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MO HB962
Bill
Status
3/28/2013
Primary Sponsor
Todd Richardson
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces sections 265.300 and 277.020 of Missouri law to revise the definition of "livestock"
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Adds elk and cervids to the definition of livestock in both meat inspection (265.300) and livestock market regulations (277.020), contingent on documentation of legal source and not from the wild
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Specifies that elk and cervids must be raised in confinement for human consumption or animal husbandry purposes to qualify as livestock
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Updates the livestock definition in section 277.020 to explicitly include cervids along with existing categories such as cattle, swine, sheep, ratite birds, llamas, alpaca, buffalo, goats, poultry, and equine animals
Legislative Description
Revises the definition of "livestock" to include elk and other cervids obtained from a legal source and raised in confinement
Last Action
Public Hearing Scheduled, Bill not Heard (H)
4/10/2013