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HB2557 • 2025

Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.

Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Hudson,, Neron, Representative Gamba,, Gomberg,, Nguyen H,, Nosse,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.

Digest: The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale of octopus that was raised as food for humans.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale of octopus that was raised as food for humans.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
  • Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
  • Relating to: Relating to octopus.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-03 House

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  4. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale of octopus that was raised as food for humans. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
Relating to: Relating to octopus.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2557
Sponsored by Representative HUDSON; Representatives NGUYEN H, NOSSE (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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale
of octopus that was raised as food for humans. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating
in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to octopus.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of the wildlife laws.
SECTION 2. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 498.038 (2), in this state, a person may not:
(a) Raise octopus for the purpose of human consumption.
(b) Sell, offer for sale or otherwise participate in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that
is raised for the purpose of human consumption.
(2) This section does not apply to raising octopus for the purpose of:
(a) Facilitating the keeping of octopus as pets.
(b) Laboratory research, as defined in ORS 609.410.
(3) A violation of this section shall be subject to the schedule of civil penalties described
in ORS 496.146 (21).
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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