OAR 635-004-0635: Sturgeon Fishery Closures

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

(1) It is unlawful to take, land or possess white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) for commercial purposes except in the: (a) Columbia River, in the areas and during the times open to the taking of sturgeon for commercial purposes as provided in OAR 635-042-0135; (b) Coquille and Siuslaw, in the areas and during the times open to the taking of shad for commercial purposes as provided in OAR 635-004-0595; and (c) The Pacific Ocean at all times. (2) It is unlawful to take, land or possess green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) for commercial purposes.

Official history and status

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

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.109, 506.119, 506.129 & 506.306

History: Renumbered from 635-004-0080, DFW 75-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12 DFW 155-2009, f. 12-28-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 FWC 23-1995, f. 3-29-95, cert. ef. 4-1-95 FWC 1-1981, f. & cert. ef. 1-19-81 FC 241-1972, f. 4-5-72, cert. ef. 4-15-72, Renumbered from 625-010-0120, 635-036-0110

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