276.606. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

276.606. As used in sections 276.600 to 276.661, the following termsmean:

(1) "Agent", any person authorized to act for a livestock dealer;

(2) "Dealer transactions", any purchase, sale, or exchange oflivestock by a dealer, or agent, representative, or consignee of a dealeror person in which any interest equitable or legal is acquired or divestedwhether directly or indirectly;

(3) "Director", the director of the Missouri department ofagriculture or his designated representative;

(4) "Engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging incommerce livestock", sales and purchases of greater frequency than theperson would make in feeding operation under the normal operation of afarm, if the person is a farmer. If the person is not a farmer he is adealer engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging incommerce livestock;

(5) "Livestock", cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and poultry,llamas, alpaca, buffalo, and other domesticated or semidomesticated orexotic animals;

(6) "Livestock dealer", any person engaged in the business of buying,selling, or exchanging in commerce of livestock;

(7) "Livestock transactions", any purchase, sale or exchange oflivestock by a person, whether or not a livestock dealer, in which anyinterest equitable or legal is acquired or divested whether directly orindirectly;

(8) "Official ear tag", a metal or plastic ear tag prescribed by thedirector conforming to the nine character alpha-numeric national uniformear-tagging system;

(9) "Person", any individual, partnership, corporation, associationor other legal entity;

(10) "State veterinarian", the state veterinarian of the Missouridepartment of agriculture, or his appointed agent.