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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.030 (2026)

Dogs may be killed, when

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  273.030.  Dogs may be killed, when. — If any person shall discover any dog or dogs in the act of killing, wounding or chasing sheep in any portion of this state, or shall discover any dog or dogs under such circumstances as to satisfactorily show that such dog or dogs has or have been recently engaged in killing or chasing sheep or other domestic animal or animals, such person is authorized to immediately pursue and kill such dog or dogs; provided, however, that such dog or dogs shall not be killed in any enclosure belonging to or being in lawful possession of the owner of such dog or dogs.

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(RSMo 1939 § 14536)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 12862; 1919 § 4352; 1909 § 856

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Propes v. Griffith, 25 S.W.3d 544 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).
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Propes v. Griffith, 25 S.W.3d 544 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 18× “At the heart of this suit is § 273.030, RSMo 1994, relied upon as a defense to the Griffith’s actions which is now set out.”
Frost v. Taylor, 649 S.W.2d 264 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). “” In part, § 273.030 provides: “If any person shall discover any dog or dogs in the act of .”
State of Missouri v. Grayden Lane Denham, 686 S.W.3d 357 (Mo. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “023, RSMo, or Section 273.030, RSMo, and which is supported by any evidence in the case.”
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