Section 610.032 – Refund of unexpended funds appropriated by county for predatory animal control.
Any unexpended and unobligated funds appropriated by a county court or board of county commissioners for the destruction, eradication or control of predatory animals under ORS 610.015 or 610.025 may be refunded if the State Department of Agriculture finds that such funds are not necessary to carry out ORS 610.002 to 610.040 and 610.105. [1959 […]
Section 609.654 – Public or private official reporting of aggravated animal abuse; immunity.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 40.225 to 40.295, a public or private official who has reasonable cause to believe that an animal with which the official has come in contact has suffered aggravated animal abuse, or that any person with whom the official has come in contact has committed aggravated animal abuse, may immediately report the suspected […]
Section 610.035 – Employment of hunters and trappers; cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture.
(1) The State Department of Agriculture may employ hunters and expert trappers throughout the state for the purpose of controlling and eradicating coyotes and other harmful predatory animals. The department may also provide funds for administrative purposes in connection with predatory animal control and eradication. (2) For the purpose of carrying on this work the […]
Section 609.656 – Regulated social worker reporting of abuse or neglect; immunity.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Abuse or neglect” means: (A) Animal abuse in the second degree as described in ORS 167.315; (B) Animal abuse in the first degree as described in ORS 167.320; (C) Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree as described in ORS 167.322; (D) Animal neglect in the second degree […]
Section 610.040 – Money from sale of skins.
Money received by the State Department of Agriculture from the sale of skins shall be paid into the State Treasury and expended in the county from which the skins were taken, in the control and eradication of predatory animals.
Section 609.805 – Misrepresentation of pedigree; mutilation of certificate or proof of pedigree; violation.
(1) No person shall: (a) By any false representation and with intent to defraud, obtain from any corporation, club, association, society or company organized in whole or in part for the purpose of improving breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals, a false certificate of registration of any such animal in their […]
Section 609.815 – On-site individuals for locations where numerous dogs are kept.
(1) As used in this section, “dog” means a member of the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris or a hybrid of that subspecies. (2) A person that possesses, controls or otherwise has charge of at the same time 75 or more dogs shall have one or more individuals on site for at least eight hours each […]
Section 609.990 – Penalties for ORS 609.060, 609.095, 609.098, 609.100, 609.169 and 609.405; disposition of dog by court.
(1) Violation of ORS 609.060 (2), 609.100 or 609.169 is a Class B violation. (2) Maintaining a public nuisance in violation of ORS 609.095 (2) or (3) is a Class B violation. (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, violation of ORS 609.098 is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) If a dog […]
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]