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508.040 Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person

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OR Code › Title 42 › Chapter 508 › Section 508.040

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It is unlawful for a wholesaler, canner or buyer to buy or receive food fish from a person who the wholesaler, canner or buyer does not have reasonable cause to believe is licensed as required under ORS 508.035 (Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities) , unless such person is exempt from the requirements of ORS 508.035 (Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities) . [1965 c.570 §62a]

Source: Section 508.040 — Unlawful to knowingly buy or receive fish from unlicensed person , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors508.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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