HCS HB 1404 -- ADEQUATE CONTROL OF AN ANIMAL (Cox)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Special Committee on Emerging Issues in
Animal Agriculture

This substitute creates the crime of failure to adequately
control an animal if the owner intentionally or recklessly fails
to adequately control or restrain his or her animal and the
animal bites or causes physical injury to a person unless the
person bitten or injured taunts, provokes, harms, or attempts to
harm the animal.  Anyone committing this crime will be guilty of
a class C misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B
misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:10 pm