Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 506.109 (2026)

Food fish management policy

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      506.109 Food fish management policy. It is the policy of the State of Oregon that food fish shall be managed to provide the optimum economic, commercial, recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of the citizens of this state. In furtherance of this policy, the goals of food fish management are:

      (1) To maintain all species of food fish at optimum levels in all suitable waters of the state and prevent the extinction of any indigenous species.

      (2) To develop and manage the lands and waters of this state in a manner that will optimize the production, utilization and public enjoyment of food fish.

      (3) To permit an optimum and equitable utilization of available food fish.

      (4) To develop and maintain access to the lands and waters of the state and the food fish resources thereon.

      (5) To regulate food fish populations and the utilization and public enjoyment of food fish in a manner that is compatible with other uses of the lands and waters of the state and provides optimum commercial and public recreational benefits.

      (6) To preserve the economic contribution of the sports and commercial fishing industries in a manner consistent with sound food fish management practices.

      (7) To develop and implement a program for optimizing the return of Oregon food fish for Oregon’s recreational and commercial fisheries. [1975 c.253 §15; 1985 c.529 §2]

 

      506.110 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]

 

      506.111 [1965 c.570 §12; 1967 c.402 §5; 1969 c.314 §60; repealed by 1975 c.253 §40]

 

      506.115 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]

 

      506.116 [1965 c.570 §13; repealed by 1975 c.253 §40]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Schlip v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 707 P.2d 606 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
Schlip v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 707 P.2d 606 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 7× “4 Petitioners first argue that the Commission exceeded its statutory authority by adopting rules which allegedly abrogate the state’s policy toward food fish as set forth in ORS 506.109. That statute provides, in part: “It is the policy of the State of Oregon that food fish…”
Fishermen Against Irresponsible Reallocation, Inc. v. Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 193 P.3d 1014 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “” ORS 506.109(3). The commercial fishing laws consist of “[a]ll laws enacted for the protection, propagation *358 and preservation of food fish or for the protection and development of commercial fisheries in this state,” specifically including ORS chapter 508.”
State v. Page, 879 P.2d 903 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “ORS 506.109 declares Oregon’s policy of managing food fish “to provide optimum economic, commercial, recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of this state.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 506.109(1) — 2 cases
Schlip v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 707 P.2d 606 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “4 Petitioners first argue that the Commission exceeded its statutory authority by adopting rules which allegedly abrogate the state’s policy toward food fish as set forth in ORS 506.109. That statute provides, in part: “It is the policy of the State of Oregon that food fish…”
State v. Page, 879 P.2d 903 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “ORS 506.109 declares Oregon’s policy of managing food fish “to provide optimum economic, commercial, recreational and aesthetic benefits for present and future generations of this state.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 506.109(3) — 1 case
Fishermen Against Irresponsible Reallocation, Inc. v. Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 193 P.3d 1014 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “” ORS 506.109(3). The commercial fishing laws consist of “[a]ll laws enacted for the protection, propagation *358 and preservation of food fish or for the protection and development of commercial fisheries in this state,” specifically including ORS chapter 508.”
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