Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.431 (2026)

Participation in cockfighting

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      167.431 Participation in cockfighting. (1) A person commits the crime of participation in cockfighting if the person knowingly:

      (a) Attends a cockfight or pays admission at any location to view or bet on a cockfight; or

      (b) Manufactures, buys, sells, barters, exchanges, possesses, advertises or otherwise offers to sell a gaff, slasher or other sharp implement designed for attachment to a fighting bird, or other equipment, with the intent that the gaff, slasher, implement or equipment be used in training or handling a fighting bird or for enhancing the fighting ability of a fighting bird.

      (2) Participation in cockfighting is a Class C felony. [2003 c.484 §3; 2009 c.796 §1; 2018 c.19 §2]