(a) The treatment of livestock being transported by owner or common carrier;
(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;
(f) Animals subject to good veterinary practices as described in ORS 686.030;
(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.
(2) The provisions of ORS 167.323 and 167.324 do not apply to any exemption listed in subsection (1) of this section or to:
(a) Any activity undertaken in the course of bona fide law enforcement activity;
(b) Any activity necessary to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system;
(c) The disclosure of a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b):
(A) In the course of reporting conduct to a law enforcement agency; or
(B) If the disclosure serves a lawful public interest;
(d) Obtaining, viewing or possessing a visual recording of an act described in ORS 167.322 (1)(a) or (b) as part of a bona fide treatment program for sexual offenders; or
(e) A public library, as defined in ORS 357.400, or a library exempt from taxation under ORS 307.090 or 307.130. [1985 c.662 §6; 1995 c.663 §4; 2001 c.926 §10a; 2018 c.19 §4; 2024 c.41 §6]