{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.027","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.027","heading":"Causing a dog to pursue a live animal propelled by a device — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of causing a dog to pursue a live animal propelled by a device if he or she ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing such animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs.\n2. The offense of causing a dog to pursue a live animal propelled by a device is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 578 - Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=578.027","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"6be4f60c7db207b6d96f4432d5ddc8ad9899caa9f619b227593848e993d8b60c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.026","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}