437.420 Offenses.
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(1)A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the
person acquires or otherwise exercises control over an animal facility, an animal
from an animal facility, or other property from an animal facility, with the intent to
deprive the owner of the facility, animal, or property and to disrupt or damage the
enterprise conducted at the animal facility.
(2)A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and with
the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility, the
person damages or destroys an animal facility or any animal or property in or on an
animal facility.
(3)A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and with
the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility, the
person enters an animal facility, not then open to the public, with the intent to
commit an act prohibited by this section, remains concealed, with the intent to
commit an act prohibited by this section, in an animal facility, or enters an animal
facility and commits or attempts to commit an act prohibited by this section.
(4)A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and with
the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility, the
person enters or remains on an animal facility, and the person had notice that the
entry was forbidden, or received notice to depart but failed to do so. For purposes of
this subsection "notice" shall mean oral or written communication by the owner or
someone with apparent authority to act for the owner, fencing or other enclosure
obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain animals, or a sign or signs
posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come
to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden.