Bill Text: OR SCR3 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Border collie as official state dog.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SCR3 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SCR3-Introduced.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 2145 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. ----------