630.160. Furnishing unfit food--defined--penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Furnishing unfit food--defined--penalty.

630.160. 1. A person commits the crime of "furnishing unfit food topatients, residents or clients" if he does any of the following:

(1) Knowingly furnishes or delivers any diseased, putrid or otherwiseunwholesome meat from any animal or fowl that was diseased or otherwiseunfit for food to any person admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basisto any mental health facility or mental health program in which people maybe civilly detained pursuant to chapter 632, RSMo, or to any residentialfacility or day program operated, funded or licensed by the department;

(2) Knowingly furnishes or delivers any other unwholesome food,vegetables or provisions whatsoever to such facilities or programs to beused as food by the patients, residents, clients or employees thereof;

(3) Knowingly receives or consents to receive as an employee of suchfacility or program any diseased or unwholesome meat, food or provisions.

2. Furnishing unfit food to patients, residents or clients is a classA misdemeanor.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 1996 S.B. 884 & 841)