Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.349 (2026)

Encouraging animal abuse

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167.349 Encouraging animal abuse. (1) A person commits the crime of encouraging animal abuse if the person:

(a) Obtains a previously abused, neglected or abandoned animal from an animal care agency under ORS 167.348 or the court under ORS 167.350; and

(b) Knowingly allows the person from whom the animal was forfeited to possess the animal.

(2) Encouraging animal abuse is a Class C misdemeanor. [2009 c.273 §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: State v. Crow, 429 P.3d 1053 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).

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State v. Crow, 429 P.3d 1053 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “348 (if an agency places the forfeited animal with a new owner, "the agency may not place the animal with any person who resides with the former owner," the agency "shall require the new owner to execute an agreement to provide minimum care to the animal," and "[t]he agreement…”

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