Terms Used In Missouri Laws 322.040

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

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 every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within the limits of such city, town or village, to either kill or impound his dog or dogs, or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published once in the paper officially publishing the business of such city or town; and in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales of personal property. The mayor of such city, town or village is authorized by proclamation, to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his judgment, the necessity for it no longer exists.