pips&peeps :
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We do not know all the facts, but the clear one is that the dog was off leash on someone else's property. That property owner felt a threat to his livestock/pets/property and took action. It is within his rights.
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Not in the State of Oregon.
Chicken are considered...
OREGON:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/609.html
609.125 Definition of livestock. As used in ORS 609.135 to 609.190, livestock means ratites, psittacines, horses, mules, jackasses, cattle, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, swine, domesticated fowl and any fur-bearing animal bred and maintained...
I just posted more info on the other WashCo thread, but here is the Table of Contents for Land Use Regs in WashCo.
http://washtech.co.washington.or.us/LDS/index.cfm?id=7
Book mark these, because some are impossible to find on Washington County's website.
First, find what zone you are in:
http://washims.co.washington.or.us/InterMap/
type in your address to find the zone (and other public info on your taxlot)
Here is an explaination of the zones...
b.hromada :
Hubby says it coz ducks are wild animals, and go where ever they want (fly), BUT, like I told him, mine and Pekins, they are bred domestic, never wild, and can't fly, even if they wanted to!
Be careful with the "Wild Animal" defense. Here in Oregon the law says that the...