Bill Text: OR HB2062 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to dog training facilities; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2062 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2062-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1736

                         House Bill 2062

Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession
  filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on General
  Government and Consumer Protection)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Prohibits application of state structural specialty code to
preexisting farm building or other building used as dog training
facility.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to dog training facilities; amending ORS 455.315; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 455.315 is amended to read:
  455.315. (1) Nothing in this chapter is intended to authorize
the application of a state structural specialty code to any
agricultural building, agricultural grading { + , dog training
facility + } or equine facility.
  (2) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Agricultural building' means a structure located on a farm
and used in the operation of the farm for:
  (A) Storage, maintenance or repair of farm machinery and
equipment;
  (B) The raising, harvesting and selling of crops;
  (C) The feeding, breeding, management and sale of, or the
produce of, livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals or honeybees;
  (D) Dairying and the sale of dairy products; or
  (E) Any other agricultural or horticultural use or animal
husbandry, or any combination thereof, including the preparation
and storage of the produce raised on the farm for human use and
animal use and disposal by marketing or otherwise.
  (b) 'Agricultural building' does not mean:
  (A) A dwelling;
  (B) A structure used for a purpose other than growing plants in
which 10 or more persons are present at any one time;
  (C) A structure regulated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to
ORS chapter 476;
  (D) A structure used by the public; or
  (E) A structure subject to sections 4001 to 4127, title 42,
United States Code (the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968) as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
  (c) 'Agricultural grading' means grading related to a farming
practice as defined in ORS 30.930.
   { +  (d) 'Dog training facility' means a preexisting farm
building used pursuant to ORS 215.213 (1)(z) or 215.283 (1)(x) or
other building used pursuant to ORS 215.213 (2)(k) or 215.283
(2)(n) by the farm owner or the public to conduct dog training
classes or testing trials.
  (e) 'Dog training facility' does not mean:
  (A) A dwelling;
  (B) A structure used for a purpose other than dog training
classes or testing trials in which more than 10 persons are
present at any one time;
  (C) A structure regulated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to
ORS chapter 476; or
  (D) A structure subject to sections 4001 to 4127, title 42,
United States Code (the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968) as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder. + }
    { - (d) - }   { + (f) + } 'Equine facility' means a building
located on a farm and used by the farm owner or the public for:
  (A) Stabling or training equines; or
  (B) Riding lessons and training clinics.
    { - (e) - }   { + (g) + } 'Equine facility' does not mean:
  (A) A dwelling;
  (B) A structure in which more than 10 persons are present at
any one time;
  (C) A structure regulated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to
ORS chapter 476; or
  (D) A structure subject to sections 4001 to 4127, title 42,
United States Code (the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968) as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
  (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this
section, incorporated cities may regulate agricultural
buildings { + , dog training facilities + } and equine facilities
within their boundaries pursuant to this chapter.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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