Dealers to purchase only from licensed or exempt persons
A dealer (someone who buys and sells animals) can only buy animals from people who have a license or are legally exempt from needing one. If a dealer knowingly breaks this rule, each purchase counts as a separate crime, and the dealer's license can also be taken away.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
273.340. s to purchase only from d or persons — violation, penalties. — A dealer shall only purchase animals from persons in this state who are licensed under sections 273.325 to 273.357, or who are exempt from . Any dealer who purchases animals in violation of this section shall be guilty of a and each purchase made shall constitute a separate . In addition to such penalties, the may such dealer's license.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1992 S.B. 636 § 2 subsec. 8)
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