(A) The Board of Commissioners of the County recognizes that ORS Chapter 609 grants non-home rule counties the power to regulate dogs by ordinance and that on July 5,1929, the County was declared to be a dog control district by vote of the electors of the County. Pursuant to the vote of the electors and to ORS Chapter 609, the County is declared to be a dog control district.
(B) The Board further recognizes and finds that the regulation of dogs is a matter of County concern, and therefore, ORS Chapter 203 provides a separate and independent legal basis upon which to enact §§ 91.050 through 91.055, 91.070, 91.071, 91.085 through 91.088, 91.100 through 91.108, 91.120 through 91.131, 91.145, 91.146, 91.160 through 91.172, 91.185 through 91.187, 91.200 through 91.202, 91.215 through 91.218, 91.230 through 91.238, and 91.250 through 91.252. Pursuant to both ORS Chapter 609 and ORS Chapter 203, the Board finds it necessary to implement a program for the licensing and regulation of dogs and the facilities which house them; to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and citizens of the County; to recognize the property rights of both owners and non-owners of dogs; and to provide for the control and protection of dogs located within the County.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)