Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
(1) The terms defined in sections
578.600
to
578.624,
RSMo, in addition to other relative terms pertaining to large carnivores, will
be applied for use in
2 CSR
30-9.040 and 2 CSR
30-9.050.
(2) Definitions. As used in
2 CSR
30-9.040 and
2 CSR
30-9.050, the following terms shall mean:
(A) Adequate diet, a diet which is balanced
to meet the dietary requirements, both nutritional and caloric, to maintain the
health status and meet the needs of the species and age of each
animal;
(B) Adequate housing, a
facility which provides for sanitary conditions, protection from extreme
weather conditions, and proper ventilation and meets the space requirement as
defined by the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA);
(C) Attending veterinarian,
a qualified veterinarian who has a written agreement to perform services for
the licensee;
(D) Breeding, to mate
adult large carnivores for the purpose of producing offspring;
(E) Circus, an incorporated, class C licensee
that is licensed as defined by Title 9,
Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1, published annually in January, herein
incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by the
United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N Capital Street NW, Washington,
DC 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202) 5121800, website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov, that is
temporarily in this state, and that offers skilled performances by live
animals, clowns, and acrobats for public entertainment. This rule does not
incorporate any later amendments or additions;
(F) Department, the Missouri Department of
Agriculture (MDA);
(G) Director,
the Director of Agriculture for Missouri;
(H) Division, the Division of Animal Health
of the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
(I) Electronic identification device, an
implantable device meeting ISO 11784/11785 standards and containing a fifteen
(15)-digit number with an RF frequency of 134.2 Hz.;
(J) Facility, an indoor or outdoor cage, pen,
or similar enclosure where a large carnivore is kept;
(K) Facility permit, the authorization
obtained from the MDA which allows you to own and/or breed large
carnivore(s);
(L) Humane killing,
euthanasia must be in compliance with the American Veterinary Medical
Association Recommended Methods of Euthanasia, unless a human life is at
risk;
(M) Inspector, an individual
employed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture or designated by the state
veterinarian;
(N) Large carnivore,
either of the following:
1. Any of the
following large cats of the Felidae family that are nonnative
to Missouri held in captivity: tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard,
clouded leopard, and cheetah, including a hybrid cross with such cat, but
excluding any unlisted nonnative cat, or any common domestic or house cat;
or
2. A bear of a species that is
nonnative to this state and held in captivity;
(O) Licensee, an individual who has been
granted a permit under the large carnivore facility regulations;
(P) Livestock, the same meaning as such term
is defined in section
267.565,
RSMo;
(Q) Movement permit, the
authorization obtained from the MDA which allows you to transport large
carnivore(s);
(R) Ownership, to
possess, keep, or control a large carnivore or supervise or provide for the
care and feeding of a large carnivore, including any activity relating to
confining, handling, breeding, transporting, or exhibiting the large
carnivore;
(S) Qualified
veterinarian, a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine under
Chapter 340, RSMo, under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Veterinary Medical
Board;
(T) Research facility, a
federal research facility as defined by Title 9,
Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1, published annually in January, herein
incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule, as published by the
United States Superintendent of Documents, 732 N Capital Street NW, Washington
DC, 20402-0001, phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area (202) 512-1800,
website:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov, or a facility
required to be registered by USDA pursuant to Title 9,
Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1. This rule does not incorporate any later
amendments or additions;
(U) State
veterinarian, the Director of the Animal Health Division of the Department of
Agriculture; and
(V) Transport, to
move a large carnivore from one (1) location to another.
*Original authority: 578.600, RSMo
2010.