Missouri § 271.020 - Notice — penalty.
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§ 271.020. Notice — penalty.
If any animal liable to be taken up be found on any plantation on the fifteenth day of December of any year or on any day thereafter until the fifteenth day of April following, the occupant thereof shall cause notice of such stray to be filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county thereof within five days after the finding such stray. Said notice shall be substantially the same as that of intention to post, and must be given before any animal liable to be taken up can be posted under the provisions of this chapter. Any person or persons failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14499)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12825; 1919 § 4315; 1909 § 816
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Section 271.020 ("Notice — penalty.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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