Any dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency and that bites or injures another animal or human in the course of their official duties is exempt from the provisions of sections 273.033, 273.036, 578.012, and 578.024.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.022
Law enforcement dogs, exempt from certain laws, when
Known as the Missouri Criminal Street Gangs Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 578–578 (68 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2024, 2 histories; (L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2024 S.B. 754, et al.)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.