ORS 358.415: Definitions for ORS 358.420 to 358.440.

For the purposes of ORS 358.420 to 358.440:

      (1) “Loan,” “loaned” and “on loan” include all deposits of property with a museum that are not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.

      (2) “Museum” means an institution located in Oregon that:

      (a) Is primarily educational, scientific or aesthetic in purpose;

      (b) Owns, borrows or cares for, and studies, archives or exhibits property; and

      (c) Is operated by a nonprofit corporation or public agency.

      (3) “Property” includes all tangible objects, animate and inanimate, under a museum’s care that have intrinsic value to science, history, art or culture, except that it does not include botanical or zoological specimens loaned to a museum for scientific research purposes.