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Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.335 (2026)

Exemption from ORS 167.315 to 167.333

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      167.335 Exemption from ORS 167.315 to 167.333. (1) Unless gross negligence can be shown, the provisions of ORS 167.315 to 167.333, other than the provisions of ORS 167.332, do not apply to:

      (a) The treatment of livestock being transported by owner or common carrier;

      (b) Animals involved in rodeos or similar exhibitions;

      (c) Commercially grown poultry;

      (d) Animals subject to good animal husbandry practices;

      (e) The killing of livestock according to the provisions of ORS 603.065;

      (f) Animals subject to good veterinary practices as described in ORS 686.030;

      (g) Lawful fishing, hunting and trapping activities;

      (h) Wildlife management practices under color of law;

      (i) Lawful scientific or agricultural research or teaching that involves the use of animals;

      (j) Reasonable activities undertaken in connection with the control of vermin or pests; and

      (k) Reasonable handling and training techniques.

      (2) The provisions of ORS 167.323 and 167.324 do not apply to any exemption listed in subsection (1) of this section or to:

      (a) Any activity undertaken in the course of bona fide law enforcement activity;

      (b) Any activity necessary to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system;

      (c) The disclosure of a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b):

      (A) In the course of reporting conduct to a law enforcement agency; or

      (B) If the disclosure serves a lawful public interest;

      (d) Obtaining, viewing or possessing a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b) as part of a bona fide treatment program for sexual offenders; or

      (e) A public library, as defined in ORS 357.400, or a library exempt from taxation under ORS 307.090 or 307.130. [1985 c.662 §6; 1995 c.663 §4; 2001 c.926 §10a; 2018 c.19 §4; 2024 c.41 §6]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2014 · leading case: State v. Fessenden / Dicke, 333 P.3d 278 (Or. 2014).
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State v. Fessenden / Dicke, 333 P.3d 278 (Or. 2014). “312, a Class C felony if damages to research facility amount to $2,500 or more); see also ORS 167.335 (exempting specified activities and specified animals from the protection of animal welfare statutes “[u]nless gross negligence can be shown”).”
State v. Fessenden, 310 P.3d 1163 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “, ORS 167.335; ORS 167.310(4) (unless gross negligence is involved, the animal-neglect and animal-abuse statutes do not apply to, among other circumstances, certain “killing of livestock,” “[1] awful fishing, hunting and trapping activities,” and “good animal husbandry…”
Unknown, 559 U.S. 460. · cites it 2× “1–03 [which governs gaming and other licenses]”) Oregon Ore. Rev. Stat. §167.335 (2007) (“Unless gross negligence can be shown, the provisions of [certain statutes prohibiting animal cruelty] do not apply to .”
State v. Fessenden / Dicke (Or. 2014). “312, a Class C felony if damages to research facility amount to $2,500 or more); see also ORS 167.335 (exempting specified activ- ities and specified animals from the protection of animal welfare statutes “[u]nless gross negligence can be shown”).”
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