ORS § 167.439 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — OFFENSES AGAINST GENERAL WELFARE AND ANIMALS —OFFENSES INVOLVING FIGHTING BIRDS — Forcible recovery of a fighting bird TEXT PDF (1) A person commits the crime of forcible recovery of a fighting bird if the person knowingly dispossesses, or knowingly attempts to dispossess, a law enforcement agency of constructive possession of a fighting bird, a source bird or an alleged fighting bird or source bird. (2) Forcible recovery of a fighting bird is a Class C felony. ORS 167.439 Amended by 2017 Ch. 276,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2018. 2003 c. 484, § 7 See note under 167.426.