Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 167.335 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Exemption from ORS 167.315 to 167.333(1) Unless gross negligence can be shown, the provisions of ORS 167.315 to 167.333, other than the provisions of ORS 167.332, do not apply to: (a) The treatment of livestock being transported by owner or common carrier;(b) Animals involved in rodeos or similar exhibitions;(c) Commercially grown poultry;(d) Animals subject to good animal husbandry practices;(e) The killing of livestock according to the provisions of ORS 603.065;(f) Animals subject to good veterinary practices as described in ORS 686.030;(g) Lawful fishing, hunting and trapping activities;(h) Wildlife management practices under color of law;(i) Lawful scientific or agricultural research or teaching that involves the use of animals;(j) Reasonable activities undertaken in connection with the control of vermin or pests; and(k) Reasonable handling and training techniques. (2) The provisions of sections 4 and 5 of this 2024 Act do not apply to any exemption listed in subsection (1) of this section or to:(a) Any activity undertaken in the course of bona fide law enforcement activity;(b) Any activity necessary to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system;(c) The disclosure of a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b): (A) In the course of reporting conduct to a law enforcement agency; or(B) If the disclosure serves a lawful public interest;(d) Obtaining, viewing or possessing a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b) as part of a bona fide treatment program for sexual offenders; or(e) A public library, as defined in ORS 357.400, or a library exempt from taxation under ORS 307.090 or 307.130.Amended by 2024 Ch. 41,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by 2018 Ch. 19, § 4, eff. 1/1/2019.1985 c.662 §6; 1995 c.663 §4; 2001 c.926 §10aSection 5 of the 2024 amending legislation provides that the amendments to ORS 167.322 by section 4 of the 2024 Act do not affect the application of the exceptions in ORS 167.335.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.