Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 13 - OCEAN SALMON AND STEELHEAD SPORT ANGLING REGULATIONS
Section 635-013-0003 - Purpose and Scope

(1) The purpose of Division 013 is to provide for management of recreational salmon fisheries off the Oregon Coast over which the State has jurisdiction.

(2) This rule incorporates by reference, the annual ocean recreational salmon specifications and management measures as adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council in its annual Ocean Salmon Management Measures and Impacts, as finalized in April 2023, and in addition to the extent they are consistent with these rules, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 50, Part 660, Subparts A and H.

(3) This rule also incorporates by reference the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

(4) A copy of the Pacific Fishery Management Council referenced document and the Federal Regulations may be obtained by contacting the Pacific Fishery Management Council at www.pcouncil.org or at 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

(5) To the extent not preempted by Federal law, these regulations apply within the State of Oregon's Fisheries Conservation Zone (out to fifty miles from shore).