Or. Admin. R. 603-011-0725 - Exotic Canines - Special Requirements
(1) Animal Classification:
(a) Class 1 exotic canines shall include any
non-indigenous, non wolf canine whose weight is 50 pounds or more;
and
(b) Class 2 exotic canines
shall include all non-indigenous canines whose weight is less than 50
pounds.
(2) Any Facility
for Class 1 exotic canines shall comply with the following:
(a) Outdoor and Indoor Facilities: Outdoor
and indoor facilities shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide
sufficient space for each animal to make normal postural and social adjustments
with freedom of movement; to keep the animals(s) clean, dry, and safe from
injury; and to provide the animal(s) ready access to clean water and wholesome
food. All outdoor pens shall have an exterior fence of such height and
construction so as to prevent the animal(s) within to surmount it, and to
prevent entry of the public;
(b)
Security: In order to provide reasonable precautions for the safety of the
public, all classes of exotic canines shall be confined inside the permitted
Facility and shall only be allowed outside the Facility for medical treatment
or for removal to another approved Facility. When being transported the
animal(s) shall be restrained inside a cage within the vehicle so as to prevent
escape from, or interference with the operator of the vehicle;
(c) All exotic canines that are held within a
single enclosure shall be selected so as to be compatible with each other and
shall not be housed near other animals whose presence may cause them stress or
other discomfort; and
(d)
Sanitation: Excreta and debris shall be removed from the Facility as often as
necessary to prevent contamination of the food or water supplies, reduce
disease hazards, and reduce odors.
(3) The primary enclosure or caging for Class
2 exotic canines shall be no less than 10 times the area occupied by the animal
when standing on four feet.
(4) No
exotic canine may be restrained by a tether as primary means of
confinement.
(5) The Department may
modify or waive the confinement requirements established in sections (2) and
(3) of this rule subject to the following:
(a)
The animal is determined by the Department to be less than 180 days of
age;
(b) The Department's approval
to modify or waive the requirements must be in writing and must include an
expiration date; and
(c) The
Department may impose reasonable conditions on such approval.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & 609
Stats. Implemented: ORS 609.205 - 609.335
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