Kingdom City Littering Via Carcasses ordinance (§ 210.540)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article IV. Offenses Concerning Public Safety
In short: It's illegal to knowingly put a dead animal's carcass or offal in any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond or lake, or to put one on a public road, highway, river, stream or watercourse, or on someone else's property, to annoy others.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he/she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
1. Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake; or
2. On any public road or highway, river, stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his/her own for the purpose of annoying another or others. (RSMo. § 577.076, 2014 effective 1-1-2017)
Official source: Village of Kingdom City official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.540
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.