Oregon Overview – 2023 Session
OREGON
Legislative Overview – 2023 Session
(Adjourned on June 25, 2023)
6 pet-related items were proposed during the 2023 legislative session, 4 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 2915 | Statewide Retail Pet Sale Ban: Amends Volume 16 (Trade Practices, Labor & Employment), Title 50 (Trade Regulations & Practices), Chapter 646A (Trade Regulation), Section 646A.075 (Required information prior to purchase of dog) of Oregon Revised Statutes to prohibit retail pet stores from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats. | ENACTED |
| HB 3214 | Animal Exhibit Restrictions: Amends Volume 15 (Water Resources, Agriculture & Food), Title 48 (Animals), Chapter 609 (Dog; Exotic Animals; Dealers) of OR Revised Statutes to prohibit a person from using specified types of animals in a traveling animal act. | DIED IN COMMITTEE |
| ORD 2023001 | Local Retail Pet Sale Ban Ordinance: Amends Title 7 (Licenses, Permits & Business Regulation) of Beaverton, OR Code by adding a new Chapter 7.08 (Prohibition on the Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats) to prohibit the retail sale of dogs and cats by city pet stores. | ADOPTED |
| ORD 2023002 | Local Retail Pet Sale Ban Ordinance: Amends Scappoose, OR Municipal Code by adding a new Chapter 5.21 (Pet Stores) to prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats, or rabbits in city pet stores. | ADOPTED |
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