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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. (1) Any person possessing or transporting live feral swine, as defined in section 270.400, on or through public land is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(2) Every person who has previously been found guilty of violating the provisions of this section, committed on a separate occasion where such offense occurred within ten years of the date of the occurrence of the present offense and who subsequently is found guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
(3) Each violation of this subsection shall be a separate offense.
(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to the possession of the offspring of domestic swine that are unintentionally sired by feral swine, as defined in section 270.400, and are reported to the state veterinarian within thirty days of birth and within fifteen days before slaughter.
2. Any law enforcement officer, any agent of the conservation commission, or the state veterinarian is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section, section 270.260, and section 270.400.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XVII. Agriculture and Animals § 270.270. Feral swine, possessing or transporting through public land, penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xvii-agriculture-and-animals/mo-rev-st-270-270/
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