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SB883 • 2026

Creates provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists

Creates provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Black, Rusty; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

  2. 2026-01-08 S126

    Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

  3. 2026-01-07 S39

    S First Read

  4. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

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SB 883 - The act creates provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists.

This act provides that current law governing the practice of veterinary medicine shall not prohibit any person qualified as a livestock reproductive specialist, as defined in the act, from acting under indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian while performing advanced reproductive technologies on livestock.

It is considered the practice of veterinary medicine to use any invasive procedure to remove an oocyte, in addition to any embryo as provided in current law, from an animal for the purpose of transplanting a fertilized oocyte into another female animal. Additionally, this act provides that the practice of veterinary medicine does not include a livestock reproductive specialist trained in advanced reproductive technologies to remove an embryo or oocyte from livestock for the purpose of transplanting such embryo into another female livestock animal or for the purpose of cryopreserving such embryo, or to implant such embryo into a livestock animal while under indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

A licensed veterinarian supervisor shall be responsible and liable for the acts and omissions of a livestock reproductive specialist working under his or her supervision. However, this provision shall not be construed to relieve a livestock reproductive specialist from liability for any of their own acts or omissions.

A person with certain academic credentials and having membership in certain organizations may provide advanced reproductive technologies to livestock under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. A person with such academic credentials, who is not a member of a nationally recognized organization that acknowledges persons performing embryo transfer or vitro fertilization, may qualify as a livestock reproductive specialist by examination and upon successful certification examination may provide advanced reproductive technologies to livestock under supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

The act creates the "Certification Examination Committee" which consists of three members described in the act. The members shall serve terms of four years but shall not serve more than two terms. The certification examination and continuing education of livestock reproductive specialists shall be approved by the Committee.

This act is substantially similar to HB 2470 (2026).
KATIE O'BRIEN