Marine Board sets Bend hearing on outfitter guide rules

The Oregon State Marine Board will be holding two public hearings, one in Bend, on proposed rules for the Outfitter Guide Program. The agency’s Guide Advisory Committee recommended changes to the administrative rules.

The proposed rules will better define Oregon Outfitter Guide residency and allow for secondary residences and exclusions; define Outfitter Guide employee notification requirements; outline Non-Resident Hunt Tag Program application standards; and, extend the conduct reprimand period for registered Outfitters and Guides.

The public is invited to attend hearings to learn more and provide testimony. The first hearing will be held at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial St. NE, in Salem on August 28, beginning at 6 pm. The second hearing is scheduled at the US Forest Service Deschutes Office Conference Room, 63095 Deschutes Market Rd., in Bend, on Thursday, August 30, beginning at 6 pm.

The comment period for the proposed Outfitter Guide rules closes September 28, 2018 at 5 pm. Please submit written comments by email to osmb.rulemaking@oregon.gov or by US mail to: June LeTarte, Rules Coordinator, Oregon State Marine Board, 435 Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR 97301.

For more information about the hearings and to review the proposed rule language, visithttps://www.oregon.gov/osmb/info/Pages/Rulemaking-and-Public-Notices.aspx