Bill Text: OR SCR3 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating Border collie as official state dog.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SCR3 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SCR3-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 3

Sponsored by Senator FERRIOLI (at the request of Ron Folck)
  (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Designates Border collie as official state dog.

                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas the Border collie originated more than 300 years ago on
the border of England and Scotland; and
  Whereas the Border collie was brought to Oregon by way of
Europe during the westward expansion; and
  Whereas the Border collie is bred primarily to work with
livestock; and
  Whereas the Border collie is known for its intelligence, strong
work ethic and extraordinary ability to herd and control farm
livestock; and
  Whereas when the Donation Land Act was enacted in 1850, sheep
ranchers Art Minor, Charles Cunningham, Ameil Claude, the
Bartholomew brothers and the Kreb brothers took advantage of
grasslands to create large herds of sheep; and
  Whereas Border collies were documented working the fields in
Heppner, Oregon, during the middle of the 1800s; and
  Whereas cattle and sheep ranching increased in Oregon during
the 1920s, when businesspeople imported Border collies to help
build the West; and
  Whereas today in Oregon the Border collie continues to assist
farmers and ranchers in the field by moving sheep and cattle from
pasture to pasture and by protecting livestock from predatory
animals; and
  Whereas the Oregon Sheep Dog Society is the oldest sheepdog
organization in the United States; and
  Whereas one national cattle dog trial and three national
sheepdog trials have taken place in Oregon and another national
sheepdog trial is planned for 2012; and
  Whereas the Western States Regional Sheepdog Championships have
been held in Oregon each year since 2000; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That the Border collie is recognized as and is designated to be
the official dog of the State of Oregon.
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