Beaverton Code Chapter 5 (Animals) prohibits keeping wild, exotic, or dangerous animals within the city, with narrow exceptions for licensed zoological or scientific exhibits. Oregon state law ORS 609.305 to 609.355 separately prohibits private possession of 'exotic animals' including non-human primates, non-domesticated felines (except service animals), non-wolf canines, and bears, except under a state permit issued before 2010 (grandfathered). Livestock and poultry are also restricted under Beaverton Code Chapter 5 except for permitted household pets such as urban chickens (no roosters).
Beaverton Code Chapter 5 (Animals) categorically prohibits keeping wild, exotic, or dangerous animals inside the city limits except as specifically authorized. The Oregon state framework in ORS 609.305 to 609.355 (Oregon Exotic Animal Act) defines an 'exotic animal' to include any non-human primate; any non-wolf member of the canine family; any bear other than the black bear; any non-domesticated feline (with exceptions for the domestic cat); and any crocodilian. Oregon stopped issuing new exotic-animal permits in 2010, so only owners who held a permit before that date may continue to possess such animals (grandfathered, non-transferable). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife also restricts captive wildlife through OAR 635-044 (holding wildlife in captivity). At the city level, Beaverton Code Chapter 5 also limits livestock and poultry inside the city, with case-by-case exceptions for permitted urban chickens (typically up to a small number of hens on residential lots, no roosters). Exotic reptiles, ferrets, and common pet birds are generally not regulated by ORS 609.305 unless venomous or otherwise dangerous. Washington County Animal Services enforces animal complaints within Beaverton city limits.
Unlawful possession of an exotic animal under ORS 609.305 to 609.355 is enforced by the Oregon Department of Agriculture or Department of Fish and Wildlife, with civil penalties up to $1,000 per day per animal under ORS 609.335 and seizure authority. City-level violations of Beaverton Code Chapter 5 are enforced by Washington County Animal Services through citations and impoundment, with civil penalties under the Beaverton Code.
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