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by tigers9 on January 26, 2009
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If I understand it correctly, as it is now in MO, people are supposed to register their ‘dangerous animals (cats, snakes, etc) locally. I guess this bill would make it a tougher requirement while it would remove smaller cats/mammals (margay, jaguarundi, coyote) and reptiles from registering requirement, but make it tougher on large mammal owners. Kind of a dividing bill for small mammals and reptile owners versus large cat owners. At least that is how I read this bill.
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http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=597907
SB 227 Modifies provisions relating to dangerous animal registration
Sponsor: Dempsey
LR Number: 1142S.01I Fiscal Note:
Committee:
Last Action: 1/22/2009 - S First Read--SB 227-Dempsey Journal Page: S163
Title: Calendar Position: 77
Effective Date: August 28, 2009
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SB 227 - Under current law, certain dangerous wild animals may not be kept unless they are registered with local law enforcement except if the animals are kept in a zoo, circus, scientific or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital or animal refuge. This act removes the exception for animal refuges. The act also adds the criteria that research laboratories and scientific and educational institutions must be accredited, veterinary hospitals must be permitted by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board, and zoos must be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in order for the exception to apply.
The act removes the margay, jaguarundi, coyote, and certain reptiles from the list of animals for which registration is required.
The act specifies that the law enforcement agency responsible for receiving the registrations is the chief law enforcement official in each county or in the City of St. Louis, or his or her designee.
Any such dangerous wild animal shall be registered within 5 days of being acquired or moved into any county or the city of St. Louis. The act adds the requirement that registration of such animals must be renewed annually.
The chief law enforcement official in each county or in St. Louis is required to maintain the registry of dangerous wild animals and make the registry available for disaster preparedness, emergencies, and to the general public via a website. The official can charge a registration fee to cover the administrative expenses associated with maintaining the registry not to exceed $50 for a first registration or $25 for a renewal registration. Animal refuges that operate as non-profit organizations are exempt from the fee provisions.
The act specifies the information that must be recorded as part of the animal's registration.
Any animal required to be registered under this act shall be identifiable by a microchip or other reliable identification device.
The act prohibits the bringing of any such dangerous wild animal to a public, commercial, or retail establishment unless it is a veterinarian or veterinary clinic. The animals shall not come into contact with anyone other than the owner, possessor, handler, or veterinarian.
A violation of the act is a Class A misdemeanor.
The act is similar to SB 1032 (2008).
ERIKA JAQUES
http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/pdf-bill/intro/SB227.pdf
EXPLANATION--Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 227
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DEMPSEY.
Read 1st time January 22, 2009, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
1142S.01I
AN ACT
To repeal section 578.023, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating
to dangerous wild animals, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 578.023, RSMo, is repealed and one new section
2 enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 578.023, to read as follows:
578.023. 1. No person [may] shall own, possess, or keep any lion, tiger,
2 leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, [margay,] mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat,
3 [ jaguarundi,] hyena, wolf, bear, nonhuman primate[, coyote, any deadly,
4 dangerous, or poisonous reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight feet
5 long], in any place other than a properly maintained [zoological park,]:
6 (1) Transitory circus[,];
7 (2) Accredited scientific[,] or educational institution[,];
8 (3) Accredited research laboratory[,];
9 (4) Permitted veterinary hospital, as authorized by the Missouri
10 veterinary medical board created under section 340.202, RSMo; or
11 [animal refuge,]
12 (5) Zoological park that is accredited by the Association of Zoos
13 and Aquariums;
14 unless such person has registered such [animals] animal with the [local] chief
15 law enforcement [agency in] official, or his or her designee, of the county or
16 city if not within a county in which the animal is kept. Such registration
17 shall be required within five days of acquiring, possessing, or moving
18 such an animal to a county or city not within a county. Any
19 registration under this section shall be required to be renewed on an
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20 annual basis throughout the duration of the animal's presence in such
21 location.
22 2. The chief law enforcement official in subsection 1 of this
23 section, or his or her designee, shall maintain a registry of any such
24 animals registered under this section. The registry shall be made
25 available to the public via a publicly-accessible website and shall
26 additionally be made available for disaster preparedness or for
27 emergencies. The chief law enforcement official may charge a
28 registration fee of an amount sufficient to cover the administrative
29 costs of maintaining the registry but such fee shall not exceed fifty
30 dollars for a first registration or twenty-five dollars for a renewal
31 registration. Any animal refuge that operates as a not-for-profit
32 organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
33 as amended, or an equivalent law which applies to such not-for-profit
34 entity, shall be exempt from the fee under this subsection.
35 3. The registration required in this section shall include the
36 following information:
37 (1) The name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of
38 the person owning, possessing, or keeping the animal;
39 (2) A description of each animal, including the scientific name,
40 given name, sex, age, color, weight, and any distinguishing marks or
41 coloration that would aid in the identification of the animal;
42 (3) A photograph of the animal;
43 (4) The exact location where the animal is to be kept;
44 (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the person from
45 whom the applicant obtained the animal, if known;
46 (6) The microchip number or other identification number for the
47 animal;
48 (7) The name, address, and telephone number of the veterinarian
49 providing veterinary care to the animal; and
50 (8) The name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of
51 any adult person designated as a handler for the animal.
52 4. Any animal required to be registered under this section shall
53 be identifiable by microchip or other reliable animal identification
54 device or system.
55 5. No animal required to be registered under this section shall
56 be allowed to enter upon or be taken to any public property, or any
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57 commercial or retail establishment unless the owner or possessor is
58 bringing the animal to a licensed veterinarian or veterinary clinic. No
59 such animal shall be permitted to come into contact with anyone other
60 than the owner, possessor, a registered designated handler, or a
61 veterinarian administering medical examination, treatment, or care.
62 6. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
63 class [C] A misdemeanor.
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by tigers9 on January 26, 2009
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should say larger mammals owners (it has bears, wolves,monkeys, etc...)Z
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