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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2825
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE DOLL.
6278H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 578.012, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
animal abuse, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 578.012, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 578.012, to read as follows:
578.012. 1. A person commits the of fense of animal abuse if he or she:
2 (1) Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or
3 expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 578.005 to 578.023 and 273.030;
4 (2) Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suf fering to an animal; or
5 (3) Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate
6 care which results in substantial harm to the animal.
7 2. Animal abuse is a class [ A misdemeanor ] E felony , unless the defendant has
8 previously been found guilty of animal abuse or the suf fering involved in subdivision (2) of
9 subsection 1 of this section is the result of torture or mutilation consciously inflicted while the
10 animal was alive, in which case it is a class [ E ] D felony .
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.