Chapter 578 Miscellaneous Offenses
- 578.005. Definitions.
- 578.007. Acts and facilities to which sections 578.005 to 578.023 do not apply.
- 578.008. Agroterrorism, crime of--penalty--defenses.
- 578.009. Animal neglect and abandonment--penalties.
- 578.010. (Transferred 1983; formerly 562.260; now 574.075)
- 578.012. Animal abuse--penalties.
- 578.014. Responsibility of parent or guardian of minor owning.
- 578.016. Impoundment of animal found off property of owner or custodian, disposition, procedure--liability of owner or custodian for costs--lien--rights of owner or custodian.
- 578.018. Warrant for entry on private property to inspect--impoundment of animals, disposition.
- 578.020. (Transferred 1983; now 578.150)
- 578.021. Neglected or abused animal not to be returned to owner or custodian, when.
- 578.022. Law enforcement dogs, exempt from certain laws, when.
- 578.023. Keeper of dangerous wild animals must register animals, exceptions--penalty.
- 578.024. Subsequent dog bites, liability of owner, penalty--exceptions.
- 578.025. Dogs, fighting, training to fight or injuring for amusement or gain, penalty--spectator, penalty.
- 578.027. Dogs pursuing live animal propelled by device, causing, penalty.
- 578.028. Removal of certain collars from dogs with intent to prevent or hinder locating the dog, restitution required.
- 578.029. Knowingly releasing an animal, crime of--penalty.
- 578.030. State highway patrol and other law enforcement officers, powers and duties to enforce animal protection.
- 578.050. Bullbaiting and cockfighting--penalty.
- 578.075. Blindness, feigning for profit.
- 578.095. Desecration of flags--penalty.
- 578.100. Selling goods on Sunday, penalty--certain counties may be exempted from prohibition--procedure--duty of revisor of statutes.
- 578.105. Additional counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
- 578.106. City of St. Louis, certain areas, may be exempt from Sunday sales law, procedure--exception--limitation.
- 578.110. Counties may be exempted from provisions of section 578.100, procedure.
- 578.115. No penalty, when.
- 578.120. Sale of motor vehicles on Sunday prohibited, exceptions--encouragement by certain associations to remain closed on Sundays not a violation of antitrust laws--violations, penalty.
- 578.150. Failure to return rented personal property--prima facie evidence, when--law enforcement procedure--penalty--venue--notice, contents--exception.
- 578.151. Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the first degree--penalty.
- 578.152. Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the second degree--penalty.
- 578.153. Peace officer's and conservation agent's powers to enforce--failure to obey peace officer or conservation agent, penalty.
- 578.154. Possession of anhydrous ammonia, crime of--penalty.
- 578.155. (Transferred 1993; now 260.216)
- 578.170. Definitions.
- 578.173. Baiting or fighting animals--penalty.
- 578.176. Bear wrestling--penalty.
- 578.179. Seizure and disposition of animals.
- 578.182. Exemptions.
- 578.185. Injunction.
- 578.188. Severability.
- 578.200. Citation of law.
- 578.205. Definitions.
- 578.210. Entering, attempt to enter, defacing without permission, prohibited.
- 578.215. Cave or subsurface waters, placing structures or substances in violation of clean water law, prohibited, exceptions.
- 578.220. Exceptions, certain mining operations.
- 578.225. Violations, penalty.
- 578.250. Inhalation or inducing others to inhale solvent fumes to cause certain reactions, prohibited--exceptions.
- 578.255. Inducing, or possession with intent to induce, symptoms by use of certain solvents and other substances, prohibited.
- 578.260. Possession or purchase of solvents to aid others in violations, prohibited--violations of sections 578.250 to 578.260--penalty.
- 578.265. Selling or transferring solvents to cause certain symptoms, penalty--certain alcoholic beverage sellers prohibited from selling, penalty.
- 578.300. Definitions.
- 578.305. Bus hijacking, definition, penalty--assault with intent to commit bus hijacking, penalty, with a deadly weapon, penalty--possession and concealment of deadly weapon by passenger, penalty, exc
- 578.310. Bombs and explosives placed in or near bus or terminal--threat to commit offense--discharging firearms or hurling missiles--penalties.
- 578.315. Vulgar or profane language--passenger under influence of alcohol or drugs, penalties, exceptions--driver may remove passenger from bus, when.
- 578.320. Refusal of admission to terminal--requests for identification or to leave terminal authorized, failure to comply, penalty.
- 578.325. Detention in terminal by security guard authorized--no criminal or civil liability, exception.
- 578.330. Removal of baggage or cargo without owner's permission, penalty.
- 578.350. Gunshot wounds--physicians, nurses, therapists, duty to report, content--violation, penalty.
- 578.353. Immunity from civil liability, when.
- 578.360. Definitions.
- 578.363. Colleges and universities to have written policy prohibiting hazing.
- 578.365. Hazing--consent not a defense--penalties.
- 578.375. Definitions.
- 578.377. Unlawful receipt of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- 578.379. Unlawful conversion of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- 578.381. Unlawful transfer of food stamps or ATP cards--grades of offense, penalty.
- 578.383. Grade of offense, how determined.
- 578.385. Perjury--committed when obtaining public assistance, penalty.
- 578.387. Director of department of social services, attorney general--investigative powers--improper disclosure of information, penalty.
- 578.389. Enhanced penalty for multiple convictions.
- 578.390. Welfare fraud telephone hot line, attorney general, duties.
- 578.395. (Repealed L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1 § A)
- 578.405. Citation of law--definitions.
- 578.407. Prohibited actions against animals, facilities, equipment and records.
- 578.409. Penalties for violations.
- 578.412. Director, law enforcement officers, authority to investigate--rules, procedure.
- 578.414. The crop protection act--director defined.
- 578.416. Prohibited acts.
- 578.418. Violations, penalties--civil actions, when.
- 578.420. Investigation of alleged violations--rulemaking authority.
- 578.421. Definitions.
- 578.423. Participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities, penalty--persons between ages of fourteen and seventeen participating to be transferred to courts of general jurisdiction.
- 578.425. Felony or misdemeanors committed to promote or assist criminal conduct by gang members, punishment in addition to regular sentences.
- 578.427. Labor union activities and other employee activities, exempt--local governments may adopt laws consistent with and alternative to.
- 578.430. Buildings, rooms and structures used for criminal street gangs' activities deemed public nuisances--owner knowing of gang use, court may order no occupancy up to one year.
- 578.433. Unlawful to maintain public nuisance--charges may be filed against owners and occupants--penalty, class C felony.
- 578.435. Weapon defined--weapons owned or in possession of gang members may be confiscated--weapon deemed a nuisance and destroyed by court order, when.
- 578.437. Weapon not to be declared a nuisance unless notice given to lawful owner, procedure--burden of proof on state that return of weapon would endanger lives.
- 578.445. Possession of tool to break into vending machine, with intent to steal--owner of vending machine may bring civil action for damages, when.
- 578.450. Posting of certain information over the Internet prohibited, when.
- 578.500. Operating an audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater--definitions--violations, penalty.
- 578.501. Funeral protests prohibited, when--citation of law--definitions.
- 578.502. Funeral protests prohibited, when--funeral defined.
- 578.503. Contingent effective date.
- 578.510. Misuse of military medals, penalty--misrepresentation of awarding of military medals, penalty--fraudulent use of the title of veteran, penalty.
- 578.520. Private land, permission of owner needed to fish, hunt, or trap, penalty for violation.
- 578.525. Private land, retrieval of wildlife, permission of owner required--penalty for violation.
- 578.530. Affirmative defense.
- 578.570. Fraud or deception in obtaining an instruction permit, driver's license, or nondriver's license--penalty.