Terms Used In Missouri Laws 322.080

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

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 to have such dog or dogs immunized, be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and such owner or person in charge of such exposed dogs shall be liable for all damages that may result from the actions of any such exposed dogs.