Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 607 > General Provisions

• Adequate fence: means a continuous barrier consisting of natural barriers, structures, masonry, rails, poles, planks, wire or the combination thereof, installed and maintained in a condition so as to form a continuous guard and defense against the ingress or egress of cattle or equines into or from the lands enclosed by the barrier. See Oregon Statutes 607.007
• Class of livestock: means a class, species, genus or sex of livestock, including a class, species or genus of neutered livestock. See Oregon Statutes 607.005
• Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 607.005
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Livestock: means animals of the bovine species, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats and swine. See Oregon Statutes 607.005
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100