Stacked cages without impervious barrier prohibited, penalty
A licensed animal dealer or breeder who keeps animals in cages stacked on top of each other must have a solid, leak-proof barrier between each level. If they don't have that barrier (except when cleaning the cages), they have committed a crime that can result in fines or jail time.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
273.359. Stacked cages without prohibited, . — Any person required to have a under sections 273.325 to 273.357 who houses animals in stacked cages without an impervious barrier between the levels of such cages, except when cleaning such cages, is guilty of a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 S.B. 113 & 95 § 1, A.L. 2011 S.B. 161 § 1) Effective 4-27-11
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