Oregon Statutes 609.115 – Liability for injury or property damage caused by potentially dangerous dog
(1) As used in this section, ‘keeper’ and ‘potentially dangerous dog’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 609.035.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 609.115
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, if a court has determined under ORS § 609.990 that a dog is a potentially dangerous dog, and subsequent to that determination the dog causes physical injury to a person or damage to real or personal property, the keeper of the dog is strictly liable to the injured person or property owner for any economic damages resulting from the injury or property damage.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply if a physical injury is to a person provoking the dog or assaulting the dog’s keeper or to a person who trespasses upon premises from which the keeper may lawfully exclude others. [2005 c.840 § 1]
[Amended by 1969 c.677 § 3; repealed by 1977 c.802 § 15]
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