2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 607 - Livestock Districts; Stock Running at Large
Section 607.311 - Taking up estray animal; prohibition.


(2) A person may not knowingly take up or retain possession, custody or control of an estray animal without giving the notice required by ORS 607.313. [1953 c.367 §9; 1975 c.65 §3; 2009 c.336 §6]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 607 - Livestock Districts; Stock Running at Large

Section 607.005 - Definitions.

Section 607.007 - "Adequate fence," "estray animal," "taking up" defined.

Section 607.018 - Livestock district creation or annexation.

Section 607.021 - Livestock district characteristics.

Section 607.024 - Action on livestock district application.

Section 607.028 - Livestock district withdrawals or dissolution.

Section 607.032 - Publication of county governing body declarations.

Section 607.045 - Livestock at large in livestock districts.

Section 607.055 - Application of livestock confinement laws to federal lands.

Section 607.085 - Civil liability for bison running at large on land.

Section 607.261 - Stock running at large on open range.

Section 607.303 - Owner or lessee of property taking up estray animal; notice to owner and department.

Section 607.304 - Delivery of estray animal to department or owner; payment of costs to person taking up animal; arbitration of costs; fee.

Section 607.311 - Taking up estray animal; prohibition.

Section 607.313 - Notice to department by persons taking up estray animal; recovery of costs.

Section 607.321 - Investigation by department upon receipt of notice; procedure if department determines owner.

Section 607.328 - Procedure for sale of estray animal; notice.

Section 607.332 - Claim by owner before sale.

Section 607.337 - Use of proceeds from sale to pay department costs.

Section 607.338 - Use of proceeds from sale to pay person taking up animal; arbitration of costs; fee.

Section 607.345 - Interfering with calves and colts on open range; selling freshly branded cattle or horses.

Section 607.360 - Applicability of statutes regulating handling of calves and colts.

Section 607.365 - Driving domestic animals from range.

Section 607.505 - Stock running at large and grazing on Klamath Falls-Malin Highway.

Section 607.510 - Stock running at large and grazing on certain state highways.

Section 607.527 - Stock herded or grazed on interstate and defense highways.

Section 607.992 - Penalties.