Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Oregon Criminal Code (Ch. 161–167)
ORS (Criminal Code) § 167.322: Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class C felony by intentionally or knowingly torturing an animal, causing it serious injury or death, or recording such acts. Good animal husbandry practices are exempt.
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