{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.353","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.353","heading":"Max's Law — assault on a police animal — penalties.","body":"1. This section shall be known and may be cited as \"Max's Law\".\n2. A person commits the offense of assault on a law enforcement animal if he or she knowingly attempts to kill or disable or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a law enforcement animal when that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension, tracking, or search, or the animal is in the custody of or under the control of a law enforcement officer, department of corrections officer, municipal police department, fire department or a rescue unit or agency.\n3. The offense of assault on a law enforcement animal is a:\n(1) Class A misdemeanor, if the law enforcement animal is not injured to the point of requiring veterinary care or treatment;\n(2) Class E felony if the law enforcement animal is seriously injured to the point of requiring veterinary care or treatment; and\n(3) Class D felony if the assault results in the death of such animal.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.353","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"a185baac197dbb6a493b71f4462ee1efade6e6927c1b415ea10eb27b7c7070a6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.320","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-576.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}