Laws, Regulations, Liability, Insurance, Government Programs
Missouri is not a free range state, so "all livestock must be enclosed within a pasture and have adequate shelter within those enclosures. Livestock owners must fence in or restrain their animals on their own land. Failure to fence in or restrain animals can lead to owner liability for the damages caused by wandering animals."
- The National Agricultural Law Center
The National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas System - Missouri Laws & Regulations for Animals & LivestockMissouri Dept. of Agriculture
- Missouri Fencing and Boundary LawsUniversity of Missouri Extension, Joe Koenen, revised 2/2021
- States’ Fence Statutes: MissouriThe National Agricultural Law Center
- What should I know about Missouri fence law?By Connie S. Haden, The Law Firm of Haden & Haden, 9/4/2019
- Recent changes have been made in Missouri fence lawCalifornia Democrat, July 30, 2017
- In Missouri, Who Replaces The Fence?AgWeb.com, By Sara Brown, 5/18/2009
- Farmers’ Liability for Their AnimalsUniversity of Missouri Extension, Joe Koenen, revised 6/2020
- Landowner Liability: An OverviewThe National Agricultural Law Center
- Understanding Agricultural LiabilityPennState Extension
- Are You Covered? A Guide for Farm Liability InsuranceAgWeb, 6/9/2021
- It pays to know what farm liability insurance coversMissouri Farmer Today, 6/1/2021
- Farm Liability InsuranceUniversity of Missouri Extension, Ray Massey, Barry Langford
- General Farm Liability InsuranceMissouri Crop Resource Guide