{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.620","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.620","heading":"Inapplicability of act.","body":"1. Sections 578.602 and 578.604 shall not apply to any of the following:\n(1) An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter that is providing temporary care to a large carnivore for ninety days or less and has proper facilities to handle the large carnivore;\n(2) A law enforcement officer or department of agriculture employee acting under the authority of sections 578.600 to 578.624;\n(3) A veterinarian temporarily in possession of a large carnivore to provide veterinary care for or humanely euthanize the large carnivore;\n(4) A class C licensee that possesses and maintains a class C license under 9 C.F.R. 1.1 that meets the following conditions:\n(a) The business is not conducted in connection with another business as a means of attracting customers to such other business;\n(b) The class C licensee currently owns or possesses a large carnivore on August 28, 2010; except that, any class C licensee whose license is revoked after August 28, 2010, shall be required to obtain a state permit. For any large carnivore acquired after August 28, 2010, the class C licensee shall obtain a state permit.\n2. Sections 578.602 and 578.604 shall not apply to a person who is not a resident of this state and who is in this state only for the purpose of travel between locations outside of this state and is not exhibiting in this state.","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=578.620","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"1bdd3ef243886e475c7d1c7f7bcaaa58c62d54ce83ef04518e632ba6848845c6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.618","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-578.622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}