Oregon **Model Law**
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/167.html

Oregon has quite comprehensive and specific laws regarding animal abuse.
Animal abuse in the second degree is defined as: “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to an animal.” This is a Class B Misdemeanor with a fine up to $2000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months. Exemptions are made for good animal husbandry.

Animal abuse in the first degree is defined as: “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly: causes serious physical injury to an animal; or cruelly causes the death of an animal.” This is a Class A Misdemeanor with a fine up to $5000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year. However, animal abuse in the first degree is a Class C Felony with a fine up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment up to 5 years IF the person has been convicted of two or more of the following: Assault in the first, second, third or fourth degree if the case involved domestic violence or was committed against a minor child; if the animal abuse was knowingly committed in the presence (was seen or directly perceived) of a minor child or has previous convictions of animal abuse in the first degree or aggravated animal abuse in the first degree.

Aggravated animal abuse in the first degree is defined as: “Maliciously kills an animal; or intentionally or knowingly tortures an animal.” This is a Class C Felony, with a fine up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment up to 5 years.
Animal neglect in the second degree is defined as: “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence fails to provide minimum care for an animal in such person’s custody or control.” This is a Class B Misdemeanor with a fine up to $2000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months.

Animal neglect in the first degree is defined as: “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence fails to provide minimum care for an animal in the person’s custody or control and the failure to provide care results in serious physical injury or death to the animal.” This is a Class A Misdemeanor with a fine up to$5000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year.
In addition to the above penalties, any person convicted of a misdemeanor in animal cruelty or neglect is prohibited from possessing a domestic animal for a period of 5 years following the conviction. Any person convicted of a felony in animal abuse may not possess a domestic animal for a period of 15 years following the conviction. Other sentencing provisions include animal cruelty prevention programs, cost of care to the animal and psychological counceling.
Exemptions are made for any practice of good animal husbandry, scientific research, veterinary medicine, commercially grown poultry, hunting and fishing.