Relating to dogs harming livestock.
Summary
Expands the definition of the term "potentially dangerous dog," for dog control purposes, to include a dog that inflicts serious injury on or kills livestock.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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A-Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 28, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends Oregon's dog control laws to expand the definition of 'potentially dangerous dog' to include dogs that harm or kill livestock. The changes clarify that dogs causing serious injury or death to livestock are now subject to the same regulations as dogs threatening human safety.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of dog control regulations to explicitly include livestock protection, broadening the circumstances under which a dog can be classified as potentially dangerous.
DEFINITION
Added language to ORS 609.035 to include livestock harm in the definition of 'potentially dangerous dog'
Updated ORS 609.125 to clarify the definition of livestock
TECHNICAL
Removed editorial summary and formatting notes from the enrolled version
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
27–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed.
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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