COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0801H.01I Bill No.:HB 296 Subject:Animals; Cities, Towns, and Villages; Political Subdivisions Type:Original Date:April 3, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal prohibits villages, towns, and cities from regulating dogs in a
breed-specific manner.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0801H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Local Government
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000) L.R. No. 0801H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the City of Springfield anticipate a negative impact from this proposal. Currently,
the City has heightened ownership requirements for pit bulls, including registration, muzzling
while not on owner’s property, and posting a sign on the property. The City would lose
approximately $25,000 in registration fees annually, and there may be additional unquantifiable
costs related to animal control issues.
Officials from the Missouri Department of Agriculture
impact on their organization. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary.
Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for this agency.
Officials from the City of Kansas City assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their
organization. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will
reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note.
In response to similar legislation from 2022, HB 1588, officials from the City of St. Louis
assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. Oversight does not have
any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note.
In response to similar legislation from 2021, HB 365, officials from the cities of Ballwin and
O’Fallon assumed the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their cities. Similarly, legislation
from 2021, SB 107 and legislation from 2020, HCS for HB Nos. 2241 & 2244, had officials
from the cities of Corder and Sugar Creek and the cities of Columbia and Brentwood
assuming respectively the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their cities. Oversight does not
have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal
note for these cities.
Oversight only reflects the responses that we have received from state agencies and political
subdivisions; however, other cities and counties were requested to respond to this proposed
legislation but did not. A general listing of political subdivisions included in our database is
available upon request.
Oversight notes Missouri’s annual registration fees for dangerous dogs can range from $50 to
$125 depending on which city you live in, while other states’ are as much as $500 per year.
Oversight researched 16 cities regarding their ordinances for dangerous dogs based on specific
breeds. Certain regulations are required for cities with “dangerous dog” ordinances in order to
keep dogs within the city limits. Such regulations include muzzling the dog, additional liability
insurance required by the owner, dog is kept in a pin or inside the house, and/or potential higher
registration fees. L.R. No. 0801H.01I
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Oversight notes that according to city leaders, a lot of the ordinances that did have regulations
either did not require additional fees, classification for “dangerous dogs” are for all breeds or not
many registrations were processed regarding dangerous dogs. While some local political
subdivisions may experience a reduction in fees collected based on the passage of this
legislation, Oversight assumes the impact would be less than $100,000 per year. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a negative fiscal impact that is $0 to less than $100,000 to local political
subdivisions for this proposal.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026$0$0$0FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Loss – potential loss of fees generated
from registering breed-specific dogs
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
$0 to (less than
$100,000)
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
The bill specifies that the General Assembly occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation
touching in any way the control or regulation of specific breeds of dogs. However, a village,
town, city, or county can still prohibit dogs from running at large or to further control or regulate
dogs within its boundaries so long as the ordinance, order, policy, or regulation is not breed
specific.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 0801H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
City of Springfield
Missouri Department of Agriculture
City of Kansas City
City of St. Louis
Ballwin
Corder
Sugar Creek
O’Fallon
Columbia
Brentwood
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 3, 2023April 3, 2023