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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.603 - Quarantined livestock testing — violations of orders — hearing — witnesses, fees and mileage — penalties, fines — appeals — fines credited to enforcement and administration fund.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 04 May 1989, see footnote
267.603. Quarantined livestock testing — violations of orders — hearing — witnesses, fees and mileage — penalties, fines — appeals — fines credited to enforcement and administration fund. —
1. Any owner or custodian of livestock placed under quarantine may be required by the state veterinarian to test or retest such livestock for disease, in accordance with the terms and conditions and upon such schedule as the state veterinarian shall designate in his order of quarantine. In the event that disease is discovered in any such livestock the owner thereof shall comply with the order of the state veterinarian in effecting the removal, disposition, or cure of any such diseased livestock, or animals or birds exposed thereto, in the manner and in the time period designated in such orders.
2. Any person who violates an order of the state veterinarian issued under this section may be summoned by the director to a hearing to be held in the county where the livestock are quarantined to be set not later than twenty days from the date of summons. At the hearing, such person and the state shall have the opportunity to present in person or by counsel such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any defense. The director may subpoena any persons or documents incident to the hearing, the director or his designated representative may take testimony orally, by deposition or by exhibit, in the same manner and with the same fees and mileage as prescribed in judicial proceedings in civil cases. The director or his designated representative may also administer oaths to those giving evidence. Following the hearing the director may:
(1) Assess a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation and a penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each day such person fails to implement tests for disease or effect the removal, disposal or cure of livestock subject to prior order of quarantine; or
(2) Dismiss the case.
3. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director after a hearing pursuant to this section may appeal to the circuit court for a trial de novo in the county where the livestock are quarantined. All penalties assessed under this section shall be credited to the livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 300)
Effective 5-04-89
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.604 - Injunction against owners of diseased livestock, when — venue.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 04 May 1989, see footnote
267.604. Injunction against owners of diseased livestock, when — venue. —
When, in the judgment of the director, any person has been repeatedly in violation of the animal health laws so as to pose a substantial ongoing risk to the livelihood of other livestock owners in this state by the dissemination of disease, the director may apply to the circuit court of the county in which such person resides, and such court shall have the authority to grant an order enjoining temporarily or permanently that person from engaging in the business directly or indirectly of possessing, owning, raising or otherwise maintaining custody of any livestock of the type constituting such risk.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 300)
Effective 5-04-89
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.605 - Laboratories to obtain permit, reports — hog cholera virus use limited — veterinarians to report contagions.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.605. Laboratories to obtain permit, reports — hog cholera virus use limited — veterinarians to report contagions. —
1. All laboratories, whether privately operated or otherwise, shall be required to report the results of their findings of contagious, communicable or infectious disease in specimens submitted to them and as may be required by the department.
2. All persons operating such laboratories shall make application and shall obtain a permit from the department in order to conduct diagnostic tests on any kind of animals or birds or tissues therefrom, as may be submitted by such laboratories.
3. Before issuing a permit, the department shall determine that the laboratory does qualify for such permit. The department shall also at any time suspend or revoke the laboratory's permit for failure to comply with the provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660 and the rules of the department.
4. Effective on and after January 1, 1960, the use of live or virulent hog cholera virus is prohibited, except as provided for in the rules of the department.
5. It shall be unlawful for any owner of livestock or animals as defined in sections 267.560 to 267.660, or for any veterinarian to withhold knowledge of or fail to report the existence of any contagious or communicable disease of livestock or animals owned or examined by him or in his possession.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.611 - Slaughter of animals, indemnification — accounting.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
267.611. Slaughter of animals, indemnification — accounting. —
1. When in the judgment of the state veterinarian, the slaughter method is the only means of controlling and eradicating a highly contagious or communicable or infectious disease of livestock, animals or birds, or when under cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture the slaughter method is required, notice shall be given to the owner or owners of the livestock exposed to or infected with the disease. Such livestock or birds or animals shall then be indemnified within the limits of appropriation, at a rate fixed by the director of the department of agriculture, except that such rate for ostriches and emu shall not exceed eight hundred dollars, and then destroyed under the supervision of a representative of the department or by the United States Department of Agriculture as the state veterinarian may elect, except that when exposed or infected or recovered livestock, animals and birds in such herds or flocks can be utilized for food purposes, the state veterinarian in his discretion may permit such animals, livestock or birds to be transported on permit and under supervision of a representative of the department to a slaughter establishment operating under the federal meat inspection service or under an approved municipal meat inspection service.
2. A careful account of the cost of the killing, burying and also the cleaning and disinfection of premises shall be kept by the representative of the department or a representative of the United States Department of Agriculture and the cost thereof shall be paid by the state when such cost is approved by the director.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 310)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.615 - License for male breeding animals, application, fee, renewal.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.615. License for male breeding animals, application, fee, renewal. —
1. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or association shall engage in the business of leasing, loaning or renting for a specified fee or other compensation male animals of the bovine or suis species for breeding purposes either on an individual or herd service basis until such person, firm, partnership, corporation or association shall have first applied for and received from the department a license to conduct such business.
2. The applicant shall state the nature of the business, the city, village, township, and county and complete post-office address at which the business is conducted, together with any additional information that the department may require.
3. The department shall issue to the applicant a license upon payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars for each and every male animal of the bovine species used in such business and five dollars for each of every male animal of the suis species used in such business. Said license shall be annually renewed on the first calendar day of each year. All fees collected hereunder shall be deposited to the credit of the veterinary fees fund.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 12)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.620 - Artificial insemination, license for production of semen, fee, renewal.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.620. Artificial insemination, license for production of semen, fee, renewal. —
1. No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association shall engage in the business of producing semen for the artificial insemination of female animals of the bovine or suis species until such person, firm, partnership, corporation or association shall have first applied for and received from the department a license to conduct such business.
2. The department shall issue to the applicant a license upon payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars for each and every male animal of the bovine species used in such business and five dollars for each and every male animal of the suis species used in such business. Said license shall be annually renewed on the first calendar day of each year.
3. All male animals of the bovine or suis species used in the production of semen for the artificial insemination of female animals of the same species shall meet such health standards as may be required by the rules and regulations of the department.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.625 - Bovine breeding males to be tested and vaccinated.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.625. Bovine breeding males to be tested and vaccinated. —
All male animals of the bovine or suis species used by a licensee in such breeding service shall be given such examinations, tests and vaccinations at such intervals of time as may be required by the rules and regulations of the department.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.630 - Law inapplicable to loan between breeders.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.630. Law inapplicable to loan between breeders. —
Nothing contained in sections 267.560 to 267.660 shall apply to the loan of a male animal by a breeder to another breeder.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 15)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.635 - Revocation of licenses for violations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.635. Revocation of licenses for violations. —
The department may suspend or revoke the license of any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association for violation of any of the provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660 or the rules and regulations adopted by the department hereunder.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.640 - Certification of disease free herds or flocks, when — cancellation.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.640. Certification of disease free herds or flocks, when — cancellation. —
1. When an owner of livestock or animals or a flock of birds makes application to the state veterinarian and agrees to follow one of the several plans for the control and eradication of a specific disease from his herd or flock, the state veterinarian may certify the herd as being free from said disease when all livestock or animals or birds in the flock have passed all necessary tests and have met all of the requirements and conditions as may be adopted from time to time by the department and the United States Department of Agriculture for the specific disease for which the herd or flock is being certified.
2. When the owner of any livestock or animals or flock of birds has fully complied with the requirements for the certification of his livestock herd or flock, animals or birds, the department shall issue a certificate approved by the department and the United States Department of Agriculture certifying to such fact and for such period of time as may be set forth in the rules and regulations for such certification.
3. The certification of any livestock, animals or flock may be removed or cancelled by the state veterinarian when the owner of a herd or a flock has violated any of the rules and regulations for the maintenance of such status.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.645 - Department may enter premises — rules and regulations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
267.645. Department may enter premises — rules and regulations. —
1. The department of agriculture is authorized and directed to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in performing the duties and exercising the powers vested in it under sections 267.560 to 267.660 and is empowered to enter at any time any premises, barns, stables, sheds, vehicles or other places where livestock or birds are kept for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660.
2. The department may make such rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of section 267.122 and chapter 536 as may be deemed necessary for the enforcement of sections 267.560 to 267.660 including all necessary rules and regulations for the entry and movement of livestock, animals or birds into, within and through the state.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 18, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.650 - Animals impounded when, costs paid by owner — redemption.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 02 Jan 1979, see footnote
267.650. Animals impounded when, costs paid by owner — redemption. —
Livestock, animals or birds which are held, moved or transported in violation of the provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660, or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, shall be seized and taken into custody by an authorized agent of the department of agriculture or by any state or county law enforcement officer at the request of the department. The department shall impound and hold all animals or birds seized and taken into custody at the owner's expense and without liability to the department. Animals or birds so seized and impounded may be redeemed by the owner and released to him by the department only after all such animals or birds have been tested, vaccinated and properly identified, if infected, by the state veterinarian or his agent. In order to redeem the animals or birds, the owner shall pay all expenses including the care and feeding of such animals or birds and the expense of testing, vaccinating or identifying. All infected animals or birds shall be consigned by the owner to slaughter upon redemption. If the animals or birds are not redeemed by the owner within five days after seizure, the department may apply to the circuit court of any county in which the animals or birds are impounded and the department under court order shall sell such animals or birds for slaughter and deduct from the net proceeds thereof all expenses of the department in connection with the seizure and impoundment of such animals or birds and remit the balance to the owner.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 19, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Effective 1-02-79
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.655 - Civil penalties.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
*267.655. Civil penalties. —
In addition to the remedies provided for in sections 267.560 to 267.660 by law, the following civil penalties may be imposed:
(1) If the department director determines, after inquiry and opportunity for a hearing, that any individual is in violation of any provision of sections 267.560 to 267.660, or any regulations issued thereunder, the director shall have the authority to assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars per incident. In the event that a person penalized or ordered to pay restitution under this section fails to pay the penalty or restitution, the director may apply to the circuit court of Cole County for, and the court is authorized to enter, an order enforcing the assessed penalty or restitution;
(2) The prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation of any provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660 occurs or the attorney general of the state, is hereby authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain any person from violating any provisions of sections 267.560 to 267.660.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 20, A.L. 2013 H.B. 542 merged with S.B. 9)
Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 542); 10-11-13 (S.B. 9)
*S.B. 9 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. S.B. 9 was vetoed July 2, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.660 - Violation, a misdemeanor.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1959
267.660. Violation, a misdemeanor. —
Any person violating any provision of sections 267.560 to 267.660 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.
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(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 21)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.673 - Sheep and goats to be dipped, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.673. Sheep and goats to be dipped, when. —
All breeding and feeding sheep and goats offered for sale, barter or exchange at any market or at any dealer's premises, or otherwise moved or released from any market or dealer's premises, vehicle or conveyance, shall, within ten days of such sale, barter, exchange, release or movement, be dipped in an approved dip under the supervision of an approved licensed veterinarian or an employee of the Missouri department of agriculture or of the animal disease eradication division of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.677 - Identification marks on dipped sheep and goats.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.677. Identification marks on dipped sheep and goats. —
All sheep and goats so dipped shall be identified or marked in a manner approved by the department and shall be accompanied by a certificate showing that the sheep or goats were dipped under supervision.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.680 - Markets and dealers to provide dipping facilities — records to be kept.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.680. Markets and dealers to provide dipping facilities — records to be kept. —
1. Market operators and dealers in sheep and goats shall provide satisfactory dipping facilities approved by the department and shall maintain records which show the true origin of the sheep and goats including name and address of the seller or consignor, number, date of receipt, date of dipping, and including all certificates, permits, conductors' manifests, waybills, bills of lading for each consignment of sheep or goats consigned to and leaving the market or dealer's premises.
2. All incoming waybills, permits, and health or inspection certificates are to be retained for a period of one year and made available upon demand by a representative of the department or the division.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.683 - Animals may be sold for slaughter without dipping, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.683. Animals may be sold for slaughter without dipping, when. —
Sheep and goats, when inspected at the market or dealer's premises and found free of scabies or known exposure thereto, may be sold for slaughter purposes without dipping if consigned directly and immediately to:
(1) A slaughtering establishment operating under federal or approved municipal meat inspection service; or
(2) A slaughtering establishment as otherwise approved by the department of agriculture; or
(3) A stockyards market operating under federal stockyards inspection service, and are not diverted enroute, and are accompanied by a waybill, weight bill or bill of lading or permit showing the name of the market or dealer from which released, the name of purchaser and consignor, the name of the slaughtering establishment or stockyards market to which consigned, the name of the commission firm when consigned to a federal stockyards market, the name of the transportation agency, the number and general description of sheep or goats in the consignment. A legible copy of the waybill, bill of lading or permit shall be promptly furnished the department. In lieu of a waybill, the sheep or goats may be released under a slaughter permit issued by the veterinarian approved for the market.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.687 - Infected sheep, goats or cattle, how treated — quarantine — moved, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.687. Infected sheep, goats or cattle, how treated — quarantine — moved, when. —
Sheep, goats or cattle found to be infected
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with scabies at a market or on dealer's premises, or elsewhere, shall be immediately dipped, or otherwise treated as directed by and under the supervision of a representative of the department or of the division, or an accredited approved veterinarian, at the owner's expense. Said sheep, goats or cattle shall remain under quarantine until released by the department, or its representative, and shall be redipped if necessary, or otherwise treated as directed by and under the supervision of the department or its representative, at the owner's expense. Except that the sheep, goats or cattle with scabies may be moved, without dipping, directly to a federally inspected or state approved slaughtering establishment within this state under permit from the state veterinarian or his representative. A copy of the quarantine order or slaughter permit shall be immediately forwarded to the department.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 6)
*Word "affected" in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.690 - Exposed animals released for slaughter, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.690. Exposed animals released for slaughter, when. —
Sheep, goats or cattle at a market or dealer's premises that are known to have been exposed to scabies may be released for consignment to slaughter under permit without dipping, when an inspection indicates freedom from any clinical evidence of the disease. Consignment may only be to a federal or state approved slaughtering establishment within the state of Missouri under a slaughter permit issued by the state veterinarian or his representative or the veterinarian approved for the market.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.693 - Exposed animals quarantined — consignment for slaughter.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.693. Exposed animals quarantined — consignment for slaughter. —
Sheep, goats or cattle exposed to scabies shall be immediately quarantined to the premises and either dipped under supervision or in lieu of dipping the exposed sheep or goats, if an inspection indicates freedom from clinical evidence of scabies, may be consigned under permit directly to an approved slaughtering establishment within Missouri, or to a federally inspected stockyards market within Missouri, provided notice of such shipment is given to the veterinarian in charge in advance of the shipment.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.697 - Sheep or goats deemed exposed, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.697. Sheep or goats deemed exposed, when. —
Sheep or goats that are maintained on any premises that are adjacent to sheep or goats that are found to be infected
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with scabies shall be considered as having been exposed to scabies.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 9)
*Word "affected" in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.700 - All animals in group classed as infected or exposed, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.700. All animals in group classed as infected or exposed, when. —
All the sheep, goats or cattle in a group in which the disease of scabies is present, or from a group known or considered to be exposed to scabies, shall be classed as infected or exposed and none of them shall be moved or released until dipped as provided for in sections 267.670 to 267.730 and the regulations of the department.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.703 - Infected or exposed animals not to be moved.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.703. Infected or exposed animals not to be moved. —
No sheep or goats which, just prior to movement, were infected with or exposed to scabies shall be moved into or within the state of Missouri for any purposes except as provided in sections 267.670 to 267.730 and the regulations of the department and the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.707 - County certified as "scabies free area", when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.707. County certified as "scabies free area", when. —
When all flocks of sheep and goats within a county have been inspected by a representative of the department or of the division and are found to be free of scabies, the department may certify the county as a "scabies free area".
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 12)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.710 - Entrance of sheep or goats from noncertified to certified areas.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.710. Entrance of sheep or goats from noncertified to certified areas. —
1. Sheep or goats from counties or areas within Missouri that have not been certified by the department as being scabies free shall not enter scabies free areas for breeding or feeding purposes unless dipped in an approved dip under supervision within ten days preceding shipment or movement, and satisfactory evidence of the dipping accompanies the shipment and is given to the purchaser or consignee.
2. Undipped sheep and goats from counties or areas that have not been certified by the department and are not known to be infected
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with scabies or exposure thereto may enter certified scabies free counties or areas, only when consigned directly to a stockyards market or licensed auction market, provided the sheep or goats are accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading, certificate of inspection or permit.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 13)
*Word "affected" in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.713 - Importation of sheep or goats for breeding or feeding, regulations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.713. Importation of sheep or goats for breeding or feeding, regulations. —
1. All sheep or goats entering the state for breeding and feeding purposes shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an approved veterinarian at point of origin showing that the sheep or goats are free of all contagious and infectious diseases or known exposure thereto and that the sheep or goats are from a state or area certified as being free of scabies by the division, except that a health certificate may not be required when consigned to a market operating under full-time federal stockyards inspection service; provided, that the shipment is accompanied by a waybill showing the identifying ear tag number, tattoo number, or registration name and number on all registered breeding animals. In the case of sheep and goats for feeding purposes, a permit must be obtained from the state veterinarian of Missouri.
2. If not from a scabies free state or area, all sheep or goats entering the state for feeding or breeding purposes shall be accompanied by a certificate showing that the sheep or goats were dipped under supervision within ten days prior to entry into the state, except that undipped sheep or goats may be moved under a special permit issued by the state veterinarian of Missouri, when circumstances warrant and the movement of undipped sheep is not prohibited by federal interstate regulations. Sheep and goats entering the state for slaughtering purposes, when originating from an area or a state not designated as being scabies free, shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection certifying that the sheep or goats are free of clinical evidence of scabies; provided, further, that such sheep or goats are slaughtered within seventy-two hours following their entry.
3. All markets and dealers shall retain all incoming waybills, permits, and health or inspection certificates, for a period of one year and same to be made available at all times and upon demand by a representative of the department or the division.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.717 - Registration of sheep shearers — duties.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.717. Registration of sheep shearers — duties. —
1. All persons engaged in the shearing of sheep or goats shall, within thirty days, register with the department on forms provided by the department and shall further register on the first day of January of each calendar year thereafter. Any person not so registered shall not engage in the shearing of sheep or goats other than his own.
2. All persons engaged in the shearing of sheep and goats in counties having scabies as determined by the department shall clean and disinfect all equipment immediately following the completion of each shearing operation and before leaving the premises. The cleaning and disinfecting shall be in accordance with procedures as outlined by the department.
3. All persons engaged in the shearing of sheep or goats shall, within five days, promptly report any suspicion or evidence of scabies to the state, district or area veterinarian or area livestock inspector, giving name and address of the owner and exact location of premises.
4. All persons engaged in the shearing of sheep or goats shall maintain records of all sheep or goats sheared by them, which shall show the number of sheep or goats, the name and address of owner, the date of shearing. These records shall be made available to a representative of the department or division upon demand and shall be retained for a period of one year.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.720 - Dealer registration — inspection of premises.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.720. Dealer registration — inspection of premises. —
1. All dealers shall, within thirty days, register with the department on forms provided by the department and shall further register on the first day of January of each calendar year thereafter.
2. Dealers' premises shall be inspected at regular intervals by a representative of the department or the division.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 15)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.723 - Rules and regulations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
267.723. Rules and regulations. —
The department is empowered to make and promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the eradication of scabies in sheep, goats and cattle and to effectively carry out the provisions of sections 267.670 to 267.730, pursuant to the provisions of section 267.122 and chapter 536.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 17, A.L. 1965 p. 95, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.727 - Injunction to restrain violations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.727. Injunction to restrain violations. —
In addition to the remedies provided for in sections 267.670 to 267.730, the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation of any provision of sections 267.670 to 267.730 occurs, or the attorney general of the state, is hereby authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain any person from violating any provision of sections 267.670 to 267.730.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 18)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 267 - State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals › Section 267.730 - Violation, misdemeanor.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 267
• Effective - 28 Aug 1961
267.730. Violation, misdemeanor. —
Any person violating any provision of sections 267.670 to 267.730 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(L. 1961 p. 26 § 19)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.011 - Definitions.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.011. Definitions. —
When used in sections 268.011 to 268.171:
(1)
"Brand"
means a permanent identification mark placed on the hide of a live animal by a hot iron, cryo-branding, or any other method approved by the director of a size at time of application not smaller than three inches in diameter;
(2)
"Cryo-branding"
means a brand produced by application of extreme cold temperature;
(3)
"Director"
means the director of the department of agriculture;
(4)
"Person"
means an individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation; the singular shall also mean the plural where applicable.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 1, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.021 - Adoption of brands authorized.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.021. Adoption of brands authorized. —
Any person having cattle, sheep, horses, mules, or asses shall have the right to adopt a brand for the use of which he shall have the exclusive right in this state, after recording the brand as provided in sections 268.011 to 268.171.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.031 - Recorded brands as evidence.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.031. Recorded brands as evidence. —
No evidence of ownership by brand shall be permitted in any court in this state unless the brand shall be recorded as provided in sections 268.011 to 268.171.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 3, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.041 - Adoption of brand, procedure, fee — conflicts, duty of director, recording.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.041. Adoption of brand, procedure, fee — conflicts, duty of director, recording. —
Any person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to the director proper brand application forms of the desired brand, together with a recording fee of thirty-five dollars. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the director shall file the same and unless the brand is of record as that of some other person or conflicts with or closely resembles the brand of another person, the director shall record the same. If the director determines that the brand is of record or conflicts with or closely resembles the brand of another person he shall not record it but shall return the facsimile and fee to the forwarding person. The power of examination, approval, acceptance, or rejection shall be vested in the director, subject to the provisions of chapter 536 and the appeals granted therein. It shall be the duty of the director to file all brands offered for record pending the examination provided for in this section. The director shall make the examination as promptly as possible. If the brand is accepted, the ownership thereof shall vest in the person recording it from the date of filing.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 4, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.051 - Brand recording, effect of.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.051. Brand recording, effect of. —
The recording provided for in sections 268.011 to 268.171 shall secure the brand to the person and shall be considered personal property of the owner.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.061 - Copies of record furnished — additional copies, fee.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.061. Copies of record furnished — additional copies, fee. —
As soon as the brand is recorded by the director, he shall furnish the owner thereof with two certified copies of the record of the brand. Additional certified copies may be obtained by the payment of ten dollars for each copy.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.063 - Confidentiality of premises registration information.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
268.063. Confidentiality of premises registration information. —
Any information related to premises registration shall be confidential information, to be shared with no one except state and federal animal health officials, and shall not be subject to subpoena or other compulsory production.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.071 - Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.071. Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty. —
It shall be unlawful to use any brand for branding any horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses unless the brand has been recorded as provided by sections 268.011 to 268.171. Hot brands and cryo-brands, consisting of arabic numerals only, may be used in conjunction with recorded brands for within-the-herd identification and as such shall not be recorded; and when so used shall not be evidence of ownership. Anyone convicted of violating this section shall be fined a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or be confined in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.081 - In-herd brands, location of.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.081. In-herd brands, location of. —
Any brand used for in-herd identification shall be located at least ten inches apart from the ownership brand.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.091 - Brand definition and location, single letter or figure unacceptable.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.091. Brand definition and location, single letter or figure unacceptable. —
Brand definition shall include the designated letters and figures in combination with one of the following locations on the animal: The shoulder, ribs, or hip on the right side and the shoulder, ribs or hip on the left side, as determined by standing behind the animal. No single letter or single figure shall be accepted as a registered brand.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.101 - Brands transferable, transfer fee.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.101. Brands transferable, transfer fee. —
1. Any brand recorded as provided in section 268.041 shall be the property of the person causing the record to be made and shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent as personal property. Instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of the brand shall be recorded by the director, and the fee for recording the sale, assignment, or transfer shall be ten dollars.
2. As soon as instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of a brand have been recorded by the director, he shall furnish the new owner certified copies of the sale, assignment, or transfer.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 §§ 10, 11, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.111 - Disputed ownership investigated, how — costs, how paid.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.111. Disputed ownership investigated, how — costs, how paid. —
In all suits at law or equity or in any criminal proceedings in which the title to animals is an issue, the certified copies recorded as provided for in section 268.061 shall be prima facie evidence of the ownership of the animal by the person in whose name the brand is recorded. Disputes in custody or ownership of branded animals shall be investigated, on request, by the sheriff of the county where the animals are located and he may call upon the services of a disinterested veterinarian, approved by the director of the department of agriculture, in reading the brands on animals. The cost of the veterinarian's services shall be borne by the person requesting the investigation, but this cost shall be reasonable and fair. The results of the sheriff's investigation shall be a public record and be admissible in evidence.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 12)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.121 - Recorded brand list a public record, furnished to general public at cost.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
268.121. Recorded brand list a public record, furnished to general public at cost. —
It shall be the duty of the director from time to time to create a list of all brands on record at that time and make such list available to the public on a publicly accessible website. The list shall be updated from time to time. The list shall contain a facsimile of all brands recorded and the owner's name and post office address. The records shall be arranged in convenient form for reference. The list may be sold to the general public at the cost of its printing and mailing.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 13, A.L. 2011 H.B. 458 merged with S.B. 356)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.131 - Fees, disposition — livestock brands fund, creation, use, administration.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.131. Fees, disposition — livestock brands fund, creation, use, administration. —
All fees and money collected under the provisions of sections 268.011 to 268.171 by the director shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the "Livestock Brands Fund", which is hereby created. The state treasurer shall administer the fund, and the moneys in the fund shall be used solely, upon appropriation, by the division of animal health of the department of agriculture in the administration of this chapter. The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of every two fiscal years shall be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 14, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals › Section 268.141 - Owner of brand to pay fee, when, amount — forfeiture of brand, reissuance, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 268
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
268.141. Owner of brand to pay fee, when, amount — forfeiture of brand, reissuance, when. —
Each owner of a brand of record shall pay to the director a fee of twenty dollars on March first of each fifth year after registration. The director shall give a receipt for all such payments made and if any owner of a brand of record shall fail, refuse, or neglect to pay such fee by July first of each year in which it is due, the brand shall become forfeited and no longer be carried in the record. Any such forfeited brand shall not be issued to any other person within a period of less than five years following date of forfeiture.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 15, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)