OAR 635-004-0545: Smelt Fishery Prohibitions

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2012-07-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) Smelt may be taken for commercial purposes from the Columbia River described in OAR 635-042-0130. (2) The targeted take of smelt for commercial purposes is prohibited at all times. (3) Incidentally caught smelt may be landed by vessels targeting other commercial species in the Pacific Ocean, and shall not exceed 1% of landing by weight.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 506.036, 506.109, 506.119 & 506.129

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129

History: Renumbered from 635-004-0070, DFW 75-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12 DFW 157-2010, f. 12-6-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11 DFW 156-2009, f. 12-29-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 FWC 83-1985, f. 12-17-85, cert. ef. 12-18-85 FWC 16-1979, f. & cert. ef. 4-27-79, Renumbered from 635-036-0140 FC 290-1975, f. 2-20-75, ef. 3-11-75, Renumbered from 625-0100-210 FC 241-1972, f. 4-5-72, cert. ef. 4-15-72

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