Title XXI — PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

322.010. Definitions. — For the purpose of sections 322.010 to 322.145, the following words and following phrases shall be considered and held to mean the following: (1) "Affected with rabies", infected with the rabies virus as determined by standard laboratory testing; (2) "Expo…

322.020. Dogs prohibited from running at large, when. — No dogs affected with rabies, commonly called mad dogs, nor dogs exposed to rabies, shall be allowed to run at large in any city, town, village, township or school district within this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14538, r…

322.030. Duty of owner or person in charge to kill dog or have immunized. — Whenever any dog has been bitten by, fought with, or has been substantially exposed to any dog affected with rabies, it shall be the duty of the owner, or person in charge thereof, forthwith to kill such …

322.040. Quarantine order to be issued by mayor — to be published and posted. — Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any city, town or village in this state, the mayor of such city, town or village shall, according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order, requiring…

322.050. County commission or presiding commissioner empowered to act. — Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any county, township, or school district in this state, outside of any city, town or village in such county, it shall be the duty of the county commission or, when the co…

322.060. Duty of officials to kill dogs — exceptions. — Whenever any quarantine order is issued as provided in section 322.040 or section 322.050 it shall be the duty of all police officers, and town marshals and constables, in their respective jurisdictions, and within the juris…

322.070. Expenses to be paid, how — fees. — All expenses of such quarantine shall be paid out of the treasury of such city, town or village, or of the county, township or school district, as the case may be, and for the performance of their respective duties, the police officers,…

322.080. Violation of law a misdemeanor — penalty. — Any person, firm or corporation owning or having in his or their charge, any dog or dogs which have had any substantial exposure to rabies, shall upon failure to kill such dog or dogs, or to keep such dog or dogs impounded, or …

322.090. County commission empowered to adopt rules and regulations. — For the purpose of promoting the public health and safety and to prevent the transmission of rabies and to control rabies and to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130, th…

322.100. County health commissioner shall prepare regulations and hold hearing. — The county health commissioner shall prepare the regulations authorized to be adopted under the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 and shall, before submitting the same to the county commissi…

322.110. Law not applicable to municipalities, when. — The provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 and the regulations adopted thereunder shall not be applicable within the limits of any municipality which has adopted or which shall hereafter adopt by ordinance a system of rabi…

322.120. Applicability of law (Cass, Clay, Cole, Franklin, Lincoln, and St. Francois counties). — Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 shall be applicable to all counties of class one and counties of class two which adjoin a county of…

322.125. Control of dogs in certain counties, how adopted. — 1. The county commission of any county of the second class containing all or part of a city having a population of four hundred fifty thousand or more, and the county commission of any such county which becomes a county…

322.130. Penalty for violation. — Any person who shall violate any of the regulations adopted under the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fiv…

322.140. Animal bite, report to county health department in absence of county rules — investigation of report — responsibility of owner — rulemaking authority. — 1. If a county does not adopt rules and regulations pursuant to sections 322.090 to 322.130, whenever an animal bites …

322.145. Liability of owner for animal bite. — The owner of an animal that bites or otherwise possibly transmitted rabies or any zoonotic disease shall be liable to an injured party for all damages done by the animal. ­­-------- (L. 2001 S.B. 462)