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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.180 - Hearing and payment of claims.

All claims presented as provided by ORS 609.170 shall be heard at the first regular session of the dog control board or county governing body after their presentation, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. If the board or governing body determines that any livestock has been damaged by being killed, wounded, injured or chased, it shall file and enter a record of the value of the livestock and order a warrant drawn for the amount of damages thus found, or any portion thereof that it considers just, to be paid by the county treasurer out of the Dog License Fund. A livestock owner may refuse to accept the tendered payment and may withdraw a claim filed under ORS 609.170. If the dog control board or county governing body considers the claim unjust, it shall disallow the claim and enter that fact upon its record. A claim may not be allowed where it appears that the damage complained of was caused by a dog owned or controlled by the claimant or the agent of the claimant. [Amended by 1975 c.749 §8; 1977 c.802 §11; 1999 c.756 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.190 - Subrogation of county paying claim; collection by district attorney.

In each case where a claim against the Dog License Fund of any county has been paid by the dog control board or county governing body, the county shall be subrogated to all the rights of the livestock owner against the dog owner for damages. The district attorney shall proceed promptly, in a lawful way, to collect for those damages. Any money so collected shall be paid over immediately to the treasurer of the county and credited to the Dog License Fund. [Amended by 1975 c.749 §9; 1977 c.802 §12; 1999 c.756 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.205 - Prohibitions against keeping of wild or exotic animals.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 496, 497 and 498 relating to wildlife, and ORS 609.305 to 609.355 and 609.992 relating to exotic animals, a city or county may prohibit by ordinance the keeping of wildlife, as defined in ORS 496.004, and may prohibit by ordinance the keeping of exotic animals as defined in ORS 609.305. [1977 c.802 §3; 1985 c.437 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.305 - "Exotic animal" defined.

As used in ORS 609.305 to 609.355 and 609.992, "exotic animal" means:
(1) Any member of the family Felidae not indigenous to Oregon, except the species Felis catus (domestic cat);
(2) Any nonhuman primate;
(3) Any nonwolf member of the family Canidae not indigenous to Oregon, except the species Canis familiaris (domestic dog);
(4) Any bear, except the black bear (Ursus americanus); and
(5) Any member of the order Crocodylia. [1985 c.437 §2; 1999 c.699 §3; 2009 c.492 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.309 - Policy on exotic animals.

It is the policy of this state to protect the public against health and safety risks that exotic animals pose to the community, ensure the health, welfare and safety of exotic animals and ensure the security of facilities in which exotic animals are kept, so as to avoid undue physical or financial risk to the public. [1985 c.437 §1; 1999 c.699 §4; 2009 c.492 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.312 - Seller to provide buyer with informational material.

A person who sells an exotic animal must, prior to accepting the offer to purchase, provide the prospective purchaser of the exotic animal with informational material approved by the State Department of Agriculture regarding the care, husbandry, health and nutritional needs of the exotic animal. This section does not allow the sale of an exotic animal to a person located in this state other than an entity described in ORS 609.345. [1999 c.699 §2; 2009 c.492 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.325 - Conditions for keeping exotic animal.

Any person who keeps an exotic animal shall keep the animal under conditions of confinement or control that, given the nature of the animal, would be imposed by a reasonable and prudent keeper to avoid physical or financial risk to the public as a result of escape of the animal or otherwise. [1985 c.437 §4; 1999 c.699 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.329 - Liability for escape or injury.

(1) A keeper of an exotic animal is strictly liable for:
(a) Costs incurred by any person or city, county or state agency in attempting to remedy the animal’s escape from custody;
(b) Personal injury, property damage or similar loss directly or indirectly caused by the animal’s escape from custody, the lack of custody over the animal or efforts to remedy the animal’s escape from custody; and
(c) Personal injury directly caused by the animal while in custody.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if an injury or escape by an exotic animal is in whole or in part the result of a willful unlawful act by a person other than the keeper, the keeper’s liability for damages resulting from the escape or injury is the amount of total damages multiplied by the percentage of fault attributable to the keeper’s negligence. [1985 c.437 §5; 1999 c.699 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.335 - Department rules regulating keeping of exotic animals; sanctions for rule violations.

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall adopt reasonable rules for issuing permits to keep exotic animals and establishing conditions for keeping the exotic animals. The conditions shall be directed toward ensuring the health, welfare and safety of the exotic animals and, where necessary, the security of facilities in which the exotic animals are kept so as to avoid undue physical or financial risk to the public. The rules shall be no more restrictive upon keepers of exotic animals than is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 609.309.
(2) The department may revoke a permit upon finding a violation of rules adopted under this section, or the department may issue a finding of violation and a warning to remedy the violation by a specified date. [1985 c.437 §7; 1999 c.699 §9; 2009 c.492 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.341 - Permit requirement for keeping of exotic animal; breeding of animal.

(1) A person may not keep an exotic animal in this state unless the person possesses a valid State Department of Agriculture permit for that animal issued prior to January 1, 2010, or issued as provided in ORS 609.351.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person keeping an exotic animal in this state may not breed that animal.
(3) A person may not keep an exotic animal in this state for more than 30 days after the expiration, revocation or suspension of a permit.
(4)(a) A person may breed a small exotic feline if the person:
(A) Is exempt from the requirements for a permit under ORS 609.345; or
(B) Breeds a small exotic feline with a member of the species Felis catus (domestic cat), and:
(i) The person has a permit issued by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 609.351; and
(ii) The person provides written documentation, including the person’s business license, that the person bred the animals for the purpose of retail sale of the offspring.
(b) As used in this subsection, "small exotic feline" means a member of the family Felidae, except the species Felis catus (domestic cat), that weighs 50 pounds or less when fully mature. [Formerly 609.319]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.345 - Exceptions to permit requirement.

(1) The requirements for a permit in ORS 609.335 and 609.341 do not apply to the following:
(a) A wildlife rehabilitation center operated under a valid permit issued by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission pursuant to ORS 497.308.
(b) A facility operated under a valid license or research facility registration issued by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 2133 or 2136).
(c) An exotic animal protection organization, including humane societies and animal shelters, incorporated under ORS chapter 65, that houses an exotic animal at the written request of the state or a state agency for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(d) A law enforcement agency.
(e) A licensed veterinary hospital or clinic.
(f) An educational facility that houses a member of the order Crocodylia pursuant to a written request of the state, a local government or a state agency stating the need to house the member of the order Crocodylia at the educational facility.
(g) A person or organization that takes in an exotic animal in an emergency situation but that does not otherwise qualify for an exemption under this section. The person or organization may keep the exotic animal for not more than 48 hours during which time the person or organization must make a good faith effort to contact a law enforcement agency, the State Department of Agriculture or a wildlife rehabilitation center described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(h) A person with a disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. 12102(2)(A) who possesses a service monkey if:
(A) The person presents, at the request of the State Department of Agriculture, written proof from a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 that the person has a disability and that the service monkey performs specific tasks for the benefit of the person with the disability;
(B) The service monkey was obtained from, and trained at, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities; and
(C) The person complies with any requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act relating to service animals.
(2) As used in subsection (1)(h) of this section, "service monkey" means a nonhuman primate of the genus Cebus that is trained to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability. [Formerly 609.315; 2017 c.409 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.351 - Issuance and renewal of exotic animal permit; fee.

(1) The State Department of Agriculture may issue a permit to a person to keep an exotic animal if the person applies for the permit within 90 days after January 1, 2010.
(2) The department may, within one year of January 1, 2010, issue a permit to a person to possess an exotic animal if the person submits satisfactory proof to the department that the person possessed the exotic animal prior to January 1, 2010, and that the person meets requirements of rules adopted by the department under ORS 609.335.
(3) The department may charge a fee to issue or renew a permit under this section. The fee may not exceed $100. Each permit or renewal of a permit is valid for two years. [2009 c.492 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.355 - Issuance of permit upon lapse of federal license or registration.

The State Department of Agriculture may issue a permit to a person to keep an exotic animal if:
(1) The person operated a facility under a valid license or research facility registration issued by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 2133 or 2136);
(2) The person does not renew the person’s license or registration described in subsection (1) of this section;
(3) The person applies for the permit within 90 days after the renewal date of the license or registration; and
(4) The person meets the requirements of rules adopted by the department under ORS 609.335. [2009 c.492 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.405 - Requirement for destroying dogs and cats.

(1) No city or county or any facility with which the city or county has contracted to perform animal control functions and no humane society shall cause a dog or cat to be destroyed except by lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital or other substance approved by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.
(2) If a particular dog or cat to be destroyed poses an imminent threat to human or animal life, making use of lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital inappropriate, a reasonable and appropriate alternative may be used. The alternative method may be subject to review by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. [1985 c.289 §2(1),(2)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.420 - Investigation and inspection of animal rescue entity.

(1) Whenever an authorized representative of an enforcing agency is advised or has reason to believe that an animal rescue entity is operating without a license, the authorized representative may visit and conduct an on-site investigation of the premises of the animal rescue entity. The purpose of an investigation under this section is to determine whether the animal rescue entity is subject to the requirements of ORS 609.415.
(2) At any reasonable time, an authorized representative of an enforcing agency, a law enforcement agency or the United States Department of Agriculture may conduct an on-site investigation of the premises of any licensed animal rescue entity to determine whether the entity is in compliance with ORS 609.415.
(3) An authorized representative of the enforcing agency or a law enforcement agency shall conduct an on-site investigation of the premises of any licensed animal rescue entity if the agency receives a complaint about the animal rescue entity related to the failure to comply with the requirements of ORS 609.415 that the agency determines is credible and serious. The investigation by the agency shall be limited to determining if the animal rescue entity has failed to comply with the requirements of ORS 609.415.
(4) Any state agency that receives a complaint about a licensed animal rescue entity shall notify the enforcing agency about the complaint and any subsequent action taken by the state agency based on that complaint.
(5) A licensed animal rescue entity shall permit an authorized representative of the enforcing agency to inspect records of the animal rescue entity and shall furnish any reports and information required by the enforcing agency.
(6) If, during the course of an inspection made under this section, the enforcing agency finds evidence of animal cruelty in violation of ORS 167.310 to 167.351, 167.352, 167.355 or 167.360 to 167.372, the enforcing agency shall seize the evidence and report the violation to law enforcement. Evidence of animal cruelty found through a valid inspection under this section shall be presumed admissible in any subsequent criminal proceeding. [2013 c.719 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.505 - Unlawfully obtaining dog or cat.

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawfully obtaining a dog or cat if the person:
(a) Is an animal dealer; and
(b) Obtains a companion animal or the offspring of a companion animal from a person who has not raised the companion animal or the offspring of the companion animal on the person’s own premises.
(2) Unlawfully obtaining a dog or cat is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating subsections (1) and (2) of this section that an animal dealer, having received a companion animal or the offspring of a companion animal in violation of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, delivers the companion animal or the offspring of the companion animal to an animal shelter within 24 hours of acquisition. [1991 c.837 §§3,4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.510 - Animal dealers required to keep records; report to State Department of Agriculture; fee; public inspection of records.

(1) Every animal dealer shall establish and maintain records on each dog or cat and the dog’s or cat’s offspring in the dealer’s possession or control, including:
(a) The species, gender, approximate age, color and distinctive markings and breed of the dog or cat;
(b) A photograph of the dog or cat made within 24 hours of acquisition or birth;
(c) The name, address and driver license number or other official state identification number of the person providing the dog or cat;
(d) The date of acquisition or birth of the dog or cat;
(e) The date and nature of disposition of the dog or cat; and
(f) The intended destination of the dog or cat at release.
(2) Within 24 hours of the acquisition or birth of a dog or cat in the possession of any animal dealer, the dealer shall forward, by first class mail or any more expeditious method, the information required by subsection (1) of this section to the State Department of Agriculture and a fee of $1 for each dog or cat reported.
(3) The department shall maintain the reports and provide for public inspection of, and telephone inquiries concerning, the reports during normal business hours. [1991 c.837 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.515 - Required period of possession of animal by dealer.

Every animal dealer shall maintain possession of each dog or cat received for a period of at least 10 days after initial receipt of the dog or cat, unless the dealer:
(1) Returns the dog or cat to its rightful owner; or
(2) Delivers the dog or cat to an animal shelter. [1991 c.837 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.520 - Inspection of dealer records; procedure for obtaining animal held by dealer; penalty for failure to turn over animal; inspection of dealer facilities.

(1)(a) An animal dealer shall permit inspection during normal business hours of companion animal records and the location at which companion animals are kept. The dealer may require documentation that a person seeking to inspect the location is the owner of a companion animal. When making the inspection, the person may be accompanied by an animal control officer. A person may demand inspection only if it is for the purpose of seeking the person’s own companion animal. A person is allowed no more than three inspections per week for up to six weeks following the disappearance of the person’s companion animal.
(b) The person may prove ownership of a companion animal by providing the dealer with:
(A) Photographs clearly showing the companion animal and any distinguishing markings;
(B) Licensing information;
(C) Veterinary records;
(D) Registration records;
(E) Microchip-implantation records; or
(F) Tattooing records.
(2)(a) When a person claims to be the owner of a companion animal being held by an animal dealer, the animal dealer shall:
(A) Upon proof of ownership and payment by the person of actual direct expenses incurred by the animal dealer in obtaining and caring for the dog or cat, turn the dog or cat over to the person; or
(B) If the animal dealer disputes the identification, or if the amount of expenses cannot be agreed upon, turn the dog or cat over to an animal shelter pending resolution of the dispute.
(b) If the person claiming to be the owner and the animal dealer cannot resolve the dispute within a reasonable length of time, the circuit court for the area in which the dog or cat is located may, upon petition, designate a third party to serve as an impartial adjudicator of the issue. The decision of the third party is final and the dog or cat shall be released accordingly. If the decision is in favor of the person claiming to be the owner, that person shall pay the animal dealer the amount of the actual direct expenses incurred by the animal dealer in obtaining and caring for the dog or cat while the dog or cat was in the possession of the animal dealer. The party losing the dispute shall pay the expenses incurred by the animal shelter in caring for the dog or cat during the pendency of the dispute. No filing or other fees shall apply to the petition to the circuit court. The court shall process the matter as informally and as expeditiously as possible.
(c) An animal dealer who fails to turn a dog or cat over as required by this subsection commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) Law enforcement officers or animal control officers may conduct routine inspections of animal dealer facilities during normal business hours to insure compliance with animal control statutes, ordinances and regulations. [1991 c.837 §7; 1995 c.658 §110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.650 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) There is a clear link between animal cruelty and crimes of domestic violence, including child abuse; and
(2) It is in the public interest to enact legislation to encourage the permissive reporting of animal cruelty. [2007 c.731 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.652 - Definitions for ORS 609.654.

As used in ORS 609.654:
(1)(a) "Aggravated animal abuse" means any animal abuse as described in ORS 167.322.
(b) "Aggravated animal abuse" does not include:
(A) Good animal husbandry, as defined in ORS 167.310; or
(B) Any exemption listed in ORS 167.335.
(2) "Law enforcement agency" means:
(a) Any city or municipal police department.
(b) A police department established by a university under ORS 352.121 or 353.125.
(c) Any county sheriff’s office.
(d) The Oregon State Police.
(e) A law enforcement division of a county or municipal animal control agency that employs sworn officers.
(f) A humane investigation agency as defined in ORS 181A.340 that employs humane special agents commissioned under ORS 181A.340.
(3) "Public or private official" means:
(a) A physician, including any intern or resident.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A school employee.
(d) A licensed practical nurse or registered nurse.
(e) An employee of the Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority, Department of Early Learning and Care, Youth Development Division, the Oregon Youth Authority, a local health department, a community mental health program, a community developmental disabilities program, a county juvenile department, a child-caring agency as defined in ORS 418.205 or an alcohol and drug treatment program.
(f) A peace officer.
(g) A psychologist.
(h) A member of the clergy.
(i) A regulated social worker.
(j) An optometrist.
(k) A chiropractor.
(L) A certified provider of foster care, or an employee thereof.
(m) An attorney.
(n) A naturopathic physician.
(o) A licensed professional counselor.
(p) A licensed marriage and family therapist.
(q) A firefighter or emergency medical services provider.
(r) A court appointed special advocate, as defined in ORS 419A.004.
(s) A child care provider registered or certified under ORS 329A.250 to 329A.450.
(t) A member of the Legislative Assembly. [2007 c.731 §2; 2009 c.442 §42; 2009 c.595 §990; 2011 c.506 §44; 2011 c.703 §43; 2012 c.37 §66; 2012 c.67 §15; 2013 c.180 §48; 2013 c.623 §20; 2013 c.624 §35; 2015 c.736 §105; 2016 c.106 §54; 2021 c.631 §60; 2022 c.27 §18; 2023 c.554 §55]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.654 - Public or private official reporting of aggravated animal abuse; immunity.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 40.225 to 40.295, a public or private official who has reasonable cause to believe that an animal with which the official has come in contact has suffered aggravated animal abuse, or that any person with whom the official has come in contact has committed aggravated animal abuse, may immediately report the suspected aggravated animal abuse in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) A report of suspected aggravated animal abuse authorized under subsection (1) of this section may be made to a law enforcement agency, either orally or in writing, and may include, if known:
(a) The name and description of each animal involved;
(b) The address and telephone number of the owner or other person responsible for the care of the animal;
(c) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse;
(d) Any evidence of previous aggravated animal abuse;
(e) Any explanation given for the suspected abuse; and
(f) Any other information that the person making the report believes may be helpful in establishing the cause of the suspected abuse or the identity of the person causing the abuse.
(3) A public or private official who acts in good faith and has reasonable grounds for making a report of suspected aggravated animal abuse under this section is not liable in any civil or criminal proceeding brought as a result of making the report. [2007 c.731 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.656 - Regulated social worker reporting of abuse or neglect; immunity.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Abuse or neglect" means:
(A) Animal abuse in the second degree as described in ORS 167.315;
(B) Animal abuse in the first degree as described in ORS 167.320;
(C) Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree as described in ORS 167.322;
(D) Animal neglect in the second degree as described in ORS 167.325; or
(E) Animal neglect in the first degree as described in ORS 167.330.
(b) "Regulated social worker" means a person authorized under ORS 675.510 to 675.600 to perform regulated social work.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 40.250, in addition to the authorization under ORS 609.654 to report aggravated animal abuse in the first degree, a regulated social worker who is an employee of the Department of Human Services and has reasonable cause to believe that an animal with which the social worker has come in contact as an employee of the department has suffered abuse or neglect, or that any person with whom the social worker has come in contact as an employee of the department has committed abuse or neglect of an animal, may immediately report the suspected abuse or neglect in the manner prescribed in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) A report under subsection (2) of this section may be made to a law enforcement agency, either orally or in writing, and may include, if known:
(a) The name and description of each animal involved;
(b) The address and telephone number of the owner or other person responsible for the care of the animal;
(c) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse or neglect;
(d) Any evidence of previous abuse or neglect or of previous aggravated animal abuse in the first degree as described in ORS 167.322;
(e) Any explanation given for the suspected abuse or neglect; and
(f) Any other information that the regulated social worker believes may be helpful in establishing the cause of the suspected abuse or neglect or the identity of a person causing abuse or neglect.
(4) A regulated social worker who acts in good faith and has reasonable grounds for making a report under this section of suspected abuse or neglect is not liable in any civil or criminal proceeding brought as a result of making the report. [2015 c.184 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.805 - Misrepresentation of pedigree; mutilation of certificate or proof of pedigree; violation.

(1) No person shall:
(a) By any false representation and with intent to defraud, obtain from any corporation, club, association, society or company organized in whole or in part for the purpose of improving breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals, a false certificate of registration of any such animal in their herd register or other register, or obtain the transfer of any such certificate.
(b) Knowingly and with intent to defraud, give a false pedigree of any such animal.
(c) During the existence of any mortgage on or lien or charge against any such animal, spoliate, mutilate or destroy the registration certificates or proofs of pedigree, or so encumber the same that the animal covered thereby cannot, in connection with the records, rules and regulations of the corporation, club, association, society or company under which the animal is registered, be directly designated thereby.
(2) Violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. [Formerly 605.040]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.815 - On-site individuals for locations where numerous dogs are kept.

(1) As used in this section, "dog" means a member of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris or a hybrid of that subspecies.
(2) A person that possesses, controls or otherwise has charge of at the same time 75 or more dogs shall have one or more individuals on site for at least eight hours each day to care for the dogs. The ratio between dogs and on-site individuals may not be more than 75 dogs to one individual. [2009 c.297 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.990 - Penalties for ORS 609.060, 609.095, 609.098, 609.100, 609.169 and 609.405; disposition of dog by court.

(1) Violation of ORS 609.060 (2), 609.100 or 609.169 is a Class B violation.
(2) Maintaining a public nuisance in violation of ORS 609.095 (2) or (3) is a Class B violation.
(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, violation of ORS 609.098 is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) If a dog kills a person, violation of ORS 609.098 is a Class C felony.
(c) If a keeper violates ORS 609.098, the court shall order the dangerous dog killed in a humane manner.
(4) Violation of ORS 609.405 constitutes a Class C misdemeanor.
(5) In addition to any fine or sentence imposed under this section, a court may order a person who violates ORS 609.060 (2), 609.095, 609.098, 609.100, 609.169 or 609.405 to pay restitution for any physical injury, death or property damage caused by the dog as a result of the keeper’s violation of ORS 609.060 (2), 609.095, 609.098, 609.100, 609.169 or 609.405. The court may also order the person to pay the cost of keeping the dog in impoundment.
(6) In addition to any fine imposed or restitution ordered of a keeper for a violation of ORS 609.060 (2), 609.095, 609.100, 609.169 or 609.405, the court may impose reasonable restrictions on the keeping of the dog to ensure the safety or health of the public. The keeper must pay the cost of complying with reasonable restrictions. As used in this subsection, "reasonable restrictions" may include, but is not limited to, sterilization. If the dog is a potentially dangerous dog, the court may order the dog killed in a humane manner. In determining whether to have the dog killed, the court shall give consideration to the factors described in ORS 609.093 and issue written findings on those factors.
(7) Notwithstanding ORS 19.270 and 19.330, subject to periodic advance payment of the cost of keeping the dog in impoundment, the killing of a dog pursuant to an order under subsection (3) or (6) of this section may not be carried out during the period that the order is subject to the appeal process. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court of Appeals, the dog may be killed during the appeal period if the keeper fails to maintain advance payment of the cost of keeping the dog impounded.
(8) If a court orders a dog killed under subsection (6) of this section and the keeper does not make the dog available for that purpose, the court may issue a search warrant for a property upon probable cause to believe that the dog is located at that property. [Amended by 1963 c.237 §2; 1965 c.499 §2; 1967 c.495 §3; 1973 c.655 §6; 1977 c.802 §13; subsection (3) enacted as 1985 c.289 §2(3); 1999 c.658 §§12,12a; 1999 c.1051 §§208,322b; 2001 c.636 §11; 2005 c.840 §8; 2011 c.597 §249]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.992 - Penalties for ORS 609.341; transfer of rights in exotic animal.

(1) Violation of ORS 609.341 is a Class B misdemeanor.
(2) In addition to and not in lieu of any jail sentence or fine it may impose, a court may require a defendant convicted under ORS 609.341 to forfeit any rights of the defendant in any exotic animal kept in violation thereof and to repay reasonable costs incurred by any person, city, county or state agency in caring for the animal prior to judgment.
(3) When the court orders the defendant’s rights in the exotic animal to be forfeited, the court may further order that those rights be given over to an appropriate person or agency demonstrating a willingness to accept and care for the animal or to the county or an appropriate animal care agency for further disposition in accordance with accepted practices for humane treatment of animals. This subsection shall not constitute or authorize any limitation upon the right of the person or agency to whom rights are granted to resell or otherwise make disposition of the animal. A transfer of rights under this subsection constitutes a transfer of ownership. [1985 c.437 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 609 - Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers › Section 609.994 - Penalties for ORS 609.510 to 609.520; cause of action for damages; injunctions.

(1) Violation of ORS 609.510, 609.515 or 609.520 is a specific fine violation punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000.
(2) A person has a cause of action for the recovery of compensatory damages from any person violating ORS 164.055 (1)(e), 164.085, 609.510, 609.515 or 609.520. In the action, the minimum pecuniary value of any companion animal is $250.
(3) The circuit court for each county has the authority to enjoin any violation of ORS 609.510, 609.515 or 609.520, to issue warrants and to take such other actions as equity or justice may require. [1991 c.837 §8; 1995 c.658 §111; 2011 c.597 §250]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.002 - "Predatory animals" defined.

As used in this chapter, "predatory animal" or "predatory animals" includes feral swine as defined by State Department of Agriculture rule, coyotes, rabbits, rodents and birds that are or may be destructive to agricultural crops, products and activities, but excluding game birds and other birds determined by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to be in need of protection. [1959 c.240 §2; 1971 c.658 §29; 1977 c.136 §4; subsection (2) of 610.002 renumbered 610.003; 1979 c.399 §2; 2001 c.125 §2]
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Predatory animal" means:
(a) Feral swine as defined by State Department of Agriculture rule; or
(b) Coyotes, rabbits, rodents or birds that are or may be destructive to agricultural crops, products or activities.
(2) "Predatory animal" does not mean:
(a) Game birds;
(b) Nongame birds determined by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to be in need of protection; or
(c) Beavers.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.003 - Bobcat and red fox control permitted.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Agriculture, after consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, may implement bobcat and red fox control procedures as authorized under this chapter, for a specified period of time and within a specified area, if the State Department of Agriculture determines such action is necessary to protect domestic mammals or birds. [Formerly subsection (2) of 610.002; 1979 c.399 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.005 - Administration of laws for destruction of predatory animals.

The laws for the destruction, eradication or control of predatory animals by the state shall be administered by the State Department of Agriculture. Any sums appropriated by the legislature for such purposes shall be expended in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. No part of any such appropriation shall be paid for bounties. [Amended by 1959 c.240 §3; 1989 c.750 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.010 - Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture.

The State Department of Agriculture shall enter into definite cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, prescribing the manner, terms and conditions of such cooperation and the amounts which the state and federal governments will contribute thereto. [Amended by 1959 c.240 §4; 1989 c.750 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.015 - County appropriations for destruction of predatory animals.

The various county courts and boards of county commissioners may appropriate out of county general funds any amount of money that, in their judgment, is necessary to be expended in cooperating with the State Department of Agriculture and with the United States Department of Agriculture in carrying out ORS 610.002 to 610.040 and 610.105. However, no county shall be called upon to appropriate any amount of money for the purpose of such sections where it is not spent within the border of the county. [Amended by 1959 c.240 §5; 1981 c.95 §2; 1989 c.750 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.020 - Predatory Animal, Rabbit and Rodent Control Fund.

(1) From all money received by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission from the General Fund, or from any funds eligible for the purpose set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the State Fish and Wildlife Commission shall set aside an amount of at least $60,000 in any one calendar year in a budget fund to be known as the Predatory Animal, Rabbit and Rodent Control Fund.
(2) Such fund shall be expended by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission in cooperation with the State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture for the control and destruction of predatory animals, rabbits and rodents in the state. Any part of such fund remaining unexpended at the end of any calendar year shall remain in the fund for expenditure during the succeeding year. [Amended by 1959 c.680 §1; 1989 c.750 §4; 2001 c.930 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.025 - County appropriations matching state funds for control and eradication of predatory animals; gifts from private persons.

(1) On presentation of a petition signed by 100 taxpayers of any county and a statement from the State Department of Agriculture to the effect that certain state funds are available for expenditure in the county where the petitioners reside, the county court may appropriate from the general fund of the county an amount of money equal to, or in excess of, the state funds available for expenditure within the county and forward such money to the State Department of Agriculture to be expended for the control and eradication of predatory animals as provided by ORS 610.030 to 610.040.
(2) The county court or board of county commissioners of any county may accept gifts and donations from private persons or associations of persons to be expended for the control and eradication of predatory animals as provided by ORS 610.025 to 610.040. Moneys received by the county under this subsection shall be forwarded to the State Department of Agriculture to be expended for the control and eradication of predatory animals as provided by ORS 610.025 to 610.040. [Amended by 1953 c.606 §4; 1965 c.485 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.030 - Apportionment of money appropriated by state to eradicate animals.

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall apportion any money appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the purpose set forth in ORS 610.025, among the counties according to the necessity for control and eradication of predatory animals and the financial cooperation received from the counties.
(2) Moneys paid or forwarded pursuant to ORS 610.025 by the county court of any county to the State Department of Agriculture, and moneys allotted by the State Department of Agriculture for expenditure within any county, hereby are appropriated continuously for and shall be expended only in the control of coyotes and other harmful predatory animals within the boundaries of the county in accordance with the terms and conditions fixed by the State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture, unless otherwise authorized by the county court. [Amended by 1953 c.606 §4; 1965 c.485 §2; 1989 c.750 §5; 1999 c.59 §182]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.032 - Refund of unexpended funds appropriated by county for predatory animal control.

Any unexpended and unobligated funds appropriated by a county court or board of county commissioners for the destruction, eradication or control of predatory animals under ORS 610.015 or 610.025 may be refunded if the State Department of Agriculture finds that such funds are not necessary to carry out ORS 610.002 to 610.040 and 610.105. [1959 c.541 §2; 1981 c.95 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.035 - Employment of hunters and trappers; cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture.

(1) The State Department of Agriculture may employ hunters and expert trappers throughout the state for the purpose of controlling and eradicating coyotes and other harmful predatory animals. The department may also provide funds for administrative purposes in connection with predatory animal control and eradication.
(2) For the purpose of carrying on this work the department shall enter into contracts with the United States Department of Agriculture in order to prevent duplication, secure proper administration and enlist the financial support of the federal government. [Amended by 1989 c.750 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.045 - Keeping coyotes in captivity.

Coyotes shall not be kept in captivity except in public parks or zoos or in compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued pursuant to ORS 497.308 and 497.312. The justice court and circuit court have concurrent jurisdiction of any violation of this section. [Amended by 1977 c.247 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.050 - Theft of animal control device or animal caught by device.

(1) No person shall steal, take or molest a trap, poison bait station, coyote getter or other device which is operated, possessed or controlled by an employee of a county, state or federal government for the purpose of the eradication of noxious or predatory animals.
(2) No person shall steal, take or molest any noxious or predatory animal captured or killed by any such device described in subsection (1) of this section. [1959 c.299 §2(1),(2)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.055 - Findings on wildlife damage.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of this state that:
(1) Appropriate measures must be taken to assist farmers, ranchers and others in resolving wildlife damage problems; and
(2) Federal, state, county and other local governments involved in wildlife damage control should mutually cooperate in their related efforts. [2001 c.792 §1]
Note:
610.055 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 610 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.060 - Effect of certain wildlife law provisions on predatory animal control.

Except as provided in ORS 498.062, nothing in the wildlife laws is intended to deny the right of any person to control predatory animals as provided in ORS 610.105. [1971 c.658 §28; 1973 c.723 §126; 1975 c.214 §2; 1975 c.791 §3; 2022 c.33 §26]
Note:
The amendments to 610.060 by section 75, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, become operative only if certain conditions are met. See sections 54 and 61 to 64, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 (third note following 527.711). 610.060, as amended by section 75, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Nothing in the wildlife laws is intended to deny the right of any person to control predatory animals as provided in ORS 610.105.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food › Chapter 610 - Predatory Animals › Section 610.105 - Authority to control noxious rodents or predatory animals.

Except as provided in ORS 498.062, any person owning, leasing, occupying, possessing or having charge of or dominion over any land, place, building, structure, wharf, pier or dock which is infested with ground squirrels and other noxious rodents or predatory animals, as soon as their presence comes to the knowledge of the person, may, or the agent of the person may, proceed immediately and continue in good faith to control them by poisoning, trapping or other appropriate and effective means. [Amended by 1971 c.658 §30; 2022 c.33 §27]
Note:
The amendments to 610.105 by section 76, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, become operative only if certain conditions are met. See sections 54 and 61 to 64, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 (third note following 527.711). 610.105, as amended by section 76, chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Any person owning, leasing, occupying, possessing or having charge of or dominion over any land, place, building, structure, wharf, pier or dock which is infested with ground squirrels and other noxious rodents or predatory animals, as soon as their presence comes to the knowledge of the person, may, or the agent of the person may, proceed immediately and continue in good faith to control them by poisoning, trapping or other appropriate and effective means.