Oregon bars new exotic-animal ownership. Under ORS 609.341 you may not keep an exotic animal without a valid State Department of Agriculture permit issued before January 1, 2010. ORS 609.305 defines exotic animals to include big cats, primates, non-domestic canids, most bears and crocodilians.
Exotic-animal keeping is governed by Oregon statute, not a Marion County ordinance. ORS 609.305 defines 'exotic animal' as any non-native member of family Felidae (except the domestic cat), any nonhuman primate, any nonwolf non-native Canidae (except the domestic dog), any bear except the black bear, and any member of order Crocodylia. ORS 609.341 prohibits keeping such an animal without a valid pre-2010 State Department of Agriculture permit. Separately, ORS 609.205 lets a city or county prohibit by ordinance the keeping of wildlife and exotic animals. Common pets like domestic cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and small mammals are not 'exotic animals.'
Keeping an exotic animal without the required State Department of Agriculture permit violates ORS 609.341. The Department of Agriculture may seize animals; violations carry statutory penalties.
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