75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 1969
 
                         Senate Bill 297
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
  Judiciary)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
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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 as
introduced.
 
  Provides penalty for unlawfully possessing domestic animal of
maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
  Includes person convicted of sexual assault of animal as person
who may not lawfully possess domestic animal for five years
following conviction.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to possession of domestic animals; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 167.332.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 167.332 is amended to read:
  167.332. (1) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a
person convicted of violating ORS 167.315, 167.325, 167.330 { + ,
167.333 + } or 167.340 or of a misdemeanor under ORS 167.320, may
not possess a domestic animal for a period of five years
following entry of the conviction.   { - An offense under this
subsection is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not exceeding $1,000 and forfeiture of the animal as provided in
ORS 167.350. - }
  (2) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person
convicted of violating ORS 167.322 or of a felony under ORS
167.320, may not possess a domestic animal for a period of 15
years following entry of the conviction.   { - An offense under
this subsection is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not exceeding $5,000 and forfeiture of the animal as
provided under ORS 167.350. - }
   { +  (3) A person who violates this section commits a Class A
misdemeanor. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 167.332 by section 1 of
this 2009 Act apply to persons convicted for conduct occurring on
or after the effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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