277.020. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

277.020. The following terms as used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Livestock", cattle, swine, sheep, ratite birds including but notlimited to ostrich and emu, aquatic products as defined in section 277.024,llamas, alpaca, buffalo, elk documented as obtained from a legal source andnot from the wild and raised in confinement for human consumption or animalhusbandry, goats and poultry, equine and exotic animals;

(2) "Livestock market", a place of business or place where livestockis concentrated for the purpose of sale, exchange or trade made at regularor irregular intervals, whether at auction or not, except this definitionshall not apply to any public farm sale or purebred livestock sale, or toany sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock from one person to anotherperson for movement or transfer to other farm premises or directly to alicensed market;

(3) "Livestock sale", the business of mediating, for a commission, orotherwise, sale, purchase, or exchange transactions in livestock, whetheror not at a livestock market; except the term "livestock sale" shall notapply to order buyers, livestock dealers or other persons acting directlyas a buying agent for any third party;

(4) "Person", individuals, partnerships, corporations andassociations;

(5) "State veterinarian", the state veterinarian of the Missouristate department of agriculture.

(L. 1943 p. 310 § 2, A.L. 1957 p. 20, A.L. 1989 S.B. 300, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566 merged with S.B. 84, A.L. 1995 S.B. 109, A.L. 2005 S.B. 355)