Oregonians Against Trapping v. Oregon State Department of Agriculture

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiffs suit in a declaratory judgment proceeding. The dismissal was ordered after plaintiffs motion for summary judgment was denied and defendants’ and intervenor’s motions were allowed.

Plaintiff is a political organization which was engaged in a campaign to pass an initiative banning the use of leg hold traps in the November, 1980, election. Defendant Oregon Sheep Commission is a state agency operating under the authority of the Oregon State Department of Agriculture. It generates funds by collecting assessments on wool produced in the state.…