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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person commits the crime of participation in cockfighting if the person knowingly:
(a) Attends a cockfight or pays admission at any location to view or bet on a cockfight; or
(b) Manufactures, buys, sells, barters, exchanges, possesses, advertises or otherwise offers to sell equipment with the intent that the equipment be used in training or handling a fighting bird or for enhancing the fighting ability of a fighting bird. This paragraph does not apply to a gaff, slasher or other sharp implement designed for attachment to a fighting bird.
(2) Participation in cockfighting is a Class C felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Crimes and Punishments § 167.431 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-16-crimes-and-punishments/or-rev-st-sect-167-431/
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