HB 3284
Directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a program to purchase trophy trout from private aquaculture facilities.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
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- Passed House
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- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to create a program that will purchase trophy trout – trout at least 14 inches long or weighing one pound or more – from private aquaculture facilities. The program is scheduled to run for five years, with a maximum annual purchase of 500,000 pounds, and will sunset on January 2, 2031. An emergency declaration allows the bill to take effect immediately.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘trophy trout’ as a trout 14 inches or more in length or weighing one pound or more.
- Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a purchase program for trophy trout.
- Specifies an annual purchase target of 500,000 pounds.
- Allows contracts with private aquaculture facilities for up to five years.
- Permits purchases from out-of-state facilities if in-state facilities cannot meet the demand.
- Establishes a sunset date for the program on January 2, 2031.
- Declares an emergency, allowing the bill to take effect immediately.
Who is affected
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Private aquaculture facilities
- Trout anglers
- Aquaculture industry
- Consumers of trout
Notable changes
- Creates a new state-sponsored program to purchase trophy trout.
- Establishes specific criteria for defining ‘trophy trout’.
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