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Standards of care applicable to dog breeders
ORS > Criminal Code > Animals > 167.376
(2) anyone who possesses, controls or otherwise has charge of at the same time 10 or more sexually intact dogs that are eight months of age or older shall, in addition to providing minimum care:
(a) provide each dog with sufficient space to turn about freely, stand & sit & to lie down without the head, face, tail, legs or feet of the dog touching the sides of the enclosure or touching any other dog
(b) provide each dog with an enclosure that:
(A) has a solid floor without slats or gaps
(B) is six (6) inches higher than the head of the tallest dog in that enclosure when the tallest dog is in a normal standing position
(C) if elevated above the floor of a room, is placed so that the floor of the enclosure is no more than forty-two (42) inches above the floor of the room AND
(D) is not stacked or otherwise placed above or below any other dog enclosure
(c) provide each dog that is more than four (4) months of age with at least one (1) hour of regular exercise each day, unless a veterinarian has certified that the dog is medically precluded from exercise
(d) remove waste and contaminants from the enclosure at least once each day
(e) remove the dog from the enclosure when cleaning the enclosure of waste and contaminants
(f) maintain a record for each sexually intact dog that is eight months of age or older that identifies
(A) the date of birth for the dog or, if the date of birth is unknown, the date on which the person acquired possession, control or charge of the dog and the source of the dog
(B) any veterinary care provided for the dog AND
(C) the disposition the person makes of each dog possessed by, controlled by or in the charge of the person, including the date of disposition, manner of disposition and the name and address information for any person taking possession, control or charge of a dog
(3) a person must retain a record required under (3) above for a period of three (3) years following the death of the dog or a date on which the person permanently ceased to have possession, control or charge of the dog
(4) paragraphs (2) & (3) do not apply to:
(a) an animal control agency, humane society or animal shelter
(b) a person who provides care for dogs at the request of a unit of government, government agency, humane society or animal shelter
(c) a veterinary facility
(d) a person that is transporting dogs OR
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