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

[sapperJ24]

Your quote doesn't show it, but everything in italics is set to be struck from current law.

Bold is an addition, italics is removal, so essentially everything in the above quote will be removed from exemption.

It's a weird convention for ballot petitions.

Thank you for the clarification, that makes more sense. I guess it sounded too fantastical that a group would try to pass this, so in an attempt to be more informed, I became less iformed. Commence the opposition!

I'm used to the strike-through method. I thought the italics were strange and some weird point of emphasis.

 

[belshawelk]

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

While I would love this it’s impossible. All 50 states have to approve a state moving boundary plus the house and senate. Other blue states would never let it happen.

 

[jabber]

I'm not surprised that all of the diehard democrats on here have somehow missed this thread.

I hope the voters in Oregon are able to kill this.

 

[El Jason]

I'm not surprised that all of the diehard democrats on here have somehow missed this thread.

I hope the voters in Oregon are able to kill this.

How do you know they missed and didn’t do anything about it?

 

[BuzzH]

I'm not surprised that all of the diehard democrats on here have somehow missed this thread.

I hope the voters in Oregon are able to kill this.

Life member of BHA for a reason, the Oregon Chapter is opposed and working this one.

What are you doing?

 

[jabber]

What are you doing?

Just checking to see how the fishing is doing on here. Looks like they are biting

 

[BuzzH]

Just checking to see how the fishing is doing on here. Looks like they are biting

So, in other words, you're doing nothing.

Figures.

 

[El Jason]

Just checking to see how the fishing is doing on here. Looks like they are biting

But you can’t answer the question?

 

[SAJ-99]

But you can’t answer the question?

He posted on the internet insulting a group of people who's help is needed to get what he wants. So a negative contribution?

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Ballot initiatives like IP 28 in OR and 302-Right to Hunt/Fish in CO are too important to devolve into partisan bickering.

You win through addition, not subtraction.

 

[jryoung]

My buddy in Portland said this is where the initiative started.

Google Search

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

My buddy in Portland said this is where the initiative started.

Google Search

I was just at a bachelor party up there a few weeks ago.

Tried to talk my vegan buddy into going there. He was a no. He's also a no on ip28.

 

[Rack Daniels]

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): [edit: italics signify removal, leaving only a and b]

"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. [Edit, definitely misinterpreted the format].

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

Am I reading this right?
“Unless gross negligence can be shown, the provisions of …ORS 167.333 (sexual assault of an animal) do not apply to:
A-K……!?
What a weird law