164.889���� Interference with agricultural research DEFINITIONS ����� 164.005 Definitions. As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, unless the context requires otherwise: ����� (1) �Appropri

164.889���� Interference with agricultural research

DEFINITIONS

����� 164.005 Definitions. As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, unless the context requires otherwise:

����� (1) �Appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person� or �appropriate� means to:

����� (a) Exercise control over property of another, or to aid a third person to exercise control over property of another, permanently or for so extended a period or under such circumstances as to acquire the major portion of the economic value or benefit of such property; or

����� (b) Dispose of the property of another for the benefit of oneself or a third person.

����� (2) �Deprive another of property� or �deprive� means to:

����� (a) Withhold property of another or cause property of another to be withheld from that person permanently or for so extended a period or under such circumstances that the major portion of its economic value or benefit is lost to that person; or

����� (b) Dispose of the property in such manner or under such circumstances as to render it unlikely that an owner will recover such property.

����� (3) �Obtain� includes, but is not limited to, the bringing about of a transfer or purported transfer of property or of a legal interest therein, whether to the obtainer or another.

����� (4) �Owner of property taken, obtained or withheld� or �owner� means any person who has a right to possession thereof superior to that of the taker, obtainer or withholder.

����� (5) �Property� means any article, substance or thing of value, including, but not limited to, money, tangible and intangible personal property, real property, choses-in-action, evidence of debt or of contract. [1971 c.743 �121]

����� Note: Legislative Counsel has substituted �chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971,� for the words �this Act� in sections 121 and 131, chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, compiled as 164.005 and