Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.205 (2026)

Prohibitions against keeping of wild or exotic animals

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      609.205 Prohibitions against keeping of wild or exotic animals. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 496, 497 and 498 relating to wildlife, and ORS 609.305 to 609.355 and 609.992 relating to exotic animals, a city or county may prohibit by ordinance the keeping of wildlife, as defined in ORS 496.004, and may prohibit by ordinance the keeping of exotic animals as defined in ORS 609.305. [1977 c.802 §3; 1985 c.437 §9]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Turudic v. Stephens, 31 P.3d 465 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
Turudic v. Stephens, 31 P.3d 465 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “See ORS 609.205 et seq. 2 Plaintiffs purchased property in Susan Estates, a small subdivision in rural Yamhill County, in an area zoned “very low density, 5 acre minimum.”
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