(2) The department shall appoint to the committee a balance of persons who take bay clams for commercial purposes, take bay clams for noncommercial purposes, are members of a group that advocates conservation or have another interest in bay clams.
(3) The committee shall make recommendations to the department on:
(a) Adopting rules related to bay clams;
(b) Ensuring the sustainability of the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay;
(c) Balancing the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes with the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for noncommercial purposes;
(d) Establishing physical boundaries for, or seasonal restrictions on, the take of bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes, to reduce conflicts between persons who take bay clams in Tillamook Bay for commercial purposes and salmon anglers in and around the Ghost Hole fishing area in Tillamook Bay;
(e) Establishing areas in Tillamook Bay that are closed to the take of bay clams for commercial purposes and open to the take of bay clams for noncommercial purposes;
(f) Monitoring the take of bay clams;
(g) Establishing additional restrictions on the annual take of bay clams in intertidal and subtidal areas in Oregon bays;
(h) Limiting the take of bay clams in Oregon bays for commercial purposes; and
(i) Assessing bay clam populations in Oregon bays.
(4) The department shall consider the recommendations of the committee.
(5) The committee shall assist the department in preparing any funding requests related to bay clams.
(6) In addition to the recommendations identified in subsection (3) of this section, the committee may advise the department on other matters related to bay clams. [2019 c.564 §2]
Note: 506.898 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 506 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note: Section 4, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2019, provides:
Sec. 4. On or before December 31, 2022, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly relating to natural resources, in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, on the recommendations of the Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee established under section 2 of this 2019 Act [506.898]. [2019 c.564 §4]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 506 - Application, Administration and Enforcement of Commercial Fishing Laws
Section 506.006 - General definitions.
Section 506.011 - Types of marine life defined.
Section 506.016 - "Salmon" defined.
Section 506.031 - Effect of wildlife laws on commercial fishing laws.
Section 506.036 - Jurisdiction of commission; duty to protect and propagate fish.
Section 506.109 - Food fish management policy.
Section 506.119 - General duties and powers of commission; rulemaking authority.
Section 506.129 - Establishing seasons, amounts and manner of taking food fish; rules.
Section 506.136 - Commission to study and classify food fish and fishing gear.
Section 506.147 - Record keeping regarding food fish commerce.
Section 506.154 - Duties of director.
Section 506.201 - Powers of commission in regard to real property.
Section 506.213 - Coho and chinook salmon hatchery on Oregon coast.
Section 506.214 - Hatchery Construction Fund.
Section 506.231 - Public report of fish hatchery activities.
Section 506.405 - Powers of commission regarding federal aid for fish and fisheries.
Section 506.460 - Developmental fishery species harvest programs; biological surveys; permits; fees.
Section 506.465 - Developmental Fisheries Board; members; qualifications; expenses.
Section 506.511 - State police to enforce commercial fishing laws; appointment of federal agents.
Section 506.526 - Peace officer powers of director, inspectors and deputies; reporting arrests.
Section 506.610 - When possession prima facie evidence of taking fish unlawfully.
Section 506.690 - Seizure, forfeiture and disposition of fish unlawfully taken.
Section 506.750 - Policy for ORS 506.755.
Section 506.755 - Fisheries Conservation Zone; rules; jurisdiction over zone; penalty; construction.
Section 506.800 - Names for marketing certain fish and shellfish.
Section 506.898 - Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee.