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 […]
Section 609.410 – Disposition of dogs and cats by research facility.
(1)(a) A research facility that uses dogs or cats for laboratory research, before euthanizing a dog or cat that is no longer needed for research purposes, shall offer the dog or cat for adoption, provided that euthanizing the dog or cat is not required for health or safety reasons or is not necessary to complete […]
Section 609.411 – Preemption of ORS 609.410.
Federal requirements supersede any inconsistent provisions of ORS 609.410 to the extent of the inconsistency. [2019 c.374 §2]