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) […]
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]
Section 609.415 – Animal rescue entities; licensing; records; fees; rules; civil penalty.
(1) As used in this section and ORS 609.420: (a) “Animal” means any nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian or fish. (b) “Animal rescue entity” means an individual or organization, including but not limited to an animal control agency, humane society, animal shelter, animal sanctuary or boarding kennel not subject to ORS 167.374, but excluding a […]
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 […]