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ORS 506.800: 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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14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
42. Commercial Fishing and Fisheries
Chapter 506 — Application, Administration and Enforcement of Commercial Fishing Laws

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).

(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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