(1) Notwithstanding ORS § 508.880, an individual who holds valid commercial fishing permits required by or issued pursuant to the laws of the states of Washington or California to take pink shrimp may land pink shrimp in this state that were taken in the ocean pink shrimp fishery without the permit required by ORS § 508.880 if the vessel possesses a single delivery license referred to in ORS § 508.285. However, a single delivery license may be used to land pink shrimp only once in a 12-month period as established by rule of the State Fish and Wildlife Director.

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall apply to a vessel registered under the laws of another state only while laws or administrative rules are operative in that state that contain, in substance or effect, provisions similar to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. [1979 c.613 § 14; 1987 c.912 § 9; 1995 c.602 § 22; 1999 c.164 § 5]