As used in ORS 167.360 to 167.372:\n(1) 'Breaking stick' means a device designed for insertion behind the molars of a dog for the purpose of breaking the dog’s grip on another animal or object.\n(2) 'Cat mill' means a device that rotates around a central support with one arm designed to secure a dog and one arm designed to secure a cat, rabbit or other small animal beyond the grasp of the dog.\n(3) 'Dogfight' means a fight, arranged by any person, between two or more dogs the purpose or probable result of which fight is the infliction of injury by one dog upon another.\n(4) 'Dogfighting paraphernalia' means:\n(a) A breaking stick;\n(b) A springpole;\n(c) A cat mill;\n(d) A treadmill;\n(e) A fighting pit;\n(f) A leather or mesh collar with a strap more than two inches in width;\n(g) A weighted or unweighted chain collar weighing 10 pounds or more; or\n(h) An unprescribed veterinary medicine that is a prescription drug as defined in ORS 689.005.\n(5) 'Fighting dog' means a dog that is intentionally bred or trained to be used in, or that is actually used in, a dogfight. A dog does not constitute a fighting dog solely on account of its breed.\n(6) 'Fighting pit' means a walled area intentionally bred or trained to be used in, or that is actually used in, a dogfight. A dog does not constitute a fighting dog solely on account of its breed.\n(6) 'Fighting pit' means a walled area designed to contain a dogfight.\n(7) 'Springpole' means a biting surface attached to a stretchable device, suspended at a height sufficient to prevent a dog from reaching the biting surface while touching the ground.\n(8) 'Treadmill' means:\n(a) A carpet mill made of narrow sections of carpet;\n(b) A modified electric treadmill for the purpose of conditioning dogs; or\n(c) A slat mill with a running surface constructed of slats made of wood, fiberglass, plastic or other similar material. [1987 c.249 §1; 2005 c.467 §1; 2008 c.42 §3]
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