It is against the law to dump a dead animal (or its guts) into a water source like a well, pond, or stream. It is also against the law to dump a dead animal on a public road or on someone else's property to bother people. Doing this is a class C misdemeanor.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
577.076. of a dead animal — . — 1. A person commits the of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he or she places or causes to be placed the carcass or of any dead animal:
(1) Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake; or
(2) On any public road or , river, stream, or or upon not his or her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.
2. The offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal is a .
(RSMo 1939 § 4729, A.L. 1971 H.B. 72, A.L. 1972 S.B. 457, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4339; 1919 § 3587; 1909 § 4795
Effective 1-01-17
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Littering
RSMo 577.070
Failure to report a shooting
RSMo 577.068
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