Establishes an animal abuse offender registry

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3302
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE RUSH.
7168H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 589, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the
establishment of an animal abuse of fender registry .
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 589, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 589.765, to read as follows:
589.765. 1. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Missouri state highway patrol shall
2 post on its website, in a sear chable format prescrib ed by the department of public safety ,
3 the names of any person convicted of animal abuse under section 578.012 on or after
4 such date.
5 2. All cir cuit court clerks shall forward a copy of the judgment and date of birth
6 of all persons convicted of animal abuse to the Missouri state highway patrol within
7 sixty calendar days of the date of judgment.
8 3. Upon a person's first conviction for animal abuse under section 578.012, the
9 Missouri state highway patr ol shall maintain the person's name on the list under
10 subsection 1 of this section for two years following the date of conviction, after which
11 time the highway patrol shall rem ove the person's name fr om the list, pr ovided that the
12 person is not convicted of a second or subsequent offense of animal abuse during such
13 two-year period.
14 4. Upon a person's second or subsequent conviction for animal abuse, the
15 Missouri state highway patr ol shall maintain the person's name on the list under
16 subsection 1 of this section for five years following the date of the most recen t
17 conviction, after which time the highway patrol shall rem ove the person's name fr om
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.
18 the list, pr ovided that the person is not convicted of a second or subsequent offense of
19 animal abuse within such five-year period.
20 5. The Missouri state highway patrol shall rem ove a person's name fr om the
21 r egistry list if the sole offense that subjected the person to the pr ovisions of this section is
22 expunged.
23 6. The department of public safety may pr omulgate rules and regula tions to
24 implement the prov isions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is
25 defined in section 536.010, that is cr eated under the authority delegated in this section
26 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provi sions of
27 chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are
28 nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to
29 chapter 536 to review , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul a rule ar e
30 subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule
31 pr oposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
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