{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.614","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.614","heading":"Violations, penalty — exceptions.","body":"1. Subject to subsection 2 of this section, any person who violates sections 578.600 to 578.624 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person who fails to obtain a permit as required by sections 578.600 to 578.624 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person who intentionally releases a large carnivore except to the care, custody, and control of another person is guilty of a class E felony. In addition, a person who violates sections 578.600 to 578.624 may be punished by one or more of the following:\n(1) Community service work for not more than five hundred hours;\n(2) The loss of privileges to own or possess any animal.\n2. Subsection 1 of this section does not apply to a law enforcement officer, animal control officer, qualified veterinarian, or department of agriculture employee with respect to the performance of the duties of a law enforcement officer, animal control officer, qualified veterinarian, or department of agriculture employee under sections 578.600 to 578.624.","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=578.614","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"95c603428ae40677f7971b42b7fd62e7ef00fc5df3630fd20a2df80f3cbfb6e6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.612","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}