Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2470: Creates provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists
Status: In committee, January 8, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2470 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNAN. 6198H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 340.200, 340.216, 340.218, 340.220, and 340.222, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof six new sections relating to livestock reproductive specialists. Section A. Sections 340.200, 340.216, 340.218, 340.220, and 340.222, RSMo, are repealed and six new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 340.200, 340.216, 340.218, 340.220, 340.222, and 340.295, to read as follows: 340.200. When used in sections 340.200 to 340.330, the following terms mean: (1) "Accredited school of veterinary medicine", any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA); (2) "Advanced reproductive technologies", processes by which more offspring of livestock can be propagated to help multiply the success of breeding and marketing programs including, but not limited to, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET); (3) "Animal", any wild, exotic or domestic, living or dead animal or mammal other than man, including birds, fish and reptiles; [(3)] (4) "Animal chiropractic", the examination and treatment of an animal through vertebral subluxation complex or spinal, joint, or musculoskeletal manipulation by an animal chiropractic practitioner. The term "animal chiropractic" shall not be …
Sponsors
- Jeff Farnan (R, 001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Agriculture(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB2470?
- HB2470 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Creates provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists.
- What is the status of HB2470?
- In committee as of January 8, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Agriculture(H) (January 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2470?
- Jeff Farnan (R, 001).
- Where is the official record for HB2470?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2470&year=2026&code=R
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