OAR 635-007-0735: Duties of Sturgeon Propagation Permittees

(1) Each permitted Sturgeon propagator shall obtain a Fish Transport Permit for any sturgeon transported to the permitted facility or from the permitted facility to another site prior to such transportation and shall provide a copy of such permit to the person transporting the sturgeon for delivery to the person or entity receiving the fish. (2) Each permitted Sturgeon propagator shall maintain at the propagation facility a record of all business transactions involving the sale, purchase, shipment or loss of sturgeon or sturgeon eggs and shall make such record available for inspection upon request by the Department or the Oregon State Police. (3) Each permitted Sturgeon propagator shall submit an annual report of operations by January 15 of the next year; and shall submit the report by that date even if the permittee did not renew. The sales of fish shall be reported as total numbers and pounds of each species sold, either live or dead, during the year. The sales of sturgeon eggs shall be reported as total numbers of each species sold during the year. (4) The Department may require permitted Sturgeon propagators to submit monthly reports of sturgeon on hand at the facility. If required, this report shall list the species, stock, number per species and stock on hand, disease losses for each stock during the month, causative agent for such losses, and remedial treatments used to reduce losses. (5) Each permitted sturgeon propagator shall comply with all statutes and regulations of other agencies pertaining to the operation of the propagation facility. (6) Each permitted sturgeon propagator shall comply with the terms and conditions of his permit and operational plan. (7) Sturgeon propagation facilities and records are subject to inspection at any time by the Department or the Oregon State Police.