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2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Chapter 578 Miscellaneous Offenses
- Section 578.005 Definitions.
- Section 578.007 Acts and facilities to which sections 578.005 to 578.023 do not apply.
- Section 578.008 Agroterrorism, crime of--penalty--defenses.
- Section 578.009 Animal neglect and abandonment--penalties.
- Section 578.010 (Transferred 1983; now 574.075)
- Section 578.012 Animal abuse--penalties.
- Section 578.013 Recordings of farm animals alleged to be abused or neglected, submission to law enforcement required--violation, penalty.
- Section 578.014 Responsibility of parent or guardian of minor owning.
- Section 578.016 Impoundment of animal found off property of owner or custodian, disposition, procedure--liability of owner or custodian for costs--lien--rights of owner or custodian.
- Section 578.018 Warrant for entry on private property to inspect--impoundment of animals, disposition.
- Section 578.020 (Transferred 1983; now 578.150)
- 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 Keeper of dangerous wild animals must register animals, exceptions--penalty.
- Section 578.024 Subsequent dog bites, liability of owner, penalty--exceptions.
- Section 578.025 Dogs, fighting, training to fight or injuring for amusement or gain, penalty--spectator, penalty.
- Section 578.027 Dogs pursuing live animal propelled by device, causing, penalty.
- Section 578.028 Removal of certain collars from dogs with intent to prevent or hinder locating the dog, restitution required.
- Section 578.029 Knowingly releasing an animal, crime of--penalty.
- Section 578.030 State highway patrol and other law enforcement officers, powers and duties to enforce animal protection.
- Section 578.050 Bullbaiting and cockfighting--penalty.
- Section 578.075 Blindness, feigning for profit.
- Section 578.095 Desecration of flags--penalty.
- Section 578.100 Selling goods on Sunday, penalty--certain counties may be exempted from prohibition--procedure--duty of revisor of statutes.
- Section 578.105 Additional counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
- Section 578.106 City of St. Louis, certain areas, may be exempt from Sunday sales law, procedure--exception--limitation.
- Section 578.110 Counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
- Section 578.115 No penalty, when.
- Section 578.120 Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday prohibited, exceptions--encouragement by certain associations to remain closed on Sundays not a violation of antitrust laws--violations, penalty.
- Section 578.150 Failure to return rented personal property--evidence of intent to violate, when--law enforcement procedure--penalty--venue--exception.
- Section 578.151 Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the first degree--penalty.
- Section 578.152 Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the second degree--penalty.
- Section 578.153 Peace officer's and conservation agent's powers to enforce--failure to obey peace officer or conservation agent, penalty.
- Section 578.154 Possession of anhydrous ammonia, crime of--penalty.
- Section 578.155 (Transferred 1993; now 260.216)
- 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 578.182 Exemptions.
- Section 578.185 Injunction.
- Section 578.188 Severability.
- Section 578.200 Citation of law.
- Section 578.205 Definitions.
- Section 578.210 Entering, attempt to enter, defacing without permission, prohibited.
- Section 578.215 Cave or subsurface waters, placing structures or substances in violation of clean water law, prohibited, exceptions.
- Section 578.220 Exceptions, certain mining operations.
- Section 578.225 Violations, penalty.
- Section 578.250 Inhalation or inducing others to inhale solvent fumes to cause certain reactions, prohibited--exceptions.
- Section 578.255 Inducing, or possession with intent to induce, symptoms by use of certain solvents and other substances, prohibited.
- Section 578.260 Possession or purchase of solvents to aid others in violations, prohibited--violations of sections 578.250 to 578.260--penalty.
- Section 578.265 Selling or transferring solvents to cause certain symptoms, penalty--certain alcoholic beverage sellers prohibited from selling, penalty.
- Section 578.300 Definitions.
- Section 578.305 Bus hijacking, definition, penalty--assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, penalty, with a deadly weapon, penalty--possession and concealment of deadly weapon by passenger, penalty, exception.
- Section 578.310 Bombs and explosives placed in or near bus or terminal--threat to commit offense--discharging firearms or hurling missiles--penalties.
- Section 578.315 Vulgar or profane language--passenger under influence of alcohol or drugs, penalties, exceptions--driver may remove passenger from bus, when.
- Section 578.320 Refusal of admission to terminal--requests for identification or to leave terminal authorized, failure to comply, penalty.
- Section 578.325 Detention in terminal by security guard authorized--no criminal or civil liability, exception.
- Section 578.330 Removal of baggage or cargo without owner's permission, penalty.
- Section 578.350 Gunshot wounds--physicians, nurses, therapists, duty to report, content--violation, penalty.
- Section 578.353 Immunity from civil liability, when.
- Section 578.360 Definitions.
- Section 578.363 Colleges and universities to have written policy prohibiting hazing.
- Section 578.365 Hazing--consent not a defense--penalties.
- Section 578.375 Definitions.
- Section 578.377 Unlawful receipt of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.379 Unlawful conversion of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.381 Unlawful transfer of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.383 Grade of offense, how determined.
- Section 578.385 Perjury--committed when obtaining public assistance, penalty.
- Section 578.387 Director of department of social services, attorney general--investigative powers--improper disclosure of information, penalty.
- Section 578.389 Enhanced penalty for multiple convictions.
- Section 578.390 Welfare fraud telephone hot line, attorney general, duties.
- Section 578.395 (Repealed L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1 A)
- Section 578.405 Citation of law--definitions.
- Section 578.407 Prohibited actions against animals, facilities, equipment and records.
- Section 578.409 Penalties for violations.
- Section 578.412 Director, law enforcement officers, authority to investigate--rules, procedure.
- Section 578.414 The crop protection act--director defined.
- Section 578.416 Prohibited acts.
- Section 578.418 Violations, penalties--civil actions, when.
- Section 578.420 Investigation of alleged violations--rulemaking authority.
- Section 578.421 Definitions.
- Section 578.423 Participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities, penalty--persons between ages of fourteen and seventeen participating to be transferred to courts of general jurisdiction.
- Section 578.425 Felony or misdemeanors committed to promote or assist criminal conduct by gang members, punishment in addition to regular sentences.
- Section 578.427 Labor union activities and other employee activities, exempt--local governments may adopt laws consistent with and alternative to.
- Section 578.430 Buildings, rooms and structures used for criminal street gangs' activities deemed public nuisances--owner knowing of gang use, court may order no occupancy up to one year.
- Section 578.433 Unlawful to maintain public nuisance--charges may be filed against owners and occupants--penalty, class C felony.
- Section 578.435 Weapon defined--weapons owned or in possession of gang members may be confiscated--weapon deemed a nuisance and destroyed by court order, when.
- Section 578.437 Weapon not to be declared a nuisance unless notice given to lawful owner, procedure--burden of proof on state that return of weapon would endanger lives.
- Section 578.445 Possession of tool to break into vending machine, with intent to steal--owner of vending machine may bring civil action for damages, when.
- Section 578.450 Posting of certain information over the internet prohibited, when.
- Section 578.500 Operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater--definitions--violations, penalty.
- Section 578.501 Funeral protests prohibited, when--citation of law--definitions.
- Section 578.502 Funeral protests prohibited, when--funeral defined.
- Section 578.503 Contingent effective date.
- Section 578.510 Misuse of military medals, penalty--misrepresentation of awarding of military medals, penalty--fraudulent use of the title of veteran, penalty.
- Section 578.520 Private land, permission of owner needed to fish, hunt, or trap, penalty for violation.
- Section 578.525 Private land, retrieval of wildlife, permission of owner required--penalty for violation.
- Section 578.530 Affirmative defense.
- Section 578.570 Fraud or deception in obtaining an instruction permit, driver's license, or nondriver's license--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 578.606 USDA regulations and standards, compliance with required--death of animal, notification of department required.
- Section 578.608 Animal may be killed, when, by whom--immunity from liability, when--trespass by animal, when.
- Section 578.610 Death or injury of a human by animal, liability of owner--liability insurance required--escape or release of animal, notification 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
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