| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsection578.018,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 9 | 8 | | confiscationofanimals,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Section578.018,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection578.018,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | 578.018.1.Any[dulyauthorizedpublichealthofficialor]lawenforcementofficial |
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| 14 | 13 | | 2mayseekawarrantfromtheappropriatecircuitcourttoenable[himorher]thelaw |
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| 15 | 14 | | 3enforcementofficialtoenterprivatepropertyinordertoinspect,carefor,or[impound] |
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| 16 | 15 | | 4confiscateneglectedorabusedanimalsassetforthinsuchwarrant. Allrequestsforsuch |
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| 17 | 16 | | 5warrantsshallbesigned,witnessed,andaccompaniedbyanaffidavitstatingtheprobable |
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| 18 | 17 | | 6causetobelieveaviolationofsections578.005to[578.023] 578.025hasoccurred.Aperson |
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| 19 | 18 | | 7actingundertheauthorityofawarrantshall: |
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| 20 | 19 | | 8 (1)[Begiven] Appearatadispositionhearingbeforethecourtthroughwhichthe |
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| 21 | 20 | | 9warrantwasissued,withinthirtydaysofthefilingoftherequestforthewarrantforthe |
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| 22 | 21 | | 10purposeofgrantingimmediatedispositionoftheanimals[impounded]. Noanimalshallbe |
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| 23 | 22 | | 11sterilizedpriortothecompletionofsuchdispositionhearingunlessnecessarytosavelife |
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| 24 | 23 | | 12orrelievesuffering; |
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| 25 | 24 | | 13 (2)Place[impounded] animalsinthecareorcustodyofaveterinarian,the |
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| 26 | 25 | | 14appropriateanimalcontrolauthority,[or]ananimalshelter, orathirdpartyapprovedby |
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| 27 | 26 | | 15thecourt. Ifnoappropriateveterinarian,animalcontrolauthority,[or]animalshelter, or |
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| 28 | 27 | | 16thirdpartyisavailable,theanimalshallnotbe[impounded] confiscatedunlessitisdiseased |
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| 29 | 28 | | 17ordisabledbeyondrecoveryforanyusefulpurpose; |
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| 30 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (3)Humanelykillanyanimal[impounded] confiscatedifitisdeterminedbya |
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| 32 | 31 | | 19licensedveterinarianthattheanimalisdiseasedordisabledbeyondrecoveryforanyuseful |
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| 33 | 32 | | 20purpose; |
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| 34 | 33 | | 21 (4)Notbeliableforanyreasonableandnecessarydamagetopropertywhileacting |
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| 35 | 34 | | 22undersuchwarrant. |
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| 36 | 35 | | 23 2.(1)Theownerofanyanimalthathasbeenconfiscatedunderthissectionshall |
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| 37 | 36 | | 24notberesponsiblefortheanimal'scareandkeepingpriortoadispositionhearingif,at |
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| 38 | 37 | | 25thedispositionhearing,thereisnofindingofneglectorabusebythecourtandthecourt |
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| 39 | 38 | | 26orderstheanimalreturnedtotheowner. |
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| 40 | 39 | | 27 (2)If,atthedispositionhearing,thecourtfindsthatneglectorabuselikely |
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| 41 | 40 | | 28occurredanddoesnotordertheanimalreturnedtotheowner,aftercompletionofthe |
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| 42 | 41 | | 29dispositionhearingtheownerorcustodianoranypersonclaiminganinterestinanyanimal |
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| 43 | 42 | | 30thathasbeen[impounded] confiscatedbecauseofneglectorabusemaypreventdisposition |
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| 44 | 43 | | 31oftheanimalafterthedispositionhearinganduntilfinaljudgment,settlement,or |
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| 45 | 44 | | 32dismissalofanycriminalchargesbypostingreasonablebondorsecuritywithinseventy- |
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| 46 | 45 | | 33twohoursofthedispositionhearinginanamountsufficienttoprovidefortheanimal'scare |
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| 47 | 46 | | 34andkeeping[foratleastthirtydays,inclusiveofthedateonwhichtheanimalwastakeninto |
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| 48 | 47 | | 35custody] andconsistentwiththefairmarketcostofboardingsuchananimalinan |
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| 49 | 48 | | 36appropriateretailboardingfacility. Notwithstandingthefactthatreasonablebondmaybe |
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| 50 | 49 | | 37postedpursuanttothis[subsection] subdivision, theauthorityhavingcustodyoftheanimal |
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| 51 | 50 | | 38mayhumanelydisposeoftheanimalattheendofthetimeforwhichreasonableexpensesare |
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| 52 | 51 | | 39coveredbythebondorsecurity,unlessthereisacourtorderprohibitingsuchdisposition. |
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| 53 | 52 | | 40Suchordershallprovideforareasonablebondorothersecurityintheamountnecessaryto |
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| 54 | 53 | | 41protecttheauthorityhavingcustodyoftheanimalfromanycostofthecare,keeping, or |
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| 55 | 54 | | 42disposaloftheanimal. |
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| 56 | 55 | | 43 (3)Theauthoritytakingcustodyofananimalshallgivenoticeoftheprovisionsof |
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| 57 | 56 | | 44thissectionbypostingacopyofthissectionattheplacewheretheanimalwastakeninto |
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| 58 | 57 | | 45custodyorbydeliveringittoapersonresidingontheproperty. |
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| 59 | 58 | | 46 3.Theownerorcustodianofanyanimalhumanelykilledpursuanttothissection |
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| 60 | 59 | | 47shallnotbeentitledtorecoveranydamagesrelatedtonortheactualvalueoftheanimalifthe |
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| 61 | 60 | | 48animalwasfoundbyalicensedveterinariantobediseasedordisabledbeyondrecoveryfor |
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| 62 | 61 | | 49anyusefulpurpose, oriftheownerorcustodianfailedtopostbondorsecurityforthecare, |
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| 63 | 62 | | 50keeping, anddispositionoftheanimalafterbeingnotifiedof[impoundment] confiscation |
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| 64 | 63 | | 51andaftercompletionofthedispositionhearing. |
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| 65 | 64 | | 52 4.Allanimalsconfiscatedunderthissectionshallreceivepropercareas |
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| 66 | 65 | | 53determinedbystatelawandregulationsforeachspecificanimalandfacilityor |
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| 67 | 66 | | 54organizationwheretheanimalisplacedaftersuchconfiscation.Anysuchfacilityor |
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| 68 | 67 | | HCSHB489 2 55organizationshallbeliabletotheanimalownerfordamagesforanynegligentactsor |
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| 69 | 68 | | 56abuseofsuchanimalthatoccurswhiletheanimalisinthecare,custody,andcontrolof |
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| 70 | 69 | | 57thefacilityororganization. |
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| 71 | 70 | | 58 5.Intheeventthattheanimalownerisnotliableforthecostsincurredforthe |
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| 72 | 71 | | 59placementandcareofananimaloranimalswhilechargeswerepending,suchcosts |
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| 73 | 72 | | 60relatingtoplacementandcare,aswellasliabilityforthelifeordeathoftheanimaland |
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| 74 | 73 | | 61formedicalproceduresperformedwhilechargeswerepending,shallbethe |
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| 75 | 74 | | 62responsibilityofandshallbeborneandpaidbytheconfiscatingagency.Suchcosts |
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| 76 | 75 | | 63shallbeconsistentwiththefairmarketvalueofboardingananimalataretail |
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| 77 | 76 | | 64establishmentandwiththeusualandcustomarycostsofveterinarymedicalservices |
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| 78 | 77 | | 65providedbyacliniclicensedunderchapter340. |
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| 79 | 78 | | 66 6.Iftheownerpostedasufficientbondandisacquittedorthereisafinal |
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| 80 | 79 | | 67dischargewithoutconviction,unlessthereisasettlementagreement,consentjudgment, |
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| 81 | 80 | | 68orasuspendedimpositionofsentence,theownermaydemandthereturnoftheanimal |
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| 82 | 81 | | 69heldincustody.Anyentitywithcare,custody,andcontrolofsuchanimalshall |
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| 83 | 82 | | 70immediatelyreturnsuchanimaltotheownerupondemandandproofofsuchacquittal |
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| 84 | 83 | | 71orfinaldischargewithoutconviction.Uponacquittalorfinaldischargewithout |
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| 85 | 84 | | 72conviction,unlessthereisasettlementagreement,consentjudgment,orasuspended |
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| 86 | 85 | | 73impositionofsentence,theownershallnotbeliableforanycostsincurredrelatingto |
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| 87 | 86 | | 74theplacementorcareoftheanimalduringthependencyofthecharges. |
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| 88 | 87 | | 75 7.Anypersonorentitythatintentionallyeuthanizes,otherthanaspermissible |
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| 89 | 88 | | 76underthissection,orintentionallysterilizesananimalpriortoadispositionhearingor |
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| 90 | 89 | | 77duringanyperiodforwhichreasonablebondwassecuredfortheanimal'scareisguilty |
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| 91 | 90 | | 78ofaclassBmisdemeanorandshallbeliabletotheowneroftheanimalfordamages |
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| 92 | 91 | | 79including,butnotlimitedto,theactualvalueoftheanimal.Eachviolationagainsteach |
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| 93 | 92 | | 80individualanimalisaseparateoffense.AnysecondorsubsequentviolationisaclassA |
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| 94 | 93 | | 81misdemeanorandanyentitylicensedunderstatelawshallbesubjecttolicensure |
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| 95 | 94 | | 82sanctionbyitsgoverningbody. |
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| 96 | 95 | | âś” |
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| 97 | 96 | | HCSHB489 3 |
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