578.022. Law enforcement dogs, exempt from certain laws, when. — Any dog that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency and that bites or injures another animal or human in the course of their official duties is exempt from the provisions of sections 273.033, 273.036, 578.012, and 578.024.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2024 S.B. 754, et al.)