ORS 167.365: Dogfighting.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person commits the crime of dogfighting if the person knowingly does any of the following: (a) Owns, possesses, keeps, breeds, trains, buys, sells or offers to sell a fighting dog, including but not limited to any advertisement by the person to sell such a dog. (b) Promotes, conducts or participates in, or performs any service in the furtherance of, an exhibition of dogfighting, including but not limited to refereeing of a dogfight, handling of dogs at a dogfight, transportation of spectators to a dogfight, organizing a dogfight, advertising a dogfight, providing or serving as a stakes holder for any money wagered on a fight. (c) Keeps, uses or manages, or accepts payment of admission to, any place kept or used for the purpose of dogfighting. (d) Suffers or permits any place over which the person has possession or control to be occupied, kept or used for the purpose of an exhibition of dogfighting. (2) Dogfighting is a Class C felony. [1987 c.249 §2]
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Cited by
- ORS 131.602: Prohibited conduct for purposes of instrumentalities of crime.
- ORS 133.377: Arrest of persons for cruelty to animals; immunity of peace officer providing care for animal.
- ORS 133.379: Duty of peace officer to arrest and prosecute violators of cruelty to animals laws.
- ORS 167.332: Prohibition against possessing or residing with certain animals; waiver; prohibition modification procedure.
- ORS 167.345: Authority to enter premises or motor vehicle; search warrant; notice of impoundment of animal; damage resulting from entry.
- ORS 167.347: Forfeiture of animal to animal care agency prior to disposition of criminal action.
- ORS 167.350: Forfeiture of rights in mistreated animal; costs; disposition of animal.
- OAR 575-007-0280: Potentially Disqualifying Crimes
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors167.html