Oregon Code § 506.800·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Names
for marketing certain fish and shellfish.
In order to obtain uniform names to be used for the
marketing of fish:
(1) The common
names Pacific red snapper, Pacific snapper, Oregon red snapper, Oregon snapper,
red snapper and snapper may be used as alternate names for the purpose of
marketing the following fish:
(a) Widow rockfish
(Sebastes entomelas).
(b) Yellowtail
rockfish (Sebastes flavidus).
(c) Chilipepper
(Sebastes goodei).
(d) Cowcod
(Sebastes levis).
(e) Black
rockfish (Sebastes melanops).
(f) Vermillion
rockfish (Sebastes miniatus).
(g) Speckled
rockfish (Sebastes ovalis).
(h) Bocaccio
(Sebastes paucispinnis).
(i) Canary
rockfish (Sebastes pinniger).
(j) Yelloweye
rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus).
(k) Bank rockfish
(Sebastes rufus).
(L) Olive
rockfish (Sebastes serranoides).
(2) The common
names butterfish and black cod may be used as alternate names for purposes of
marketing sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
(3) The common
names Pacific ocean shrimp, Pacific shrimp, pink shrimp and Oregon shrimp may
be used as alternate names for the purpose of marketing Pandalus jordani
(shrimp). [1979 c.457 §2]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 506.800
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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