Recordkeeping Requirements

Animal Rescue Entity Record Requirements

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 609.415 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 603-015-0090 specify certain records that Animal Rescue Entities (AREs) in Oregon must keep for every animal that enters the ARE's custody.

The Animal Rescue Entity Program staff has developed a Record-Keeping Toolkit with a template that provides a dedicated space for each piece of required information. Use of this template is not required, but an organization may choose to use the template as-is, customize it, or incorporate into a rescue's own records in any way they find helpful. ARE's are welcome to use any recordkeeping system they wish, though it remains the responsibility of the ARE to ensure that all required information is recorded.

A record of each animal shall be maintained by the Animal Rescue Entity (ARE) for the entire time that the animal is in the legal custody of the ARE and for a minimum of 12 months after the date of disposition or transfer of legal custody of the animal. This document summarizes the rules and is not the official rules. Please refer to Oregon Administrative Rules 603-015-0090 for the full detailed requirements.