Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.098 (2026)

Maintaining dangerous dog

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      609.098 Maintaining dangerous dog. (1) As used in this section, “dangerous dog” means a dog that:

      (a) Without provocation and in an aggressive manner inflicts serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, on a person or kills a person;

      (b) Acts as a potentially dangerous dog, as defined in ORS 609.035, after having previously committed an act as a potentially dangerous dog that resulted in the keeper being found to have violated ORS 609.095; or

      (c) Is used as a weapon in the commission of a crime.

      (2) A person commits the crime of maintaining a dangerous dog if the person is the keeper of a dog and the person, with criminal negligence, fails to prevent the dog from engaging in an act described in subsection (1) of this section.

      (3) Maintaining a dangerous dog is punishable as described in ORS 609.990. [2005 c.840 §2]

 

      Note: 609.098 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 609 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: State v. Newcomb, 375 P.3d 434 (Or. 2016).
State v. Newcomb, 375 P.3d 434 (Or. 2016). “, ORS 609.098(l)(c) (unlawful to use dog as a weapon in the commission of a crime); ORS 811.”
State v. Kayne, 350 Or. App. 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 7× “Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of maintaining a dangerous dog, ORS 609.098. Defendant argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in convicting defendant without applying the requi- site mental state of criminal negligence.”
State v. Kayne, 350 Or. App. 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 7× “Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of maintaining a dangerous dog, ORS 609.098. Defendant argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in convicting defendant without applying the requi- site mental state of criminal negligence.”
Guilfoy v. Marion Cnty. Dog Servs., 340 Or. App. 794 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “The circuit court affirmed. II. ANALYSIS A.”
State v. Newcomb (Or. 2016). “, ORS 609.098(1)(c) (unlawful to use dog as a weapon in the commission of a crime); ORS 811.”
Guilfoy v. Marion Cnty. Dog Servs., 340 Or. App. 794 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). “The circuit court affirmed. II. ANALYSIS A.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.098(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Kayne, 350 Or. App. 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). “Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of maintaining a dangerous dog, ORS 609.098. Defendant argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in convicting defendant without applying the requi- site mental state of criminal negligence.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.098(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. Newcomb (Or. 2016). “, ORS 609.098(1)(c) (unlawful to use dog as a weapon in the commission of a crime); ORS 811.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.098(2) — 2 cases
State v. Kayne, 350 Or. App. 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). “Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of maintaining a dangerous dog, ORS 609.098. Defendant argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in convicting defendant without applying the requi- site mental state of criminal negligence.”
State v. Kayne, 350 Or. App. 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). “Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of maintaining a dangerous dog, ORS 609.098. Defendant argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in convicting defendant without applying the requi- site mental state of criminal negligence.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.098(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Newcomb, 375 P.3d 434 (Or. 2016). “, ORS 609.098(l)(c) (unlawful to use dog as a weapon in the commission of a crime); ORS 811.”
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