(1) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall issue not more than three permits annually for activities involving the protection of juvenile salmonids from cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) on Oregon coastal river systems between Cape Falcon and Cascade Head.
(2) Activities authorized under the permits shall not include the killing, trapping or other taking of cormorants.
(3) Persons to whom permits are issued may subcontract with others for the performance of protection activities.