Missouri (MO): police and working animal protection laws
Summary: Max's Law: assault on a police animal is up to a Class D felony if the animal dies. No EMS, vest, retirement or retired care law found.
Body armor
none found.
Medical & insurance (including EMS treatment of injured K9s)
none found. Only general vet exemptions (RSMo 340.216); K9 MEDIC state law map, verified 18 Sep 2026.
Retirement & service limits (age or service limits, handler adoption rights)
none found.
Post retirement care (retired K9 care funds)
none found.
Penalties for harming police animals (context)
Pending or failed bills
Sources
- https://www.revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.353
- Cross state reference: K9 MEDIC state law map, verified 18 Sep 2026
- Federal backdrop (not state law): 18 U.S.C. ยง 1368 makes it a crime to harm a federal police animal, up to 10 years if the animal is seriously hurt or killed (Animal Legal & Historical Center).