(1) Establish strategic directions and operational objectives for the Oregon Hatchery Research Center located on Fall Creek, near Alsea, consistent with ORS 496.275.
(2) Develop, after consultation with the Director of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, Oregon State University and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the proposed operating budget for the center.
(3) Recommend research projects for the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and issue requests for research proposals as needed to carry out the activities of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center specified in ORS 498.831.
(4) Review and prioritize all research proposals submitted to the Oregon Hatchery Research Center before research takes place and prioritize the research according to whether the research is consistent with the strategic directions and operational objectives specified in subsection (1) of this section and with the activities of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center specified in ORS 498.831.
(5) Make recommendations, as needed, regarding how the research projects at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center may be enhanced to meet the strategic directions and operational objectives specified in subsection (1) of this section and the activities specified in ORS 498.831.
(6) On or before February 1 of each calendar year, report to the Legislative Assembly in the manner required by ORS 192.245, and to the State Fish and Wildlife Director and the State Fish and Wildlife Commission, regarding the findings of research projects carried out by the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and any recommendations regarding current hatchery management practices based on the research projects. The Director of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center shall post the report on the center’s website for public access. [2013 c.664 §3]
Note: See note under 498.825.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 498 - Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations; Miscellaneous Wildlife Protective Measures
Section 498.016 - Taking crippled or helpless wildlife.
Section 498.018 - Commercial cervid attractants.
Section 498.021 - Short title.
Section 498.026 - Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
Section 498.029 - Purchase, sale or exchange of fox, skunk or raccoon prohibited; exceptions.
Section 498.042 - Removal of parts of wildlife and waste of wildlife prohibited.
Section 498.048 - Devices propelling cyanide.
Section 498.102 - Use of dogs to hunt or track game mammals or birds.
Section 498.120 - Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land.
Section 498.128 - Use of drones for pursuit of wildlife prohibited; rules.
Section 498.136 - Hunting from motor-propelled vehicle restricted; rules.
Section 498.142 - Hunting with artificial light restricted; rules.
Section 498.152 - Agreements restricting parking or use of motor vehicles on certain lands.
Section 498.154 - Notice adequate to charge defendant; delivery or posting.
Section 498.158 - Hunting or trapping wildlife in certain governmental districts restricted.
Section 498.166 - Bears or cougars posing threat to human safety.
Section 498.170 - Hunters who have a visual impairment.
Section 498.172 - Trap check requirements.
Section 498.182 - Knowingly allowing feral swine to roam on certain lands prohibited; rules.
Section 498.208 - Use of electricity or foreign substances to take game fish prohibited; rules.
Section 498.228 - Possession of fish taken outside state restricted.
Section 498.242 - Possession of walking catfish and piranha restricted.
Section 498.247 - Protection of juvenile salmonids from cormorants.
Section 498.257 - Prohibition on possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins; exceptions.
Section 498.279 - Black bass and walleye angling contests; rules.
Section 498.286 - Prize limitation.
Section 498.306 - Screening or by-pass devices for water diversions; fees; costs.
Section 498.321 - Screening or by-pass standards.
Section 498.326 - Department guidelines for screening and by-pass projects; expenditure of funds.
Section 498.400 - Definitions for ORS 498.400 to 498.464.
Section 498.418 - License application; form; fee.
Section 498.438 - Investigatory power of commission over outdoor clubs required to be licensed.
Section 498.452 - Grounds for denial or revocation of license.
Section 498.464 - Commission authority to restrain violations of outdoor club laws.
Section 498.500 - Mitigation of adverse effects on core area habitat; policy.
Section 498.502 - Actions that affect core area habitat; reports; orders; rules.
Section 498.504 - Sage Grouse Mitigation Program In-Lieu Fee Fund.
Section 498.825 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Section 498.827 - Duties of Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Section 498.829 - Officers; quorum; meetings.
Section 498.831 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center; activities.
Section 498.833 - Oregon Hatchery Research Center; director.
Section 498.850 - Disposition of hatchery-produced fish carcasses; rules.