MO HB1264

Amends Missouri's Large Carnivore Act (sections 578.600 to 578.624) to add a new definition for "mini circus" as an incorporated, federally-licensed class C exhibitor that temporarily displays live animals to the public

Mini circuses differ from regular circuses in that they exhibit or display animals rather than offering skilled performances by animals, clowns, and acrobats

Exempts mini circuses from Large Carnivore Act permit requirements and regulations, placing them in the same exempt category as full circuses, the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine, and zoological parks in special districts

Large carnivores covered under the Act include tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, snow leopards, clouded leopards, cheetahs, their hybrids, and nonnative bears held in captivity