74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1983
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 694
                 Ordered by the Senate April 24
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 24
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Creates offense of restrictive confinement of   { - calf or - }
 { + pregnant + } pig.
  Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or
both.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to confinement of animals.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Pig' means a porcine animal of a type maintained as
livestock.
  (b) 'Turning around freely' means having the ability to turn in
a complete circle in an enclosure without an impediment,
including a tether, and without touching any side of the
enclosure.
  (2) A person commits the offense of restrictive confinement of
a pregnant pig if the person confines a pregnant pig for more
than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that prevents
the pregnant pig from:
  (a) Lying down and fully extending its limbs; or
  (b) Turning around freely.
  (3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a pregnant
pig:
  (a) That is being transported;
  (b) In a rodeo exhibition, a state or county fair exhibition or
a similar exhibition;
  (c) During the slaughtering process;
  (d) During lawful scientific or agricultural research;
  (e) During an examination, operation or test by a veterinarian
or during temporary treatment for veterinary purposes; or
  (f) In the seven-day period before the pig farrows.
  (4) The offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig is
a Class A misdemeanor. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2007 Act applies to
confinement of a pregnant pig that occurs on or after January 1,
2012. + }
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