578.008. Agroterrorism, crime of--penalty--defenses. - Missouri Statutes

Agroterrorism, crime of--penalty--defenses.

578.008. 1. A person commits the crime of agroterrorism if suchperson purposely spreads any type of contagious, communicable or infectiousdisease among crops, poultry, livestock as defined in section 267.565,RSMo, or other animals.

2. Agroterrorism is a class D felony unless the damage to crops,poultry, livestock or animals is ten million dollars or more in which caseit is a class B felony.

3. It shall be a defense to the crime of agroterrorism if suchspreading is consistent with medically recognized therapeutic procedures ordone in the course of legitimate, professional scientific research.

(L. 2001 S.B. 462, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712)