# ORS § 508.035: 508.035 Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.035

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 508.035
- **Heading:** 508.035 Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 42 / Chapter 508 / Section 508.035

## Text

(1) Separate licenses are required for each:

(a) Person other than an employee operating as a canner of food fish.

(b) Person other than an employee operating as a wholesale fish dealer, for each separate place of business.

(c) Individual acting or engaged as a fish buyer by a person licensed under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

(d) Person licensed under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, for each permanent site or location operated by such person as a fish-buying station.

(e) Individual taking or assisting in the taking of food fish for commercial purposes as described in ORS 508.235 (Commercial fishing license) .

(f) Boat, used in taking food fish for commercial purposes, as described in ORS 508.260 (Boat license) .

(g) Single delivery of food fish from the Pacific Ocean for commercial purposes in the absence of licenses under paragraphs (e) and (f) of this subsection.

(h) Person other than an employee operating as a fish bait dealer, for each separate place of business.

(i) Individual taking or assisting in the taking of food fish for sale to a fish bait dealer.

(2) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall classify and define the various licenses provided for in this section and shall direct the State Fish and Wildlife Director to issue licenses accordingly and the classification shall be final. [1965 c.570 §62; 1969 c.172 §1; 1971 c.540 §4; 1973 c.768 §19]

Source: Section 508.035 — Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors508.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 508.006 508.006 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.006.md)
- [ORS § 508.011 508.011 Activities relating to oysters exempted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.011.md)
- [ORS § 508.025 508.025 License required to take, process or deal in fish](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.025.md)
- [ORS § 508.030 508.030 License required for fishing gear](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.030.md)
- [ORS § 508.035 508.035 Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.035.md)
- [ORS § 508.040 508.040 Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.040.md)
- [ORS § 508.045 508.045 Exemption of retail fish dealers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.045.md)
- [ORS § 508.106 508.106 Permit to take carp or other nongame fish](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.106.md)
- [ORS § 508.111 508.111 Permit to take food fish for educational and scientific purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.111.md)
- [ORS § 508.116 508.116 Permit to take animals living intertidally on bottom](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.116.md)
- [ORS § 508.121 508.121 Juvenile jig line license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.121.md)
- [ORS § 508.124 508.124 Northern pikeminnow fishing derby license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.124.md)
- [ORS § 508.235 508.235 Commercial fishing license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.235.md)
- [ORS § 508.240 508.240 Acts by commercial fishing licensee prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.240.md)

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