Missouri Laws 578.600 – Citation of law — definitions
1. Sections 578.600 to 578.624 shall be known and may be cited as the “Large Carnivore Act”.
2. As used in sections 578.600 to 578.624, the following terms mean:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 578.600
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- 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
(1) “Circus”, an incorporated, class C licensee that is licensed under Chapter I of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations that is temporarily in this state, and that offers skilled performances by live animals, clowns, and acrobats for public entertainment;
(2) “Department”, the Missouri department of agriculture;
(3) “Division”, the division of animal health of the Missouri department of agriculture;
(4) “Facility”, an indoor or outdoor cage, pen, or similar enclosure where a large carnivore is kept;
(5) “Humane killing”, the same meaning as such term is defined in section 578.005;
(6) “Large carnivore”, either of the following:
(a) Any of the following large cats of the Felidae family that are nonnative to this state held in captivity: tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, and cheetah, including a hybrid cross with such cat, but excluding any unlisted nonnative cat, or any common domestic or house cat; or
(b) A bear of a species that is nonnative to this state and held in captivity;
(7) “Livestock”, the same meaning as such term is defined in section 267.565;
(8) “Permit”, a permit issued under section 578.602;
(9) “Qualified veterinarian”, a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under chapter 340.