Full Statute Name: Vernon's Annotated Missouri Statutes. Title XXXVIII. Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders. Chapter 578. Miscellaneous Offenses. 578.023. Keeper of dangerous wild animals must register animals, exceptions--penalty
Primary Citation: V. A. M. S. 578.023Country of Origin: United StatesLast Checked: November, 2023Alternate Citation: MO ST 578.023Date Adopted: 1983Historical:
Summary:
This Missouri law states that no person may keep any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf, bear, nonhuman primate, coyote, any deadly, dangerous, or poisonous reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight feet long, in any place other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, or animal refuge, unless such person has registered such animals with the local law enforcement agency in the county in which the animal is kept. Violation is a class C misdemeanor.
1. A person commits the offense of keeping a dangerous wild animal if he or she keeps any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf, bear, nonhuman primate, coyote, any deadly, dangerous, or poisonous reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight feet long, in any place other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, or animal refuge, unless he or she has registered such animals with the local law enforcement agency in the county in which the animal is kept.
2. The offense of keeping a dangerous wild animal is a class C misdemeanor.
Credits (L.1983, S.B. No. 211, p. 937, § A(§ 9). Amended by L.2001, S.B. No. 462, § A; L.2014, S.B. No. 491, § A, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
