ORS § 167.335

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.

ORS 167.335

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 §10a
Section 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.