Chapter 42 Oregon Laws 2008 Special Session
AN ACT
SB 1072
Relating to dogfighting; amending ORS 167.360, 167.370 and 167.372; and
declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 167.370 is amended to read:
167.370. (1) A person
commits the crime of participation in dogfighting if the person knowingly:
(a) Attends or has paid
admission at any place for the purpose of viewing or betting upon a dogfight.
(b) Advertises or
otherwise offers to sell equipment [for
the training and handling of a fighting] that the person knows or
reasonably should know will be used for the purpose of training and handling a
fighting dog.
(2) Participation in
dogfighting is a Class C felony [A
misdemeanor].
SECTION 2.
ORS 167.372 is amended to read:
167.372. (1) A person
commits the crime of possessing dogfighting paraphernalia if the person owns or
possesses dogfighting paraphernalia with the intent that the paraphernalia be
used to train a dog as a fighting dog or be used in the furtherance of a
dogfight.
(2) Possessing
dogfighting paraphernalia is a Class C felony [A misdemeanor].
SECTION 3.
ORS 167.360 is amended to read:
167.360. As used in ORS
167.360 to 167.375:
(1) “Breaking stick”
means a device designed for insertion behind the molars of a dog for the
purpose of breaking the dog’s grip on another animal or object.
(2) “Cat mill” means a
device that rotates around a central support with one arm designed to secure a
dog and one arm designed to secure a cat, rabbit or other small animal beyond
the grasp of the dog.
(3) “Dogfight” means a
fight, arranged by any person, between two or more dogs the purpose or probable
result of which fight is the infliction of injury by one dog upon another.
[(4) “Dogfighting paraphernalia” means a breaking stick, cat mill,
springpole, weighted or unweighted chain collar weighing 10 pounds or more,
leather or mesh collar with a strap more than two inches in width, fighting pit
or unprescribed veterinary medicine that is a prescription drug as defined in
ORS 689.005.]
(4) “Dogfighting
paraphernalia” means:
(a) A breaking stick;
(b) A springpole;
(c) A cat mill;
(d) A treadmill;
(e) A fighting pit;
(f) A leather or mesh
collar with a strap more than two inches in width;
(g) A weighted or
unweighted chain collar weighing 10 pounds or more; or
(h) An unprescribed
veterinary medicine that is a prescription drug as defined in ORS 689.005.
(5) “Fighting dog” means
a dog that is intentionally bred or trained to be used in, or that is actually
used in, a dogfight. A dog does not constitute a fighting dog solely on account
of its breed.
(6) “Fighting pit” means
a walled area designed to contain a dogfight.
(7) “Springpole” means a
biting surface attached to a stretchable device, suspended at a height
sufficient to prevent a dog from reaching the biting surface while touching the
ground.
(8) “Treadmill”
means:
(a) A carpet mill made
of narrow sections of carpet;
(b) A modified electric
treadmill for the purpose of conditioning dogs; or
(c) A slat mill with a
running surface constructed of slats made of wood, fiberglass, plastic or other
similar material.
SECTION 4. This
2008 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2008 Act takes
effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor March 11, 2008
Filed in the office of Secretary of State March 11, 2008
Effective date March 11, 2008
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