Section 577.076

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 577

Effective - 13 Aug 1972, 2 histories, see footnote (history) 

  *577.076.  Until December 31, 2016 — Littering with carcasses — penalty. — 1.  If any person or persons shall put any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, the offal or any other filth into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake, every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars.

  2.  If any person shall remove, or cause to be removed and placed in or near any public road or highway, or upon premises not his own, or in any river, stream or watercourse any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, or other nuisance, to the annoyance of the citizens of this state, or any of them, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for every offense not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and if such nuisance be not removed within three days thereafter, it shall be deemed a second offense against the provisions of this section.

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(RSMo 1939 § 4729, A.L. 1971 H.B. 72, A.L. 1972 S.B. 457)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 4339; 1919 § 3587; 1909 § 4795

*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.  Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.