LegalFix
Sign In

Section 578.176 Bear wrestling — penalty.

MO Rev Stat § 578.176 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote

578.176. Bear wrestling — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of bear wrestling if he or she:

(1) Wrestles a bear;

(2) Permits bear wrestling to be done on any premises under his or her charge or control;

(3) Promotes, conducts, or stages bear wrestling;

(4) Advertises bear wrestling;

(5) Collects any admission fee for bear wrestling;

(6) Purchases, sells, or possesses a bear which he or she knows will be used for bear wrestling;

(7) Trains a bear for bear wrestling;

(8) Subjects a bear to surgical alteration for bear wrestling.

2. The offense of bear wrestling is a class A misdemeanor.

­­--------

(Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, § C, November 3, 1998, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

(2000) Proposition A did not violate constitutional requirements of single subject and clear title. United Gamefowl Breeders Ass'n. of Missouri v. Nixon, 19 S.W.3d 137 (Mo.banc).

Previous Section
Section 578.173 Baiting or fighting animals — penalty.
Next Section
Section 578.179 Seizure and disposition of animals.