JEFFERSON CITY - One Missouri lawmaker wants to update state law to ensure livestock owners aren't held responsible when another person or an "act of God" allows the animals to get out and damage a neighbor's property. Rep. Joe Don McGaugh (R-Carrollton) spoke in front of the House Civil and Criminal Proceedings committee, which he chairs, about the bill he sponsored that he said would protect innocent livestock owners unless they're deemed negligent. Currently, Missouri law states tha..
"We are going to pay for this," said Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin. "Your freedom ends where it encroaches on the rest of us, and this definitely encroaches on our tax dollars."
"We are going to pay for this," said Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin. "Your freedom ends where it encroaches on the rest of us, and this definitely encroaches on our tax dollars."
Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin, raised concerns about how property owners can collect damages if the livestock owner cannot be held liable without negligence.
Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin, raised concerns about how property owners can collect damages if the livestock owner cannot be held liable without negligence.
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