{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-609.098","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 609.098","heading":"Maintaining dangerous dog.","body":"(1) As used in this section, “dangerous dog” means a dog that:\n      (a) Without provocation and in an aggressive manner inflicts serious physical injury, as defined in ORS 161.015, on a person or kills a person;\n      (b) Acts as a potentially dangerous dog, as defined in ORS 609.035, after having previously committed an act as a potentially dangerous dog that resulted in the keeper being found to have violated ORS 609.095; or\n      (c) Is used as a weapon in the commission of a crime.\n      (2) A person commits the crime of maintaining a dangerous dog if the person is the keeper of a dog and the person, with criminal negligence, fails to prevent the dog from engaging in an act described in subsection (1) of this section.\n      (3) Maintaining a dangerous dog is punishable as described in ORS 609.990.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","48. Animals","Chapter 609 — Dogs; Exotic Animals; Dealers"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors609.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"0122cf54410e37accb65a5c06f524ba0e088d0c62468d9656b6d8292fcb519c7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-609.097","next":"us-or/ors-609.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}