Oregon Code § 167.365·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Dogfighting.
(1) A
person commits the crime of dogfighting if the person knowingly does any of the
following:
(a) Owns,
possesses, keeps, breeds, trains, buys, sells or offers to sell a fighting dog,
including but not limited to any advertisement by the person to sell such a
dog.
(b) Promotes,
conducts or participates in, or performs any service in the furtherance of, an
exhibition of dogfighting, including but not limited to refereeing of a
dogfight, handling of dogs at a dogfight, transportation of spectators to a
dogfight, organizing a dogfight, advertising a dogfight, providing or serving
as a stakes holder for any money wagered on a fight.
(c) Keeps, uses
or manages, or accepts payment of admission to, any place kept or used for the
purpose of dogfighting.
(d) Suffers or
permits any place over which the person has possession or control to be
occupied, kept or used for the purpose of an exhibition of dogfighting.
(2) Dogfighting
is a Class C felony. [1987 c.249 §2]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 167.365
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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