Terms Used In Missouri Laws 269.160

  • Animal: cattle, swine, sheep, horses, other domestic and exotic animals including birds, fish, and reptiles, and all other animals raised or produced for commercial purposes, and beginning July 1, 1995, the term shall include poultry and turkeys. See Missouri Laws 269.010
  • Nuisance: as otherwise defined by applicable Missouri common or statutory law. See Missouri Laws 269.010
  • Person: includes all persons, firms, copartnerships, associations, joint ventures and corporations, of all kinds and places of residence, or any other group or combination acting in concert. See Missouri Laws 269.010
  • Substation: a building, container, or other area where dead animals are brought, gathered, or held awaiting transportation to a disposal site. See Missouri Laws 269.010
  • Vehicle: any truck or other motor vehicle, including any detachable trailer or container in which dead animals are transported. See Missouri Laws 269.010

Vehicles, when loaded with the body of an animal, shall be driven directly to a substation or to the place of disposal, except that the driver may stop to pick up other dead bodies, but he shall not drive upon the premises of any person unless he first obtains the permission of such person and he shall avoid creating any nuisance during such transportation and in the event any drippings, seepage or spillage from malfunction or accident should escape from such vehicle, to his knowledge, he shall clean up the same and remedy such escape.