For the purpose of establishing a claim for economic damages, as defined in ORS 31.710 (Noneconomic damages), in an action arising from an injury caused by a dog:
(a)
The plaintiff need not prove that the owner of the dog could foresee that the dog would cause the injury; and
(b)
The owner of the dog may not assert as a defense that the owner could not foresee that the dog would cause the injury.
(2)
This section does not prevent the owner of a dog that caused an injury from asserting that the dog was provoked, or from asserting any other defense that may be available to the owner.