Missouri § 267.400 - Veterinarian to make and enforce regulations.
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§ 267.400. Veterinarian to make and enforce regulations.
The state veterinarian shall have power and authority to make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary to control and prevent the spread of tuberculosis among animals in such county and for the creation and maintenance of such county as a modified accredited area to the extent and so that the same shall conform with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the United States to the end that such county may be recognized and adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture as a modified accredited area; provided, further, that the state veterinarian shall have authority in his discretion to quarantine or cause to be quarantined the animal or animals in custody of or owned by any person who refuses to cooperate with the state veterinarian in the eradication and control of tuberculosis or any other contagious or infectious disease which is being attempted to be controlled or eradicated in such county, and that no offspring or product of such animal or animals under quarantine shall be disposed of by said custodian or owner without written permission of the state veterinarian.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14227, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1816)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12547
Effective 5-10-78
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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