Effective - 28 Aug 1955
322.050. County commission or presiding commissioner empowered to act. — Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any county, township, or school district in this state, outside of any city, town or village in such county, it shall be the duty of the county commission or, when the commission is not in session, the presiding commissioner of the commission, to take cognizance thereof. The county commission, or when the commission is not in session the presiding commissioner thereof, is empowered and ordered to issue a quarantine order on any county, township, or school district, according to the necessity of the case, that each and every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs, in the territory affected, shall either kill or impound every dog owned, or for the time possessed by him, or have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published as provided in section 322.040. Such county commission or presiding commissioner thereof is authorized by order to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in the judgment of the commission or presiding commissioner, the necessity for it no longer exists.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14542, repealed L. 1953 p. 662 § A, again enacted L. 1955 p. 754)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12868
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals
Chapter 322 - Protection Against Rabies
Section 322.010 - Definitions.
Section 322.020 - Dogs prohibited from running at large, when.
Section 322.030 - Duty of owner or person in charge to kill dog or have immunized.
Section 322.040 - Quarantine order to be issued by mayor — to be published and posted.
Section 322.050 - County commission or presiding commissioner empowered to act.
Section 322.060 - Duty of officials to kill dogs — exceptions.
Section 322.070 - Expenses to be paid, how — fees.
Section 322.080 - Violation of law a misdemeanor — penalty.
Section 322.090 - County commission empowered to adopt rules and regulations.
Section 322.100 - County health commissioner shall prepare regulations and hold hearing.
Section 322.110 - Law not applicable to municipalities, when.
Section 322.125 - Control of dogs in certain counties, how adopted.