ORS 600.150 Prohibition against restrictive confinement

As used in this section:

“Pig” means a porcine animal of a type maintained as livestock.

“Turning around freely” means having the ability to turn in a complete circle in an enclosure without an impediment, including a tether, and without touching any side of the enclosure.

A person commits the offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig if the person confines a pregnant pig for more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that prevents the pregnant pig from:

Lying down and fully extending its limbs; or

Turning around freely.

Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a pregnant pig:

That is being transported;

In a rodeo exhibition, a state or county fair exhibition or a similar exhibition;

During the slaughtering process;

During lawful scientific or agricultural research;

During an examination, operation or test by a veterinarian or during temporary treatment for veterinary purposes; or

In the seven-day period before the pig farrows.

The offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig is a Class A violation.