# ORS § 508.106: 508.106 Permit to take carp or other nongame fish

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T42_C508_S508.106

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 508.106
- **Heading:** 508.106 Permit to take carp or other nongame fish
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 42 / Chapter 508 / Section 508.106

## Text

(1) Upon receiving a written application therefor, accompanied by a fee of $30, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission may issue to any person a permit to take carp or other nongame fish.

(2) The kind or kinds of fish, the method to be used and the name and location of the body of water from which the fish are to be taken, shall be specified in the permit.

(3) After having obtained a permit as provided for in subsection (1) of this section, and subject to any rules of the commission, any person may take carp or nongame fish from any of the waters of this state described in the permit.

(4) It is unlawful to:

(a) Retain any fish other than described in the permit in connection with the use of any permit issued under subsection (1) of this section, and any other fish taken shall at once be set free; or

(b) Take any fish for commercial purposes by a permit issued under subsection (1) of this section without first having obtained a license under ORS 508.035 (Separate licenses required for certain fishing gear and activities) . [1965 c.570 §64; 1973 c.768 §12; 1975 c.253 §30; 2009 c.832 §19]

Source: Section 508.106 — Permit to take carp or other nongame fish; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors508.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

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- [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)
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