Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 30 - Animal Health › Chapter 9 - Animal Care Facilities › Section 2 CSR 30-9.040 - Large Carnivore Act Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in licensing,
				  operating, and inspecting large carnivore facilities.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
				  maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
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				  reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text
				  of the rule is printed here.
(1) The terms defined in sections
				578.600
				to
				578.624,
				RSMo, in addition to other relative terms pertaining to large carnivores, will
				be applied for use in
				2 CSR
				30-9.040 and 2 CSR
30-9.050.
(2) Definitions. As used in
				2 CSR
				30-9.040 and
				2 CSR
				30-9.050, the following terms shall mean:
(A) Adequate diet, a diet which is balanced
				to meet the dietary requirements, both nutritional and caloric, to maintain the
				health status and meet the needs of the species and age of each
				animal;
(B) Adequate housing, a
				facility which provides for sanitary conditions, protection from extreme
				weather conditions, and proper ventilation and meets the space requirement as
				defined by the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture
				(USDA);
(C) Attending veterinarian,
				a qualified veterinarian who has a written agreement to perform services for
				the licensee;
(D) Breeding, to mate
				adult large carnivores for the purpose of producing offspring;
(E) Circus, an incorporated, class C licensee
				that is licensed as defined by Title 9,
Code of Federal
				Regulations,
Part 1, published annually in January, herein
				incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by the
				United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N Capital Street NW, Washington,
				DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202) 5121800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
, that is
				temporarily in this state, and that offers skilled performances by live
				animals, clowns, and acrobats for public entertainment. This rule does not
				incorporate any later amendments or additions;
(F) Department, the Missouri Department of
				Agriculture (MDA);
(G) Director,
				the Director of Agriculture for Missouri;
(H) Division, the Division of Animal Health
				of the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
(I) Electronic identification device, an
				implantable device meeting ISO 11784/11785 standards and containing a fifteen
				(15)-digit number with an RF frequency of 134.2 Hz.;
(J) Facility, an indoor or outdoor cage, pen,
				or similar enclosure where a large carnivore is kept;
(K) Facility permit, the authorization
				obtained from the MDA which allows you to own and/or breed large
				carnivore(s);
(L) Humane killing,
				euthanasia must be in compliance with the American Veterinary Medical
				Association Recommended Methods of Euthanasia, unless a human life is at
				risk;
(M) Inspector, an individual
				employed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture or designated by the state
				veterinarian;
(N) Large carnivore,
				either of the following:
1. Any of the
				following large cats of the
Felidae
family that are nonnative
				to Missouri held in captivity: tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard,
				clouded leopard, and cheetah, including a hybrid cross with such cat, but
				excluding any unlisted nonnative cat, or any common domestic or house cat;
				or
2. A bear of a species that is
				nonnative to this state and held in captivity;
(O) Licensee, an individual who has been
				granted a permit under the large carnivore facility regulations;
(P) Livestock, the same meaning as such term
				is defined in section
				267.565,
				RSMo;
(Q) Movement permit, the
				authorization obtained from the MDA which allows you to transport large
				carnivore(s);
(R) Ownership, to
				possess, keep, or control a large carnivore or supervise or provide for the
				care and feeding of a large carnivore, including any activity relating to
				confining, handling, breeding, transporting, or exhibiting the large
				carnivore;
(S) Qualified
				veterinarian, a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine under
				Chapter 340, RSMo, under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Veterinary Medical
				Board;
(T) Research facility, a
				federal research facility as defined by Title 9,
Code of Federal
				Regulations,
Part 1, published annually in January, herein
				incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by the
				United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N Capital Street NW, Washington
				DC, 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800,
				website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
, or a facility
				required to be registered by USDA pursuant to Title 9,
Code of Federal
				Regulations,
Part 1. This rule does not incorporate any later
				amendments or additions;
(U) State
				veterinarian, the Director of the Animal Health Division of the Department of
				Agriculture; and
(V) Transport, to
				move a large carnivore from one (1) location to another.