OAR 635-007-0535: Releasing Resident Fish in Private Waters

It is the policy of the Department to refuse to release fish into private waters which are not open to the general public. However, the Department may release fish into: (1) Public waters where reasonable access use fees are assessed to recover maintenance costs or from which fish will migrate to waters open to public access. (2) Private ponds from which the Department may take fish for releasing in public waters. (3) Ponds where there are Department supervised experimental programs to explore pond management procedures.