For the purposes of ORS 358.420 to 358.440:

1. (1) “Loan,” “loaned” and “on loan” include all deposits of property with a museum that are not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.

2. (2) “Museum” means an institution located in Oregon that:

   1. (a) Is primarily educational, scientific or aesthetic in purpose;
   2. (b) Owns, borrows or cares for, and studies, archives or exhibits property; and
   3. (c) Is operated by a nonprofit corporation or public agency.
3. (3) “Property” includes all tangible objects, animate and inanimate, under a museum’s care that have intrinsic value to science, history, art or culture, except that it does not include botanical or zoological specimens loaned to a museum for scientific research purposes.

[1985 c.580 §1; 2005 c.22 §256]