A person shall not sell or offer for sale, or run at large on any common or unfenced lands in this state, any livestock affected with a serious external parasitic infestation or any infectious or contagious disease whatsoever; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the movement of such infected animals under conditions prescribed by the state veterinarian for the purpose of segregation or quarantine, or for immediate slaughter under state or federal inspection.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.430
Diseased animals — sale or running at large prohibited
Known as the Missouri Livestock Disease Control and Eradication Law
The act spans §§ 267–267 (67 sections).
Effective: 10 May 1978, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 14494, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1816); Prior revisions: 1929 § 12820; 1919 § 3658; 1909 § 4863
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.