Effective - 28 Aug 1987
267.230. Quarantine violations or interference with veterinarian, penalty — interception of vehicles transporting livestock — impoundment procedure — penalties for violations — law officer may assist. — 1. Any person or persons who shall in any way interfere with or obstruct the state veterinarian in the discharge of his duties, or any owner or owners, person or persons who shall be notified to quarantine animals as provided in sections 267.010 to 267.730 and who shall violate any of the provisions of those sections or official orders of quarantine, or any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of the chapter regarding district or municipality quarantine, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. The director of the department shall have the power to authorize certain employees of the department or employees of the United States Department of Agriculture to assist in the enforcement of sections 267.010 to 267.730.
3. In connection with such enforcement, such authorized employees may intercept, stop and detain for official inspection or inquiry any vehicle carrying livestock in this state. Such authorized employees may use a red flashing light to aid them in stopping such vehicles.
4. If in the opinion of any authorized employee the animals are being transported in violation of sections 267.010 to 267.730 or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the employee shall have the authority to seize and impound the animals for a period of forty-eight hours or until it is shown that the animals are being transported in compliance with sections 267.010 to 267.730 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. If within forty-eight hours of initial seizure and impoundment the state veterinarian or his duly appointed deputy makes a determination that the animals were in fact being held, moved or transported in violation of sections 267.010 to 267.730, he shall order the seizure and impoundment of the animals following the notice requirements set forth in section 267.531. Upon such order and notice being issued, the department shall follow the procedures set forth in section 267.531 regarding redemption, payment of expenses, opportunity for hearing, and application for an order of sale. Such officers may also issue citations for violations of the provisions of sections 267.010 to 267.730, and summonses to appear before the director. The director may, after a hearing as provided in section 276.631, assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each such violation. Any person aggrieved by such penalty may appeal to the circuit court of the county of residence of the person or the circuit court of Cole County as provided in chapter 621.
5. All county and municipal law enforcement officials may assist such designated employees upon request and all state law enforcement officials shall assist such designated employees upon request to the extent that is consistent with the powers that such law enforcement officials derive from their respective jurisdictions.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14217, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1816, A.L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 11, A.L. 1987 H.B. 368)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12537; 1919 § 12096; 1909 § 719
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals
Section 267.010 - Definitions.
Section 267.020 - Appointment of veterinary surgeon — qualifications — tenure.
Section 267.030 - Veterinarian — oath, bond — office — duties.
Section 267.040 - Under control of director.
Section 267.050 - Appointment of deputy veterinary surgeon — qualifications.
Section 267.060 - Compensation of veterinarian and deputies.
Section 267.070 - Cooperate with federal officers.
Section 267.080 - Report to director.
Section 267.090 - Compilation of information and report.
Section 267.100 - Petition for veterinarian's services to control contagious disease.
Section 267.110 - Veterinarian to investigate on petition.
Section 267.120 - Prescribe disinfectants — enforcement.
Section 267.169 - Certain livestock data not subject to disclosure — exceptions.
Section 267.170 - Indemnification — appraisal — payment.
Section 267.210 - Disposition of condemned cattle.
Section 267.220 - Reactor animals may be retained, procedure.
Section 267.230 - Quarantine violations or interference with veterinarian, penalty — interception of vehicles transporting livestock — impoundment procedure — penalties for violations — law officer may assist.
Section 267.240 - Governor — approval and enforcement of quarantine regulations.
Section 267.380 - State veterinarian may enter to conduct tests — owner to cooperate.
Section 267.400 - Veterinarian to make and enforce regulations.
Section 267.430 - Diseased animals — sale or running at large prohibited.
Section 267.450 - Unquarantined stock in quarantined pens prohibited.
Section 267.560 - Title of law.
Section 267.565 - Definitions.
Section 267.575 - Health certificates, contents, duration — inspection and testing, authority.
Section 267.580 - Permits, requests for contents, duration.
Section 267.585 - Carriers of livestock, regulations.
Section 267.590 - Quarantine of animal or herd by state veterinarian — duration.
Section 267.595 - Quarantine of area, notice, effect — procedure.
Section 267.604 - Injunction against owners of diseased livestock, when — venue.
Section 267.611 - Slaughter of animals, indemnification — accounting.
Section 267.615 - License for male breeding animals, application, fee, renewal.
Section 267.620 - Artificial insemination, license for production of semen, fee, renewal.
Section 267.625 - Bovine breeding males to be tested and vaccinated.
Section 267.630 - Law inapplicable to loan between breeders.
Section 267.635 - Revocation of licenses for violations.
Section 267.640 - Certification of disease free herds or flocks, when — cancellation.
Section 267.645 - Department may enter premises — rules and regulations.
Section 267.650 - Animals impounded when, costs paid by owner — redemption.
Section 267.655 - Civil penalties.
Section 267.660 - Violation, a misdemeanor.
Section 267.670 - Definitions.
Section 267.673 - Sheep and goats to be dipped, when.
Section 267.677 - Identification marks on dipped sheep and goats.
Section 267.680 - Markets and dealers to provide dipping facilities — records to be kept.
Section 267.683 - Animals may be sold for slaughter without dipping, when.
Section 267.687 - Infected sheep, goats or cattle, how treated — quarantine — moved, when.
Section 267.690 - Exposed animals released for slaughter, when.
Section 267.693 - Exposed animals quarantined — consignment for slaughter.
Section 267.697 - Sheep or goats deemed exposed, when.
Section 267.700 - All animals in group classed as infected or exposed, when.
Section 267.703 - Infected or exposed animals not to be moved.
Section 267.707 - County certified as "scabies free area", when.
Section 267.710 - Entrance of sheep or goats from noncertified to certified areas.
Section 267.713 - Importation of sheep or goats for breeding or feeding, regulations.
Section 267.717 - Registration of sheep shearers — duties.
Section 267.720 - Dealer registration — inspection of premises.
Section 267.723 - Rules and regulations.