OR ballot to end hunting, fishing, ranching, dairy farming. . .

[elkduds]

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Oregon Initiative Petition 28, which its proponents call the PEACE Act, would criminalize any intentional harm to an animal in the state of Oregon. In practice, that means hunting, fishing, ranching, and all meat production and processing become criminal acts. It means breeding dairy cows for...

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[Hawk Tuah]

Crazy. Even crazier it will have a serious possibility of actually passing.

 

[huntandfly]

I would love to hear the bill writer’s proposal for enforcement

 

[rookieforever33]

So does buying meat from another state become illegal? How far can they go?

 

[Dave N]

Spay or neuter your pets? A whole bunch of "what if's" are possible.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

i figured the city do gooder folks from oregon would be foolish enough to get enough signatures to get it on the november vote,,hope it gets voted down hard like our gas tax did

 

[F250]

Really have to wonder where we are headed. The freakin crazies are actually getting closer to taking over. How far would that petition have made it in the 60’s or 70’s ?

 

[bayoublaster7527]

This is why constitutional right to hunt and fish initiatives are so important, particularly ballot initiative 303 in Colorado. We could easily see something like a watered down version of IP28 here in Colorado based on the growth of anti-hunting organizations here.

For all the “No one is trying to take away hunting….” apologists. You are just dead wrong.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

i p 28 would be terrible for oregon if it ever actually passes,,would have a lot of economic issues that they are not thinking about,{of course they will try to disguise that part}

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

Crazy. Even crazier it will have a serious possibility of actually passing.

I doubt it will get much traction.

 

[Caseknife]

Already has enough signatures to get on the ballot. Sure hope there is an uprising against it, but as we know, sometimes a small area, but high population will get stuff passed.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I doubt it will get much traction.

Hopefully it doesn't.

However, it sounds like it will be on the ballot and I wouldn't take it for granted that Oregon can find enough sane people to defeat this.

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

Hopefully it doesn't.

However, it sounds like it will be on the ballot and I wouldn't take it for granted that Oregon can find enough sane people to defeat this.

It's absurd that it qualified for the ballot, but that's not very difficult in Oregon. I'm sure they got many of those signatures with deceptive tactics: "Do you want to end animal cruelty?"

I live in a pretty blue area and I don't know a single person in favor of it. The locavore movement is strong in Oregon and this would destroy local ranches. Nobody likes rats and it would end pest management. Common veterinary practices out the window. Some county Democrat chapters have already come out against it even.

They wont be able to keep the charade up when they get to the ballot title process. Oregon Hunters Association will successfully challenge their ballot title. We've done it before.

A reminder for Oregon residents, and anyone that wants to support us from out of state, join or renew your OHA membership. There is a big media push coming now that this nonsense has qualified for the ballot and we can use all the support we can get.

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[belshawelk]

Welcome

 

[belshawelk]

It's absurd that it qualified for the ballot, but that's not very difficult in Oregon. I'm sure they got many of those signatures with deceptive tactics: "Do you want to end animal cruelty?"

I live in a pretty blue area and I don't know a single person in favor of it. The locavore movement is strong in Oregon and this would destroy local ranches. Nobody likes rats and it would end pest management. Common veterinary practices out the window. Some county Democrat chapters have already come out against it even.

They wont be able to keep the charade up when they get to the ballot title process. Oregon Hunters Association will successfully challenge their ballot title. We've done it before.

A reminder for Oregon residents, and anyone that wants to support us from out of state, join or renew your OHA membership. There is a big media push coming now that this nonsense has qualified for the ballot and we can use all the support we can get.

Join/Renew Draft – Oregon Hunters Association

oregonhunters.org

Yes OHA has been doing a great job since the beginning of this crap as they have for years.

 

[Carnage2011]

This is why the two party system sucks. R-let’s sell the public land! D-let’s end hunting!

 

[TheTone]

The eastern 2/3 of Oregon might just use this as more traction to split the state

 

[Hawk Tuah]

It's absurd that it qualified for the ballot, but that's not very difficult in Oregon. I'm sure they got many of those signatures with deceptive tactics: "Do you want to end animal cruelty?"

I live in a pretty blue area and I don't know a single person in favor of it. The locavore movement is strong in Oregon and this would destroy local ranches. Nobody likes rats and it would end pest management. Common veterinary practices out the window. Some county Democrat chapters have already come out against it even.

They wont be able to keep the charade up when they get to the ballot title process. Oregon Hunters Association will successfully challenge their ballot title. We've done it before.

A reminder for Oregon residents, and anyone that wants to support us from out of state, join or renew your OHA membership. There is a big media push coming now that this nonsense has qualified for the ballot and we can use all the support we can get.

Join/Renew Draft – Oregon Hunters Association

oregonhunters.org

Sounds like there is a plan.

It is definitely scary. People against it do not matter...people against it and willing to vote do. It is definitely wild.

 

[sapperJ24]

As this impacts me in no way whatsoever, there's some amusement to the hand-wringing here.

First, quoting the initial post, "Oregon Initiative Petition 28, which its proponents call the PEACE Act, would criminalize any intentional harm to an animal in the state of Oregon. In practice, that means ... ranching and all meat production and processing become criminal acts. It means breeding dairy cows for milk is outlawed." For the opponents, this is a pretty amusing way to admit that ranching and meat production are intentionally harmful (emphasis mine).

Second, I took a look at the proposal and seems like the proposed amendments to existing law are mostly for bedding/shelter standards, generally applied to domestic animals, concerns on self-defense, changing some stuff on sexual abuse of animals, and changes to violation classes and punishments.

Finally, the proposal gets down to Section 9, which is as follows (bold is the proposed amended text):

"Section 9. ORS 167.335 is amended to read:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, unless gross negligence can be shown, the provisions of ORS 167.315 (Animal abuse in the second degree) to 167.333 (Sexual assault of an animal) do not apply to:
(a) [The treatment of livestock being transported by owner or common carrier;]Situations of self-defense when it is necessary to defend against the threat of immediate harm to oneself, to other humans, or to other animals;
(b) Animals involved in rodeos or similar exhibitions;
(c) Commercially grown poultry;
(d) Animals subject to good animal husbandry practices;
(e) The killing of livestock according to the provisions of ORS 603.065 (Slaughter methods);
(f)](b) Animals subject to good veterinary practices as described in ORS 686.030 (Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine);
(g) Lawful fishing, hunting and trapping activities;
(h) Wildlife management practices under color of law;
(i) Lawful scientific or agricultural research or teaching that involves the use of animals;
(j) Reasonable activities undertaken in connection with the control of vermin or pests; and
(k) Reasonable handling and training techniques."

Maybe I'm misreading something here, but seems like typical livestock and animal husbandry, hunting and fishing, and pest control are all exempt from this proposal.

Link to the bill: https://sos.oregon.gov/admin/Documents/irr/2026/028text.pdf