Sheep, goats or cattle at a market or dealer's premises that are known to have been exposed to scabies may be released for consignment to slaughter under permit without dipping, when an inspection indicates freedom from any clinical evidence of the disease. Consignment may only be to a federal or state approved slaughtering establishment within the state of Missouri under a slaughter permit issued by the state veterinarian or his representative or the veterinarian approved for the market.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.690
Exposed animals released for slaughter, when
Known as the Missouri Livestock Disease Control and Eradication Law
The act spans §§ 267–267 (67 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1961; (L. 1961 p. 26 § 7)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.