Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 600.150 - Prohibition against restrictive confinement(1) As used in this section: (a) "Pig" means a porcine animal of a type maintained as livestock.(b) "Turning around freely" means having the ability to turn in a complete circle in an enclosure without an impediment, including a tether, and without touching any side of the enclosure.(2) A person commits the offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig if the person confines a pregnant pig for more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that prevents the pregnant pig from:(a) Lying down and fully extending its limbs; or(b) Turning around freely.(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a pregnant pig: (a) That is being transported;(b) In a rodeo exhibition, a state or county fair exhibition or a similar exhibition;(c) During the slaughtering process;(d) During lawful scientific or agricultural research;(e) During an examination, operation or test by a veterinarian or during temporary treatment for veterinary purposes; or(f) In the seven-day period before the pig farrows.(4) The offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig is a Class A violation.