(1)

1. (a) The State Fish and Wildlife Director may issue to any person a permit to take animals living intertidally on the bottom.
2. (b) The annual fee for a resident permit issued under this section is $140.
3. (c) The annual fee for a nonresident permit issued under this section is $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. [1965 c.570 §64b; 2009 c.832 §20; 2015 c.779 §32; 2025 c.564 §15]

Note 1: The amendments to 508.116 by section 17, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative January 1, 2028. See section 18, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative from January 1, 2028, until January 1, 2030, is set forth for the user’s convenience.