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RSMo 578.604effective 28 Aug 2010

Identification number on animal required

In plain English

Someone who owns a large carnivore (like a lion or tiger) must have a microchip with an ID number placed under the animal's skin. The owner pays for it, and a veterinarian must do it or watch over it being done.

Word-for-word law

578.604. Identification number on animal required. — The owner of a shall have an identification number placed in the large carnivore via , at the expense of the owner, by or under the supervision of a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 2010 S.B. 795)

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