notified of the death of any adult sturgeon held at the licensed fish propagation facility or killed during any collection operation authorized by a special permit to collect male and oversize female sturgeon.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 506.119

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 497.325 & 497.330

History

DFW 121-2007, f. & cert. ef. 11-14-07
FWC 33-1988, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-88