OAR 635-500-0870. Warmwater and Miscellaneous Fish

(1) The following operating principles apply to the Clackamas Subbasin: (a) Warmwater game fish and other introduced warmwater fish shall be managed to discourage increases in natural production above River Mill Dam; (b) Warmwater species shall not be stocked above River Mill Dam, in mainstem, tributaries, or ponds. Stocking of private ponds with outflow below River Mill Dam shall be permitted. (2) In accordance with these operating principles, it is the objective of the Department to: (a) Prevent the expansion of warmwater fisheries above River Mill Dam; (b) Protect populations and habitats of sensitive, threatened, or endangered nongame fishes in the Clackamas Subbasin.