FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.39
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBURNETT.
0983H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection578.012,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
animalabuse,withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section578.012,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection578.012,toreadasfollows:
578.012.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseofanimalabuseifheorshe:
2 (1)Intentionallyorpurposelykillsananimalinanymannernotallowedbyor
3expresslyexemptedfromtheprovisionsofsections578.005to578.023and273.030;
4 (2)Purposelyorintentionallycausesinjuryorsufferingtoananimal;or
5 (3)Havingownershiporcustodyofananimalknowinglyfailstoprovideadequate
6carewhichresultsinsubstantialharmtotheanimal.
7 2.Animalabuseisaclass[Amisdemeanor] Efelony, unlessthedefendanthas
8previouslybeenfoundguiltyofanimalabuseorthesufferinginvolvedinsubdivision(2)of
9subsection1ofthissectionistheresultoftortureormutilationconsciouslyinflictedwhilethe
10animalwasalive,inwhichcaseitisaclass[E]Dfelony.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.
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