MO HB1209

Expands Missouri's equine liability law (section 537.325) to cover livestock activities, including cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, llamas, alpacas, buffalo, elk, and exotic animals.

Shields livestock sponsors, livestock owners, livestock facilities, and livestock auction markets from liability for injuries or deaths resulting from inherent risks of livestock activities, similar to existing protections for equine professionals.

Defines "livestock activity" to include grazing, herding, feeding, branding, milking, livestock shows, fairs, competitions, auctions, training, teaching, and boarding.

Permits liability claims against livestock entities only if they provided faulty equipment, failed to assess participant ability, owned land with known dangerous conditions, committed willful/wanton disregard for safety, intentionally injured a participant, or failed to use ordinary care.

Requires livestock activity sponsors to post warning signs and include warning notices in written contracts about liability protections for livestock activities.