Oregon Measure 97, Prohibits Certain Animal Traps and Fur Commerce Initiative (2000)
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| Topic Business regulations and Hunting regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 97 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 97 |
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| Yes | 606,939 | 41.17% | ||
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867,219 | 58.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 97 was as follows:
| “ | BANS BODY-GRIPPING ANIMAL TRAPS, SOME POISONS; RESTRICTS FUR COMMERCE RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote bans: body-gripping traps, commerce in fur from such trapping, certain animal poisons. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote rejects ban on: body-gripping traps, related commerce in fur, certain animal poisons. SUMMARY: Prohibits use of steel-jawed leghold traps and other body-gripping traps to capture mammals. Prohibits sale, purchase, barter, exchange of raw fur from mammal trapped in such traps in Oregon. Allows use of specified types of traps for protection of health and safety, animal control, research, and protection of endangered species if permit obtained from Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department. Prohibits use of sodium fiuoroacetate, also known as Compound 1080, or sodium cyanide, to poison or attempt to poison any animal. Penalties for violations. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: State expenditures for alternate means of animal control will be $455,000 per year. Implementation of a permit system will cost the state $655,000 per year, with an additional start-up cost of $30,000. Direct revenue to the state will be reduced by $36,500 per year due to elimination of fur trapping license fees. The measure has no financial effect on local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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