Effective - 28 Aug 2010
578.602. Prohibited acts — purpose of act — permit required, procedure. — 1. Except as permitted under sections 578.600 to 578.624, no person shall:
(1) Own or possess a large carnivore;
(2) Breed a large carnivore;
(3) Transfer ownership or possession of or receive a transfer of ownership or possession of a large carnivore, with or without remuneration; or
(4) Transport a large carnivore.
2. The division shall implement and enforce the provisions of sections 578.600 to 578.624 for the following purposes:
(1) The standardization of ownership, transport, and breeding of large carnivores;
(2) Identification and location of large carnivores;
(3) Protection of members of the public from large carnivores; and
(4) Practice best husbandry and health care protocols to ensure the humane and safe treatment of large carnivores on behalf of their physical well-being.
3. Any person possessing, breeding, or transporting a large carnivore on or after January 1, 2012, shall apply for and obtain a permit from the division. Any person possessing, breeding, or transporting a large carnivore as of January 1, 2012, shall apply for a permit from the division within sixty days of such date. One permit shall be required for each large carnivore. Any permit so issued by the division shall set forth all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the permit holder and the address where each large carnivore will be kept, if different from that of the permit holder;
(2) The identification number of each large carnivore required under section 578.604 for which a permit is sought;
(3) The name and address of the veterinarian who is expected to provide veterinary care to the large carnivore and, if different, the name and address of the veterinarian who has inserted the subcutaneous microchip required under section 578.604. The selected veterinarian shall install the microchip, collect an appropriate sample for DNA registration, provide a written summary of the physical examination, and provide a signed health certificate as needed for transport; and
(4) Any other reasonable information as determined by the department, including the amount of the permit fee, not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars, as set by the division to offset the actual and necessary costs incurred to enforce the provisions of sections 578.600 to 578.624 and the amount of the annual renewal fee, not to exceed five hundred dollars, for such permits.
4. No permit shall be issued to any person under the age of twenty-one years of age or who has been found guilty of, or pled guilty to, a violation of any state or local law prohibiting neglect or mistreatment of any animal or, within the previous ten years, any felony.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 795)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 578 - Miscellaneous Offenses
Section 578.005 - Definitions.
Section 578.009 - Animal neglect — penalties.
Section 578.011 - Animal trespass, penalty.
Section 578.012 - Animal abuse — penalties.
Section 578.014 - Responsibility of parent or guardian of minor owning.
Section 578.021 - Neglected or abused animal not to be returned to owner or custodian, when.
Section 578.022 - Law enforcement dogs, exempt from certain laws, when.
Section 578.023 - Keeping a dangerous wild animal — penalty.
Section 578.024 - Keeping a dangerous dog — penalties.
Section 578.025 - Dogfighting — penalty.
Section 578.026 - Spectating dog fighting — penalty.
Section 578.027 - Causing a dog to pursue a live animal propelled by a device — penalty.
Section 578.029 - Knowingly releasing an animal — penalty.
Section 578.050 - Bullbaiting and cockfighting — penalty.
Section 578.095 - Desecration of flags — penalty.
Section 578.105 - Additional counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
Section 578.110 - Counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
Section 578.115 - No penalty, when.
Section 578.170 - Definitions.
Section 578.173 - Baiting or fighting animals — penalty.
Section 578.176 - Bear wrestling — penalty.
Section 578.179 - Seizure and disposition of animals.
Section 578.188 - Severability.
Section 578.350 - Medical deception — penalty — immunity, when.
Section 578.365 - Hazing — consent not a defense — penalties.
Section 578.398 - Sports bribery, first degree, penalty.
Section 578.399 - Sports bribery, second degree, penalty.
Section 578.421 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 578.423 - Participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities, penalty.
Section 578.525 - Unlawful retrieval of large or small game — affirmative defense — penalty.
Section 578.600 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 578.602 - Prohibited acts — purpose of act — permit required, procedure.
Section 578.604 - Identification number on animal required.
Section 578.612 - Permit for transport of animal required.
Section 578.614 - Violations, penalty — exceptions.
Section 578.616 - Civil forfeiture, when.
Section 578.618 - Local laws, more restrictive permitted.
Section 578.620 - Inapplicability of act.
Section 578.622 - Additional exemptions
Section 578.624 - Large carnivore fund created, use of moneys.
Section 578.625 - Unavailability of use of certain moneys
Section 578.700 - Notaries and notarial acts — prohibited acts — violations, penalties.