Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 509.006 (2026)

General prohibition regarding taking, possessing, buying, selling or handling food fish

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      509.006 General prohibition regarding taking, possessing, buying, selling or handling food fish. It is unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell or otherwise handle any food fish in or from any waters of this state, during times, in a manner or by means of the fishing gear prohibited by law. [1965 c.570 §92]

 

      509.010 [Repealed by 1965 c.570 §152]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: State v. Bordeaux, 522 P.3d 900 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Bordeaux, 522 P.3d 900 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 18× “Next, defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal, arguing that the state failed to present sufficient evidence that he had “fished” in the marine reserve under ORS 509.”
State v. McCormack/Senter, 517 P.3d 1033 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “On appeal, defendants argue that the trial court erred when it denied their pretrial motions to dismiss, because the state failed to prove that the gillnet regulation in OAR 635-041-0025(3), and its application to treaty fishers, is necessary for the conservation of Columbia…”
State v. Alexander, 607 P.2d 181 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “011(1)(b), OAR 635-35-025(3), illegally possessing food fish during a closed season, see ORS 509.006, ORS 509.011(1)(a), OAR 635-35-200, and fishing with an unidentified set net, see ORS 506.”
State v. Dave, 608 P.2d 1225 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “” ORS 509.006 indicates when a fish is "unlawfully caught”: "It is unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell or otherwise handle any food fish in or from any waters of this state, during times, in a manner or by means of the fishing gear prohibited by law.”
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