OAR 635-005-0820. Renewal of Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Permit

(1) Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Permits may be renewed the following year: (a) Pursuant to ORS 508.760; and (b) If the permittee annually lawfully landed 5,000 pounds of sea urchins or 500 pounds of California sea cucumbers in Oregon. If a permittee obtained a permit later than January of the prior year (because the permit was obtained through the lottery, or as a result of the Commercial Fishery Permit Board actions or surrender of a permit by a permit holder), the permittee shall not be required to make the landing requirement by the following January. Instead, at the next renewal thereafter, the permittee shall be required to demonstrate that the landing requirement was fulfilled during the first full year (twelve-month period) in which the permit was held. (2) An application for renewal of a Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Permit shall be considered complete if it is legible, has all information requested in the form, is accompanied by the required fee in full, and is date stamped or postmarked by January 31 of the year for which renewal is sought. Any application which is not complete shall be returned, and unless it is thereafter resubmitted and deemed complete by January 31 of the permit year sought, the individual shall not be considered to have applied for renewal in a timely manner. (3) It is the responsibility of the permittee to ensure that an application is complete and is filed in a timely manner. Failure of the Department to return an application for incompleteness or of an individual to receive a returned application may not be grounds for treating the application as having been filed in a timely and complete manner.