Oregon Aqua-Foods, Inc. v. Paulus

Petitioner, Oregon Aqua-Foods, Inc.,1 challenges the ballot title prepared by the Attorney General and certified to the Secretary of State for an initiative that would add provisions to Oregon law relating to salmon and steelhead resources.2 Pursuant to ORS 250.035 and 250.065, the Attorney General drafted this ballot title:

“IMPOSES ADDITIONAL LIMITS AND REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL SALMON HATCHERY OPERATIONS

“Question: Shall statute prohibit commercial salmon hatchery practices which might deplete natural salmon/steel-head runs, cause different commercial/natural run characteristics?

“Explanation:…