Oregon Code § 166.320·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Setting springgun or setgun.
(1) Any person who places or sets any loaded springgun, setgun, or any gun,
firearm or other device of any kind designed for containing or firing
explosives, in any place where it may be fired, exploded or discharged by the
contact of any person or animal with any string, wire, rod, stick, spring or
other contrivance affixed to or connected with it, or with its trigger, commits
a Class B misdemeanor.
(2) Subsection
(1) of this section does not apply to any loaded springgun, setgun, firearm or
other device placed for the purpose of destroying gophers, moles or other
burrowing rodents, and does not prevent the use of a coyote getter by employees
of county, state or federal governments engaged in cooperative predatory animal
control work. [Amended by 2011 c.597 §164]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 166.320
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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