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Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.020 (2026)

Dogs as personal property

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      609.020 Dogs as personal property. Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: State v. Newcomb, 375 P.3d 434 (Or. 2016).
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State v. Newcomb, 375 P.3d 434 (Or. 2016). · cites it 2× “Defendant relies on ORS 609.020, which states, “Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property.”
State v. Newcomb, 324 P.3d 557 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “310(4), (12) (stating that “‘[dlomestic animal’ means an animal, other than livestock or equines, that is owned or possessed by a person” and that “‘[plossess’ has the meaning provided in ORS 161.”
Bowlin v. Deschutes Cnty., 712 F. Supp. 803 (D. Or. 1988). “Plaintiffs further contend that dogs are personal property under ORS 609.020. It is plaintiffs’ position that despite receiving notice and a hearing they are denied due process because Deschutes County Ordinance 203-1 does not require notice and a hearing and that therefore, the…”
Just. v. Vercher, 518 P.3d 131 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “Vercher or possessed by humans are a special form of property that may not be treated in the same absolute manner as inan- imate personal property.”
State v. Newcomb, No. S062387 (Or. June 16, 2016). · cites it 2× “Defendant relies on ORS 609.020, which states: “Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property.”
Milburn v. City of Lebanon, 221 F. Supp. 3d 1217 (D. Or. 2016). · cites it 2× “While plaintiff alleges a state-law property interest in her dog, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.020 (declaring dogs to be personal property), she fails to allege defendant deprived her of that interest without adequate process.”
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