Mo. Rev. Stat. § 322.010
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Missouri · Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 322 — Protection Against Rabies · Status: effective · Effective 2001-08-28
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- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 322.010, Definitions, Missouri, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1809673
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For the purpose of sections 322.010 to 322.145, the following words and following phrases shall be considered and held to mean the following:
(1) "Affected with rabies", infected with the rabies virus as determined by standard laboratory testing;
(2) "Exposed to rabies", when bitten by, or fought with, or has come in close contact with a dog or other animal shown to be infected with the rabies virus as determined by standard laboratory testing;
(3) "Immunized", immunized against rabies at the expense of the owner or custodian by the administration of antirabic virus by a licensed veterinarian;
(4) "Rabies", hydrophobia; and
(5) "Zoonotic disease", a dangerous disease communicable from animals to humans as determined by the department of health and senior services.