ORS  Guide
Research and animal interference
ORS > Criminal Code > Animals > 167.312
(1) it's a violation of this statute if the suspect:
(a) With the intent to interfere with research, releases, steals or otherwise causes the death, injury or loss of any animal at or from an animal research facility
(b) With the intent to interfere with research, damages, vandalizes or steals any property in or on an animal research facility
(c) With the intent to interfere with research, obtains access to an animal research facility to perform acts not authorized by that facility.
(d) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over records, data, materials, equipment or animals of any animal research facility with the intent to interfere with research by concealing, abandoning or destroying such records, data, materials, equipment or animals
(e) With the intent to interfere with research, possesses or uses equipment or animals that the person reasonably believes have been obtained by theft or deception from an animal research facility or without the authorization of an animal research facility
(3)(a) F(c): damage to the animal research facility is $2,500 or more OR
(b) M(a): no damage to the facility or the damage is less than $2,500
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