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In the Brooder
- Mar 7, 2016
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I think you'd be in your legal right to trap a trespassing dog. Missouri, for example, states in statue § 578.016:
1. Any duly authorized public health official, law enforcement official, or animal control officer
may impound any animal found outside of the owned or rented property of the owner or
custodian of such animal when such animal shows evidence of neglect or abuse. Any animal
impounded pursuant to this section shall be:
(1) If the owner can be ascertained and the animal is not diseased or disabled beyond
recovery for any useful purpose, held for recovery by the owner. The owner shall be
notified within five business days of impoundment by phone or by mail of the animal’s
location and recovery procedures. The animal shall be held for ten business days. An
animal unclaimed after ten business days may be put up for adoption or humanely killed
You can definitely trap 'wildlife' - you can call animal control to see what the deal is if you're worried they are somebody's pet and they are collared (there does seem to be some ambiguity in Missouri's law - which is hopefully clearer in other states).
1. Any duly authorized public health official, law enforcement official, or animal control officer
may impound any animal found outside of the owned or rented property of the owner or
custodian of such animal when such animal shows evidence of neglect or abuse. Any animal
impounded pursuant to this section shall be:
(1) If the owner can be ascertained and the animal is not diseased or disabled beyond
recovery for any useful purpose, held for recovery by the owner. The owner shall be
notified within five business days of impoundment by phone or by mail of the animal’s
location and recovery procedures. The animal shall be held for ten business days. An
animal unclaimed after ten business days may be put up for adoption or humanely killed
You can definitely trap 'wildlife' - you can call animal control to see what the deal is if you're worried they are somebody's pet and they are collared (there does seem to be some ambiguity in Missouri's law - which is hopefully clearer in other states).