Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.060 (2026)

Notice of county prohibition on dogs running at large

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      609.060 Notice of county prohibition on dogs running at large. (1) If the governing body of a county by ordinance, or a measure approved by the electors in an election conducted in accordance with ORS chapter 250, prohibits dogs from running at large, the county shall give notice, by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county.

      (2) After 60 days from the date of the notice, every person keeping a dog shall prevent the dog from running at large in any county or city where prohibited. A person who is the keeper of a dog commits a Class B violation if the dog runs at large where prohibited. [Amended by 1965 c.499 §1; 1977 c.802 §5; 1999 c.658 §5; 2011 c.597 §§248,317]

 

      609.070 [Repealed by 1969 c.677 §5]

 

      609.080 [Amended by 1959 c.618 §2; repealed by 1967 c.495 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: Diaz v. Coyle, 953 P.2d 773 (Or. Ct. App. 1998).
Diaz v. Coyle, 953 P.2d 773 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “100 provided that a county governing body, in setting fees for dog licenses, was authorized to “prescribe a penalty in an additional sum” in the event that a license was not procured on time.”
State v. Girt, 321 Or. App. 534 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Defendant appeals from the trial court’s judgment on a violation citation that found her guilty of two counts of dog running at large, ORS 609.060, and three counts of maintaining a dog that is a public nuisance, ORS 609.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.060(3) — 1 case
Diaz v. Coyle, 953 P.2d 773 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “100 provided that a county governing body, in setting fees for dog licenses, was authorized to “prescribe a penalty in an additional sum” in the event that a license was not procured on time.”
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