Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXVIII. Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders § 578.173. Baiting or fighting animals--penalty

(1) Baits or fights animals;

(2) Permits baiting or animal fighting to be done on any premises under his or her charge or control;

(3) Promotes, conducts, or stages a baiting or fight between two or more animals;

(4) Advertises a baiting or fight between two or more animals;

(5) Collects any admission fee for a baiting or fight between two or more animals;

(6) Knowingly attends the baiting or fighting of animals;

(7) Knowingly sells, offers for sale, ships, or transports any animal which has been bred or trained to bait or fight another animal;

(8) Owns or possesses any of the cockfighting implements, commonly known as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached to the leg of a gamecock; or

(9) Manufactures, sells, barters, or exchanges any of the cockfighting implements, commonly known as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached to the leg of a gamecock.