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2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - Chapter 273 — Dogs--Cats
- § 273.010. — Dog defined.
- § 273.020. — Recovery of damages for sheep killed--disposition of dog, penalty.
- § 273.030. — Dogs may be killed, when.
- § 273.040. — Dog defined.
- § 273.050. — Dog tax, when due.
- § 273.060. — Amount of tax.
- § 273.070. — Issuance of license--plate--certificate--license fees--county dog license fund--purposes.
- § 273.080. — License fastened to dog's collar.
- § 273.090. — License tags and certificates, how furnished.
- § 273.100. — Impounding of dogs--redemption--fees--penalty.
- § 273.110. — Application to recover damages from fund.
- § 273.120. — Examination of applications, pass judgment.
- § 273.130. — Records to be kept--warrants--funds prorated, when.
- § 273.150. — Failure to pay tax--penalty--exceptions.
- § 273.160. — Assessor to list all dogs--notify owner of tax.
- § 273.170. — Applicability of law--petition--election.
- § 273.180. — Repeal of license tax on dogs--procedure.
- § 273.325. — Citation of law--definitions.
- § 273.327. — License annually required to operate animal boarding facilities, pet shops, pounds, dealers and commercial breeders--fees, exemption from fees for certain licensees.
- § 273.329. — Director may refuse to license or may revoke licenses, grounds --operation without license, penalty.
- § 273.331. — Inspection required for license--state veterinarian's duties and authority--provisional license issued until inspection--inspections required annually or on complaint.
- § 273.333. — Investigations conducted, when--violations, administrative procedure --order for remedial action by circuit courts--administrative penalties, amount--penalties, deposit in general revenue--appeals, procedure.
- § 273.335. — Substantial ongoing risk to health and welfare of animals, temporary or permanent injunction--animals in pain or diseased taken into custody for euthanasia, when, costs to licensee.
- § 273.338. — Failure of reinspections after original violation, penalty, amount --payment of penalty required before license renewal.
- § 273.340. — Dealers to purchase only from licensed or exempt persons--violation, penalties.
- § 273.342. — Exemption from licensing requirements, certain persons--registration required annually, content, no fee.
- § 273.344. — Standards and regulations for licensed persons and facilities --director to promulgate rules.
- § 273.346. — Director to develop rules for health and veterinary care for animals in custody and facilities of licensees--records to be kept--pounds, major construction not to be required.
- § 273.348. — Facilities to be open for inspection--quarantine of animals, by state veterinarian, when--quarantine removed, when--removal of animals under quarantine prohibited--disease treatment procedures, duties of state veterinarian--violations, penalty.
- § 273.350. — Director to develop rules to include safety standards for motor vehicles transporting live animals--define exotic animals and their care--wildlife not to be included--shipping diseased animals, penalty.
- § 273.352. — Advisory committee, appointment, qualifications--duties to assist in establishing rules--not to receive compensation or expenses --rulemaking procedure.
- § 273.354. — Laws not applicable to hospitals or boarding facility under supervision of veterinarians or research.
- § 273.357. — Animal care reserve fund created--all license fees to be deposited in fund--purpose and uses--lapse to general revenue, prohibited.
- § 273.400. — Definitions.
- § 273.403. — Sterilization of all cats and dogs adopted or purchased from animal shelters or animal control agencies, procedure.
- § 273.405. — Animal considered sterilized when--exceptions to sterilization requirement--costs to be paid by adopter or purchaser.
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