In unincorporated Lane County, no owner may permit a dog to be at large. A "dog-at-large" is off the owner's premises and not under the owner's immediate control. Letting a dog run loose is a Class C or Class B violation.
Lane Code 7.005.110 states "No dog owner shall permit a dog to be at large." A "Dog-at-Large" (LC 7.005.005) means a dog off the premises of the owner and not under the owner's immediate control, with narrow exceptions for dog shows, obedience/hunting/livestock-protection work, and a dog on a road separating parts of the owner's property. An owner whose dog runs at large commits a Class C violation if the dog is spayed/neutered, or a Class B violation if it is fertile, and is deemed negligent per se if the loose dog injures a person or property. All dogs must display a current license/tag. Inside cities such as Eugene and Springfield, that city's leash ordinance governs.
Class C violation if the dog is spayed/neutered, Class B violation if fertile (LC 7.005.110B). The owner is deemed negligent per se when a dog at large injures a person or property.
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