Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission

Petitioners appeal from the order of the Fish and Wildlife Commission (Commission) granting a permit to three oyster growers, the intervenors-respondents here, to treat certain leased oyster beds in Tillamook Bay with Sevin 80 Carbaryl insecticide (Sevin). ORS 509.140. Petitioners contend: (1) the Commission failed to comply with the Special Local Needs Registration and Labeling requirements for the use of Sevin; (2) the order violates ORS 509.505, which prohibits depositing any substance injurious to shellfish into the water; (3) the Commission erroneously interpreted “necessary” in ORS…