OAR 635-005-0455: License Limitation

(1) In the event that a license limitation measure is adopted by the Commission, August 14, 1991, shall be used as the eligibility date for participation in the Dungeness crab fishery. (2) In the event that a license limitation measure in addition to any limitation established under section (1) of this rule is adopted by the Commission for the late season, participation in the Ocean Dungeness Crab Fishery after August 14, 2018 shall not be used to determine eligibility for participation in the late season Dungeness crab fishery. For the purposes of this rule, “late season” means all or any part of the season occurring between April 1 and August 14.