Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 130.185 (2026)

UTC 408. Pet trust

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130.185 UTC 408. Pet trust. (1) A trust may be created to provide for the care of one or more animals that are alive during the settlor’s lifetime. The trust terminates upon the death of the animal or, if the trust was created to provide for the care of more than one animal, upon the death of the last surviving animal. An oral or written declaration shall be liberally construed in favor of finding the creation of a trust under this section. There is a presumption against merely precatory or honorary disposition on behalf of an animal.

(2) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if a person is not appointed in the terms of the trust, by a person appointed by the court. A person having an interest in the welfare of the animal may request the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust or to remove a person appointed. Reasonable compensation for a person appointed by the court may be paid from the assets of the trust.

(3) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use. Upon termination of the trust, property of the trust must be distributed to those persons designated in the trust. In the absence of a designation, the property shall be distributed to the settlor if the settlor is living when the distribution is made, or to the settlor’s successors in interest if the settlor is not living when the distribution is made.

(4) Except as ordered by a circuit court or required by the trust instrument, a trustee for a trust authorized under this section need not pay any fee or make any filing, report, registration, periodic accounting, separate maintenance of funds or appointment by reason of the existence of the fiduciary relationship of the trustee. A person appointed to enforce the trust may request a report under ORS 130.710 (3). [2005 c.348 §28]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2022 · leading case: Moyer v. Columbia State Bank, 503 P.3d 472 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).

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Moyer v. Columbia State Bank, 503 P.3d 472 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “Thus, we conclude that the claims, while styled as claims for breach of contract, were subject to ORS 130.185. We further conclude that plaintiffs’ responsive plead- ings satisfied ORCP 68 C(2)(a).”

Just. v. Vercher, 518 P.3d 131 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “See ORS 130.185 (authorizing a settlor to create a trust to provide for the care of an animal that is enforced by a person appointed by the terms of the trust or by the court).”

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