Oregon IP28 (PEACE Act) Bans all hunting, fishing & trapping, rodent control also criminalized

@joeydark2Light
THIS IS F**KING INSANITY!!!
Damn Oregon 👀 WTF 🤬 Have you read this? They have over 100,000 signatures already.

Took a look at Oregon IP28 (PEACE Act) today, & it's a direct attack on hunters and ranchers. It's gathering signatures now for 2026.
Bans all hunting, fishing & trapping (deer season, elk hunts, bass fishing, even rodent control on your land criminalized): True. The measure would criminalize intentional injury or killing of animals (defined broadly as any nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish), with very limited exceptions (mainly self-defense and veterinary care). It explicitly removes exemptions for lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife management, and pest/vermin control.
• Makes raising & slaughtering livestock a crime (every steer sent to harvest = “causing death of an animal,” shutting down family ranches): True. Slaughter for food would be criminalized as intentional killing/injury, removing exemptions for standard livestock slaughter methods and commercial agriculture. This would effectively outlaw raising animals for meat or related products.
• Outlaws normal ranch practices (dehorning, castration, branding, AI breeding now called “sexual assault of an animal”): True. Practices like castration, dehorning, branding, and artificial insemination (AI) would lose their “good animal husbandry” exemptions and could be reclassified as abuse or (for AI/forced impregnation) sexual assault under the expanded definitions.
• Forces impossible pet-level care rules (“adequate” shelter, bedding, exercise for every cow in coastal Oregon winter = guaranteed citations): True in effect. The measure expands requirements for adequate food, water, shelter, bedding, and exercise/space (currently mainly for companion animals) to all animals under human care, including livestock. Critics argue this would be impractical or impossible for large-scale or outdoor farming, especially in harsh conditions, leading to widespread violations.
• Lifetime ban on owning animals after one conviction: True. It includes provisions prohibiting animal ownership (or at least certain rights) for those convicted of animal cruelty offenses under the new rules.
• Takes effect in just 30 days, no phase-in: Appears accurate based on descriptions. Reports indicate no gradual implementation or grandfathering period mentioned, so if passed, changes would apply swiftly (standard for many statutory changes unless specified otherwise).
This is a highly controversial, far-reaching proposal pushed by animal rights advocates to end animal exploitation. Supporters frame it as extending basic anti-cruelty protections to all animals. Opponents (hunters, ranchers, farmers, and groups like the Oregon Farm Bureau) call it an extreme attack that would devastate rural economies, food production, wildlife management, and personal freedoms. It’s not yet law—it’s still in the petition phase—but the post accurately summarizes what the text would do if it qualifies and passes.
10:37 PM · Mar 18, 2026
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