Oregon Statutes > Chapter 607 > Estray Animals; Interfering With Animals
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- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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.
- Open range: means an area wherein livestock may lawfully be permitted to run at large. See Oregon Statutes 607.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Taking up: means the intentional exertion of control over an estray animal, including but not limited to the restriction of movement, holding under herd, feeding, pasturing or sheltering of the animal. See Oregon Statutes 607.007
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.