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Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.340 (2026)

Animal abandonment

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      167.340 Animal abandonment. (1) A person commits the crime of animal abandonment if the person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence leaves a domestic animal or an equine at a location without providing minimum care.

      (2) It is no defense to the crime defined in subsection (1) of this section that the defendant abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic or other place of shelter if the defendant did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal.

      (3) Animal abandonment is a Class B misdemeanor. [1985 c.662 §8; 2001 c.926 §11; 2009 c.233 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: State v. Branstetter, 1 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
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State v. Branstetter, 1 P.3d 451 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 5× “310 through ORS 167.340. It is incongruous to believe that the legislature would have intended only convicted persons to have the right to appeal from the effect of civil forfeitures under ORS 138.”
State v. Branstetter, 45 P.3d 137 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “330, thus triggering the state's right to recover under ORS 167.”
State v. Newcomb, 324 P.3d 557 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “)); ORS 167.340(1) (“A person commits the crime of animal abandonment if the person * * * leaves a domestic animal *** at a location without providing minimum care.”
State/Klamath Cnty. v. Hershey, 515 P.3d 899 (Or. 2022). “435 [requiring, inter alia, post-conviction forfeiture of birds used for cockfighting] and ORS chapters 87 [statutory liens] and 88 [foreclosure of liens].” 4 ORS chapter 167 broadly imposes the legal obligation to ensure minimum care of domestic animals and equines.”
State v. Crosswhite, 359 P.3d 529 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “333; abandoning animals, ORS 167.340; and engaging in dog fighting, ORS 167.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.340(1) — 1 case
State v. Newcomb, 324 P.3d 557 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “)); ORS 167.340(1) (“A person commits the crime of animal abandonment if the person * * * leaves a domestic animal *** at a location without providing minimum care.”
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