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Or. Rev. Stat. § 609.309 (2026)

Policy on exotic animals

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      609.309 Policy on exotic animals. It is the policy of this state to protect the public against health and safety risks that exotic animals pose to the community, ensure the health, welfare and safety of exotic animals and ensure the security of facilities in which exotic animals are kept, so as to avoid undue physical or financial risk to the public. [1985 c.437 §1; 1999 c.699 §4; 2009 c.492 §2]

 

      609.310 [1963 c.217 §1; repealed by 1977 c.802 §15]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2012 · leading case: Howard v. Chimps, Inc., 284 P.3d 1181 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
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Howard v. Chimps, Inc., 284 P.3d 1181 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “First, she argued that it violated public policy, citing ORS 609.309, which provides, in part, “It is the policy of this state to protect the public against health and safety risks that exotic animals pose to the community ***.”
Turudic v. Stephens, 31 P.3d 465 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “2 ORS 609.309 states the policy underlying Oregon’s exotic animal law: “It is the policy of this state that the keeping of exotic animals be regulated so as to ensure the health, welfare and safety of those animals and to ensure the security of facilities in which they are kept,…”
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