OAR 635-041-0061: Sturgeon Size
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2017-02-21Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) White sturgeon may be taken for commercial purposes by treaty Indian fishers during commercial fishing seasons in which sales of sturgeon are authorized. (2) Sales are limited to white sturgeon with a fork length of 43-54 inches taken from between The Dalles and McNary dams and white sturgeon with a fork length of 38-54 inches taken from between the Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam. (3) All sturgeon not of legal size shall be released to the water unharmed. Sturgeon not captured for legal harvest shall not be possessed on land. For purposes of this regulation, docks and boat ramps are not considered land. (4) It is unlawful to mutilate or disfigure a sturgeon in any manner which extends or shortens its length to the legal limit, or to possess such sturgeon.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 506.119
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 506.129 & 507.030
History: DFW 13-2017, f. 2-13-17, cert. ef. 2-21-17 Reverted to DFW 19-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-26-09 DFW 116-2016(Temp), f. 9-14-16, cert. ef. 9-15-16 thru 12-31-16 Reverted to DFW 19-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-26-09 Temporary suspended by DFW 94-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-14-14 thru 12-31-14 DFW 23-2014(Temp), f. 3-11-14, cert. ef. 3-12-14 thru 7-31-14 DFW 17-2014(Temp), f. 2-28-14, cert. ef. 3-1-14 thru 7-30-14 DFW 6-2014(Temp), f. 1-30-14, cert. ef. 2-1-14 thru 7-30-14 DFW 19-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-26-09 DFW 142-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-21-08 DFW 6-2005, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-05 DFW 130-2004(Temp), f. 12-23-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05 thru 4-1-05 DFW 14-1998, f. & cert. ef. 3-3-98 Reverted to FWC 15-1995, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-95 DFW 8-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-5-98 thru 2-28-98 Reverted to FWC 15-1995, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-95 FWC 12-1997(Temp), f. 2-27-97, cert. ef. 3-1-97 FWC 15-1995, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-95 FWC 2-1987, f. & ef. 1-23-87 FWC 79-1986(Temp), f. & ef. 12-22-86 FWC 2-1985, f. & ef. 1-30-85
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