Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.170 (2026)

Claim by owner of livestock

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609.170 Claim by owner of livestock. In a county with a dog control program the owner of any livestock killed, wounded, chased or injured by any dog may, within 10 days after the killing, wounding, chasing or injuring occurred, or became known to the owner, present to the dog control board or county governing body a verified statement containing a full account of the incident, stating in detail the amount of damage claimed on account thereof, and the name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog, if known. The claim shall be supported by the affidavit of at least one disinterested person as to all material facts contained in it. [Amended by 1953 c.640 §2; 1975 c.749 §7; 1977 c.802 §10]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1994 · leading case: Columbia Cnty. v. Randall, 620 P.2d 937 (Or. Ct. App. 1980).

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Columbia Cnty. v. Randall, 620 P.2d 937 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “140, notwithstanding the payment of those claims by the plaintiff County pursuant to ORS 609.170. Defendant cross-appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of intervenor and against him on intervenor’s fifth cause of action claiming damages not asserted by…”

Hogan v. Gridelli, 879 P.2d 896 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). “ORS 609.010(1). That statutory scheme gives an aggrieved owner a choice of remedies when a dog damages the owner’s livestock: Either seek expeditious relief from a county with a dog control program, pursuant to ORS 609.”

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