Prohibición de peleas y cebos de animales en Misuri

Explicación Simple

En Misuri, no puedes hacer que los animales peleen entre sí ni permitir que eso ocurra. Si lo haces, puedes meterte en muchos problemas legales.

Es como organizar una pelea de boxeo entre amigos, pero en lugar de personas, son animales. Eso no solo es peligroso, sino también ilegal.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina a Juan, que vive en Misuri y tiene gallos. Un día, decide organizar una pelea entre sus gallos y cobra entradas a sus amigos. La policía se entera y arresta a Juan por infringir la ley sobre peleas de animales.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

578.173 - Baiting or fighting animals — penalty. 578.173. Baiting or fighting animals — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of baiting or fighting animals if he or she: (1) Baits or fights animals; (2) Permits baiting or animal fighting to be done on any premises under his or her charge or control; (3) Promotes, conducts, or stages a baiting or fight between two or more animals; (4) Advertises a baiting or fight between two or more animals; (5) Collects any admission fee for a baiting or fight between two or more animals; (6) Knowingly attends the baiting or fighting of animals; (7) Knowingly sells, offers for sale, ships, or transports any animal which has been bred or trained to bait or fight another animal; (8) Owns or possesses any of the cockfighting implements, commonly known as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached to the leg of a gamecock; or (9) Manufactures, sells, barters, or exchanges any of the cockfighting implements, commonly known as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be attached to the leg of a gamecock. 2. The offense of baiting or fighting animals is a class E felony. (Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, § B, November 3, 1998, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 (2000) Proposition A did not violate constitutional requirements of single subject and clear title. United Gamefowl Breeders Ass'n. of Missouri v. Nixon, 19 S.W.3d 137 (Mo.banc).