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TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
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 Until December 31, 2016--Agroterrorism, crime of--penalty--defenses.
- Section 578.009 Beginning January 1, 2017--Animal neglect--penalties.
- Section 578.009 Until December 31, 2016--Animal neglect and abandonment--penalties.
- Section 578.010 (Transferred 1983; now 574.075)
- Section 578.011 Animal trespass, penalty.
- Section 578.012 Beginning January 1, 2017--Animal abuse--penalties.
- Section 578.012 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--Warrant for entry on private property to inspect--impoundment of animals, disposition.
- Section 578.018 Until December 31, 2016--Warrant for entry on private property to inspect--impoundment of animals, disposition.
- Section 578.020 (Transferred 1983; now 578.150)
- Section 578.021 Beginning January 1, 2017--Neglected or abused animal not to be returned to owner or custodian, when.
- Section 578.021 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--Keeping a dangerous wild animal--penalty.
- Section 578.023 Until December 31, 2016--Keeper of dangerous wild animals must register animals, exceptions--penalty.
- Section 578.024 Beginning January 1, 2017--Keeping a dangerous dog--penalties.
- Section 578.024 Until December 31, 2016--Subsequent dog bites, liability of owner, penalty--exceptions.
- Section 578.025 Beginning January 1, 2017--Dogfighting--penalty.
- Section 578.025 Until December 31, 2016--Dogs, fighting, training to fight or injuring for amusement or gain, penalty--spectator, penalty.
- Section 578.026 Beginning January 1, 2017--Spectating dog fighting--penalty.
- Section 578.027 Beginning January 1, 2017--Causing a dog to pursue a live animal propelled by a device--penalty.
- Section 578.027 Until December 31, 2016--Dogs pursuing live animal propelled by device, causing, penalty.
- Section 578.028 Beginning January 1, 2017--Unlawful removal of an electronic dog collar or radio transmitting device--penalty--restitution.
- Section 578.028 Until December 31, 2016--Removal of certain collars from dogs with intent to prevent or hinder locating the dog, restitution required.
- Section 578.029 Beginning January 1, 2017--Knowingly releasing an animal--penalty.
- Section 578.029 Until December 31, 2016--Knowingly releasing an animal, crime of--penalty.
- Section 578.030 Beginning January 1, 2017--State highway patrol and other law enforcement officers, powers and duties to enforce animal protection.
- Section 578.030 Until December 31, 2016--State highway patrol and other law enforcement officers, powers and duties to enforce animal protection.
- Section 578.050 Beginning January 1, 2017--Bullbaiting and cockfighting--penalty.
- Section 578.050 Until December 31, 2016--Bullbaiting and cockfighting--penalty.
- Section 578.075 Until December 31, 2016--Blindness, feigning for profit.
- Section 578.095 Beginning January 1, 2017--Desecration of flags--penalty.
- Section 578.095 Until December 31, 2016--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 Until December 31, 2016--Failure to return rented personal property--evidence of intent to violate, when--law enforcement procedure--penalty--venue--exception.
- Section 578.151 Beginning January 1, 2017--Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the first degree--penalty.
- Section 578.151 Until December 31, 2016--Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the first degree--penalty.
- Section 578.152 Beginning January 1, 2017--Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the second degree--penalty.
- Section 578.152 Until December 31, 2016--Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the second degree--penalty.
- Section 578.153 Beginning January 1, 2017--Peace officer's and conservation agent's powers to enforce--failure to obey peace officer or conservation agent, penalty.
- Section 578.153 Until December 31, 2016--Peace officer's and conservation agent's powers to enforce--failure to obey peace officer or conservation agent, penalty.
- Section 578.154 Until December 31, 2016--Possession of anhydrous ammonia, crime of--penalty.
- Section 578.155 (Transferred 1993; now 260.216)
- Section 578.170 Definitions.
- Section 578.173 Beginning January 1, 2017--Baiting or fighting animals--penalty.
- Section 578.173 Until December 31, 2016--Baiting or fighting animals--penalty.
- Section 578.176 Beginning January 1, 2017--Bear wrestling--penalty.
- Section 578.176 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.200 Until December 31, 2016--Citation of law.
- Section 578.205 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.205 Until December 31, 2016--Definitions.
- Section 578.210 Until December 31, 2016--Entering, attempt to enter, defacing without permission, prohibited.
- Section 578.215 Until December 31, 2016--Cave or subsurface waters, placing structures or substances in violation of clean water law, prohibited, exceptions.
- Section 578.220 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.220 Until December 31, 2016--Exceptions, certain mining operations.
- Section 578.225 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.225 Until December 31, 2016--Violations, penalty.
- Section 578.250 Until December 31, 2016--Inhalation or inducing others to inhale solvent fumes to cause certain reactions, prohibited--exceptions.
- Section 578.255 Until December 31, 2016--Inducing, or possession with intent to induce, symptoms by use of certain solvents and other substances, prohibited.
- Section 578.260 Until December 31, 2016--Possession or purchase of solvents to aid others in violations, prohibited--violations of sections 578.250 to 578.260--penalty.
- Section 578.265 Until December 31, 2016--Selling or transferring solvents to cause certain symptoms, penalty--certain alcoholic beverage sellers prohibited from selling, penalty.
- Section 578.300 Until December 31, 2016--Definitions.
- Section 578.305 Until December 31, 2016--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 Until December 31, 2016--Bombs and explosives placed in or near bus or terminal--threat to commit offense--discharging firearms or hurling missiles--penalties.
- Section 578.315 Until December 31, 2016--Vulgar or profane language--passenger under influence of alcohol or drugs, penalties, exceptions--driver may remove passenger from bus, when.
- Section 578.320 Until December 31, 2016--Refusal of admission to terminal--requests for identification or to leave terminal authorized, failure to comply, penalty.
- Section 578.325 Until December 31, 2016--Detention in terminal by security guard authorized--no criminal or civil liability, exception.
- Section 578.330 Until December 31, 2016--Removal of baggage or cargo without owner's permission, penalty.
- Section 578.350 Beginning January 1, 2017--Medical deception--penalty--immunity, when.
- Section 578.350 Until December 31, 2016--Gunshot wounds--physicians, nurses, therapists, duty to report, content--violation, penalty.
- Section 578.353 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.353 Until December 31, 2016--Immunity from civil liability, when.
- Section 578.360 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.360 Until December 31, 2016--Definitions.
- Section 578.363 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.363 Until December 31, 2016--Colleges and universities to have written policy prohibiting hazing.
- Section 578.365 Beginning January 1, 2017--Hazing--consent not a defense--penalties.
- Section 578.365 Until December 31, 2016--Hazing--consent not a defense--penalties.
- Section 578.375 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.375 Until December 31, 2016--Definitions.
- Section 578.377 Until December 31, 2016--Unlawful receipt of public assistance benefits or EBT cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.379 Until December 31, 2016--Unlawful conversion of public assistance benefits or EBT cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.381 Until December 31, 2016--Unlawful transfer of public assistance benefits or EBT cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- Section 578.383 Until December 31, 2016--Grade of offense, how determined.
- Section 578.385 Until December 31, 2016--Perjury--committed when obtaining public assistance, penalty.
- Section 578.387 Until December 31, 2016--Director of department of social services, attorney general--investigative powers--improper disclosure of information, penalty.
- Section 578.389 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.389 Until December 31, 2016--Enhanced penalty for multiple convictions.
- Section 578.390 Until December 31, 2016--Welfare fraud telephone hot line, attorney general, duties.
- Section 578.392 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.392 Until December 31, 2016--Detection of fraud, department to study methods, report.
- Section 578.395 (Repealed L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1 § A)
- Section 578.398 Beginning January 1, 2017--Sports bribery, first degree, penalty.
- Section 578.399 Beginning January 1, 2017--Sports bribery, second degree, penalty.
- Section 578.405 Beginning January 1, 2017--Prohibited acts against animal research and production facilities--definitions--penalties.
- Section 578.405 Until December 31, 2016--Citation of law--definitions.
- Section 578.407 Until December 31, 2016--Prohibited actions against animals, facilities, equipment and records.
- Section 578.409 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.409 Until December 31, 2016--Penalties for violations.
- Section 578.412 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.412 Until December 31, 2016--Director, law enforcement officers, authority to investigate--rules, procedure.
- Section 578.414 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.414 Until December 31, 2016--The crop protection act--director defined.
- Section 578.416 Until December 31, 2016--Prohibited acts.
- Section 578.418 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.418 Until December 31, 2016--Violations, penalties--civil actions, when.
- Section 578.420 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.420 Until December 31, 2016--Investigation of alleged violations--rulemaking authority.
- Section 578.421 Beginning January 1, 2017--Definitions.
- Section 578.421 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--Felony or misdemeanors committed to promote or assist criminal conduct by gang members, punishment in addition to regular sentences.
- Section 578.425 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--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--penalty.
- Section 578.430 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.433 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--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 578.437 Until December 31, 2016--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 Until December 31, 2016--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 Until December 31, 2016--Posting of certain information over the internet prohibited, when.
- Section 578.475 Beginning January 1, 2017--International marriage brokers, notice to recruits--criminal history record and marital history record to be disseminated--client requirements--violations, penalty.
- Section 578.500 Until December 31, 2016--Operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater--definitions--violations, penalty.
- Section 578.501 (Repealed L. 2014 H.B. 1231 § A merged with H.B. 1372 § A)
- Section 578.502 (Repealed L. 2014 H.B. 1231 § A merged with H.B. 1372 § A)
- Section 578.503 (Repealed L. 2014 H.B. 1231 § A merged with H.B. 1372 § A)
- Section 578.510 Until December 31, 2016--Misuse of military medals, penalty--misrepresentation of awarding of military medals, penalty--fraudulent use of the title of veteran, penalty.
- Section 578.520 Beginning January 1, 2017--Unlawful fishing, hunting, or trapping on private land--affirmative defense--penalty.
- Section 578.520 Until December 31, 2016--Private land, permission of owner needed to fish, hunt, or trap, penalty for violation.
- Section 578.525 Beginning January 1, 2017--Unlawful retrieval of large or small game--affirmative defense--penalty.
- Section 578.525 Until December 31, 2016--Private land, retrieval of wildlife, permission of owner required--penalty for violation.
- Section 578.530 Beginning January 1, 2017--(Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)
- Section 578.530 Until December 31, 2016--Affirmative defense.
- Section 578.570 Until December 31, 2016--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 Beginning January 1, 2017--Violations, penalty--exceptions.
- Section 578.614 Until December 31, 2016--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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