Per Missouri State Statute 578.023 RSMo: “No person may keep any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarondi, hyena, wolf, bear, nonhuman primate, coyote, any deadly, dangerous, or poisonous reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight feet long, in any place other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, or animal refuge, unless such person has registered such animals with the local law enforcement. We would ask that any Cole County resident who is a keeper of an exotic animal as described in the statute above, please contact the Sheriff’s Office in order that your animal is added to the registry. The Registry Form is provide here for you to print and mail in agency in the county in which the animal is kept.”
Exotic Animal Registry
We would ask that any Cole County resident who is a keeper of an exotic animal as described in the statute above, please contact the Sheriff’s Office to be sure that your animal is added to the registry. The
Registry Form (PDF) is provided here for you to print and mail in. The completed form can be mailed to:
Cole County Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 426
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0426
Any person violating the provisions of this section could be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
