OAR 635-500-3510: Warmwater and Other Miscellaneous Fish

Policies and objectives for warmwater and other miscellaneous fish management in the Sandy River basin. (1) Policies: (a) Warmwater game fish and other introduced warmwater fish shall be managed to discourage increases in natural production in the Sandy River basin; (b) Warmwater fish species shall not be stocked in mainstem areas or tributaries of the Sandy River basin. Stocking of private ponds within the basin shall be considered on an individual basis. (2) Objectives: (a) Prevent the expansion of non-indigenous warmwater fish populations into upstream reaches of the basin; (b) Protect populations and habitats of sensitive, threatened, or endangered non-game fishes in the Sandy River basin.