1. A person commits the offense of unlawful release of anhydrous ammonia if he or she is not the owner or not in lawful control of an approved container of anhydrous ammonia and knowingly releases or allows the escape of anhydrous ammonia into the atmosphere.

2. The offense of unlawful release of anhydrous ammonia is a class B felony, unless such release causes serious physical injury or death to any person in which case it is a class A felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felonybetween 10 years and life
Class B felonybetween 5 and 15 years
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 577.075

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020