Section 167.374 – Possession or control of dogs for purpose of reproduction; records; exceptions.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Boarding kennel” means a facility that provides care for a fee to dogs that stay at the facility an average of less than 30 days. (b) “Dog” means a member of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris or a hybrid of that subspecies. (c) “Litter” means one or more […]
Section 167.376 – Standards of care applicable to dog breeders; records; exceptions.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Boarding kennel” means a facility that provides care for a fee to dogs that stay at the facility an average of less than 30 days. (b) “Dog” means a member of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris or a hybrid of that subspecies. (c) “Litter” means one or more […]
Section 167.383 – Equine tripping.
(1) As used in this section, “equine” means any member of the family Equidae. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person commits the offense of equine tripping if, for purposes of a rodeo, contest, exhibition, entertainment or sport or as practice for a rodeo, contest, exhibition, entertainment or sport, the […]
Section 167.385 – Unauthorized use of a livestock animal.
(1) A person commits the crime of unauthorized use of a livestock animal when the person knowingly: (a) Takes, appropriates, obtains or withholds a livestock animal from the owner thereof or derives benefit from a livestock animal without the consent of the owner of the animal; or (b) Takes or holds a livestock animal and […]
Section 167.387 – Definitions for ORS 167.387 and 167.388.
As used in this section and ORS 167.388: (1) “Livestock” has the meaning given in ORS 609.125. (2) “Livestock production facility” means: (a) Any facility or organization engaged in animal breeding, production or processing; or (b) Any facility or institution whose primary purpose is to impound estray animals, as that term is defined in ORS […]
Section 167.388 – Interference with livestock production.
(1) A person commits the crime of interference with livestock production when the person, with the intent to interfere with livestock production: (a) Takes, appropriates, obtains or withholds livestock from the owner thereof, or causes the loss, death or injury of any livestock maintained at a livestock production facility; (b) Damages, vandalizes or steals any […]
Section 167.349 – Encouraging animal abuse.
(1) A person commits the crime of encouraging animal abuse if the person: (a) Obtains a previously abused, neglected or abandoned animal from an animal care agency under ORS 167.348 or the court under ORS 167.350; and (b) Knowingly allows the person from whom the animal was forfeited to possess the animal. (2) Encouraging animal […]
Section 167.350 – Forfeiture of rights in mistreated animal; costs; disposition of animal.
(1)(a) In addition to and not in lieu of any other sentence it may impose, a court may require a defendant convicted under ORS 167.315 to 167.333, 167.340, 167.355 or 167.365 to forfeit any rights of the defendant in the animal subjected to the violation, and to repay the reasonable costs incurred by a government […]
Section 167.351 – Trading in nonambulatory livestock.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Nonambulatory” means unable to stand or walk unassisted. (b) “Livestock auction market” has the meaning given that term in ORS 599.205. (2) A person commits the crime of trading in nonambulatory livestock if the person knowingly delivers or accepts delivery of a nonambulatory livestock animal at a livestock […]
Section 167.352 – Interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal.
(1) A person commits the crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal if the person intentionally or knowingly: (a) Injures or attempts to injure an animal the person knows or reasonably should know is an assistance animal, a search and rescue animal or a therapy animal; (b) Interferes […]