§ 91.217 DISPUTABLE PRESUMPTION.

   Nothing in this Dog Control Ordinance is intended to affect the disputable presumption that a dog has been engaged in killing, wounding, injuring, or chasing livestock contained in ORS 609.157, or the prohibition on harboring a dog with knowledge that it has killed or injured livestock contained in ORS 609.160.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)

§ 91.218 ALTERNATIVE DISPOSITION; DOG CHASE LIVESTOCK.

   (A)   A dog that has been found by the Board to have engaged in chasing livestock may be disposed of in a manner other than the destruction of the dog if the Board finds as follows:

      (1)   No physical injury to the livestock has occurred due to the chasing;

      (2)   The dog has not been involved in the chasing of livestock on an earlier occasion;

      (3)   Reasonable assurances have been given by a responsible party willing to take custody of the dog that the dog will be properly restrained on a permanent basis in a manner to prevent the dog from chasing or harming livestock in the future; and

      (4)   The owner of livestock chased by a dog agrees to the proposed disposition of the dog.

   (B)   Except as specified above, disposition of dogs engaged in killing, wounding, injuring, or chasing of livestock shall be as specified in ORS Chapter 609.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)

ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES IN THE COUNTY

§ 91.230 MANNER OF CITATION.

   A uniform dog control citation, conforming to the requirements of this section, shall be used for all dog control violations committed in the presence of the complainant and which occur within the areas of the County covered by this Dog Control Ordinance.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)

§ 91.231 UNIFORM DOG CONTROL CITATION.

   (A)   The uniform dog control citation shall consist of three parts and any additional parts inserted for administrative use. The required parts are as follows:

      (1)   A complaint stating the name of the court and the name the County; a statement of the violation; the date, time, and place of the violation; and a certificate in which the enforcing officer or deputy signs and certifies, under the penalties contained in ORS 153.990, that the officer or deputy has reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that the person named in the complaint committed the violation specified;

      (2)   The County Sheriff’s record of the violation; and

      (3)   The summons specifying the date, time, court, and place the cited person must appear.

   (B)   The citation shall contain the following information or blanks in which the information shall be entered:

      (1)   Name of the court;

      (2)   Name of the person cited;

      (3)   Section of this Dog Control Ordinance violated;

      (4)   Designation of the violation with which the person is charged; the date, the time, and the place at which the violation occurred; the date on which the citation was issued; and

      (5)   The time and place set for the person cited to appear in court.

   (C)   Each of the parts may also contain any identifying and additional information necessary for the Sheriff to administer this Dog Control Ordinance, such as whether the violation is a continuing violation or whether the dog or owner is a repeat offender.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)