506.025 “Unlawful to buy” defined

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OR Code › Title 42 › Chapter 506 › Section 506.025

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Whenever the commercial fishing laws state that it is unlawful to buy any food fish, illegally taken, this prohibition means that it is unlawful to buy, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the fish have been illegally taken or transported within this state, or unlawfully imported or otherwise unlawfully brought into this state. [Amended by 1965 c.570 §6]

Source: Section 506.025 — “Unlawful to buy” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors506.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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