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 […]
Section 609.315
[1985 c.437 §8; 1999 c.699 §5; 2009 c.492 §4; renumbered 609.345 in 2009]
Section 609.319
[1985 c.437 §3; 1999 c.699 §6; 2009 c.492 §5; renumbered 609.341 in 2009]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]