(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 […]
Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property.
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(1) In a county or city having a dog control program under ORS 609.030, 609.035 to 609.110 and 609.405, every person keeping a dog that has a set of permanent canine teeth or is six months old, whichever comes first, shall procure a license for the dog. The license must be procured by paying a […]
Notwithstanding ORS 609.015 or 609.100, a county or city shall not charge a fee to license a dog used as an assistance animal as defined in ORS 659A.143. [1979 c.366 §1; 1991 c.67 §155; 1999 c.658 §11; 2001 c.104 §238; 2013 c.530 §8]
All funds derived under ORS 433.340 to 433.385 and 609.035 to 609.110 shall be turned over to the county treasurer, who shall keep them in a fund to be known as the Dog License Fund, to be expended as provided for by law. At the end of a fiscal year any amount of money in […]
