OREGON E LAW

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    PIOSONING ANIMAL (P)
       CONSIDER   

    167.320 Animal abuse in the first degree.
    (1) A person commits the crime of animal abuse in the first degree if, except as otherwise authorized by law, the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly:
          (a) Causes serious physical injury to an animal; or
          (b) Cruelly causes the death of an animal.
          (2) Any practice of good animal husbandry is not a violation of this section.
          (3) Animal abuse in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
          (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, animal abuse in the first degree is a Class C felony if:
          (a) The person committing the animal abuse has previously been convicted of two or more of the following offenses:
          (A) Any offense under ORS 163.160, 163.165, 163.175, 163.185 or 163.187 or the equivalent laws of another jurisdiction, if the offense involved domestic violence as defined in ORS 135.230 or the offense was committed against a minor child; or
          (B) Any offense under this section or ORS 167.322, or the equivalent laws of another jurisdiction; or
          (b) The person knowingly commits the animal abuse in the immediate presence of a minor child. For purposes of this paragraph, a minor child is in the immediate presence of animal abuse if the abuse is seen or directly perceived in any other manner by the minor child.

          167.315 Animal abuse in the second degree. (1) A person commits the crime of animal abuse in the second degree if, except as otherwise authorized by law, the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to an animal.
          (2) Any practice of good animal husbandry is not a violation of this section.
          (3) Animal abuse in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

          167.322 Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of aggravated animal abuse in the first degree if the person:
          (a) Maliciously kills an animal; or
          (b) Intentionally or knowingly tortures an animal.
          (2) Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree is a Class C felony.
          (3) As used in this section:
          (a) “Maliciously” means intentionally acting with a depravity of mind and reckless and wanton disregard of life.
          (b) “Torture” means an action taken for the primary purpose of inflicting pain.

    ***BELOW OFFENSE CITED BY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ONLY. IF YOU NEED THIS ORDINANCE CITED, FORWARD REPORT TO ANIMAL CONTROL***

    13.304 POISONOUS FOOD PROHIBITED.

    No person shall knowingly place food of any description containing poisonous or other injurious ingredients in any area reasonably likely to be accessible to animals, except as provided by law for nuisance, vector, or predator control. Class B violation

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