After first ensuring that all natural and artificial fish production needs of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife have been met, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may provide at a reasonable fee chum salmon, chinook salmon, silver salmon or pink salmon, or the sexual products therefrom, for the needs of any person granted a permit by the commission pursuant to ORS § 508.700 to 508.745 in the following order of priority:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 508.730

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) The needs of the salmon and trout enhancement program.

(2) The needs of fish propagation facilities operated under contract or agreement with other state or federal agencies, local governments, special districts and nonprofit organizations.

(3) The needs of all federal and other fish propagation facilities located on the Columbia River and its tributaries. [1971 c.203 § 7; 1973 c.356 § 3; 1979 c.556 § 3; 1981 c.317 § 9; 1995 c.469 § 5]