Section 609.015 – Application of ORS 609.030 and 609.035 to 609.110.
(1) ORS 609.030 and 609.035 to 609.110 apply in every county except as otherwise provided by county charter or ordinance. ORS 609.030 and 609.035 to 609.110 do not limit the powers of cities and counties to adopt ordinances and regulations relating to the control of dogs. (2) A county dog licensing and control program shall […]
Section 609.150 – Right to kill dog that harms or chases livestock.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, any dog, whether licensed or not, which, while off the premises owned or under control of its owner, kills, wounds, or injures any livestock not belonging to the master of such dog, is a public nuisance and may be killed immediately by any person. However, […]
Section 609.020 – Dogs as personal property.
Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property.
Section 609.030 – Establishing dog control district; appointment of supervisors; enforcement; county governing body as supervisors; dog control officer.
(1) The governing body of any county may declare the county a dog control district. (2) Upon declaration of the dog control district the county governing body may appoint a board of supervisors, and provide for the terms, compensation and other aspects of service by board members, at least two of whom shall be connected […]
Section 609.035 – Definitions for ORS 609.035 to 609.110 and 609.990.
As used in ORS 609.035 to 609.110 and 609.990: (1) “Boarding kennel”: (a) Means, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a facility that provides care for a fee to dogs that stay at the facility an average of less than 30 days. (b) Does not mean a facility that is subject to […]
Section 609.060 – Notice of county prohibition on dogs running at large.
(1) If the governing body of a county by ordinance, or a measure approved by the electors in an election conducted in accordance with ORS chapter 250, prohibits dogs from running at large, the county shall give notice, by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county. (2) After 60 days from […]
Section 609.090 – Impounding certain dogs; procedure for county disposition of impounded dogs; impoundment fees and costs; release of dog.
(1) A law enforcement officer or dog control officer may cite a keeper, impound a dog, or both if: (a) The dog is found running at large in violation of ORS 609.060; (b) The dog is a public nuisance as described by ORS 609.095; or (c) The officer has probable cause to believe that the […]
Section 609.093 – Considerations prior to disposing of chasing, menacing or biting dog.
In determining whether a dog should be killed as provided under ORS 609.090 (7) or 609.990 (6), a dog control board, county governing body or court shall consider the following factors: (1) If the dog has bitten a person, the circumstances and severity of the bite; (2) Whether the keeper has a history of maintaining […]
Section 609.095 – Dog as public nuisance; public nuisance prohibited; complaint.
(1) A dog is a public nuisance if it: (a) Chases persons or vehicles on premises other than premises from which the keeper of the dog may lawfully exclude others; (b) Damages or destroys property of persons other than the keeper of the dog; (c) Scatters garbage on premises other than premises from which the […]
Section 609.098 – Maintaining dangerous dog.
(1) As used in this section, “dangerous dog” means a dog that: (a) Without provocation and in an aggressive manner inflicts serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, on a person or kills a person; (b) Acts as a potentially dangerous dog, as defined in ORS 609.035, after having previously committed an act as […]