(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the commercial fishing laws, in order to provide a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, S. purpuratus and S. droebachiensis) 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 sea urchin commercial fishery. Any such system may include, but is not limited to, provisions on the following matters:

1. (a) Establishment of criteria for initial entry into fishery participation and for annual qualification for participation thereafter.
2. (b) Establishment of terms and conditions for transferring participation rights.

(2)

1. (a) The annual fee to participate in the sea urchin fishery is:

   1. (A) $140 for resident applicants.
   2. (B) $196 for nonresident applicants.

2. (b) A fee of $115 shall be charged for each transfer of participation rights under this section. [1987 c.374 §2; 1991 c.701 §12; 1995 c.602 §2; 2009 c.832 §27; 2011 c.613 §3; 2015 c.779 §36; 2025 c.564 §39]

   Note 1: The amendments to 508.760 by section 41, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative January 1, 2028. See section 42, 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.