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I have a friend that lives in the big Mo. ( where i use to live ) in a county that doesn't recognize the " register " scenario of his venomous snakes. In other words, they can't tell him if it's the local widlife dept. or the local county law enforcement agency to where he should register. Some of you state (and by reading the animal laws of Mo. ) it's the law enforcement agency. I was clearly told that i was to report to the county game/wildlife agency when i lived there. But the county wildlife guy said he was only interested in the big cats and other large exotics and not reptiles. So while it is a class c misdemeanor to not report , is it timed sensitive ? Like what does he do if he had just found this law out and has had these animals for years ? Another backlash scenario: > other than the situation of a visit by a emergency agency I.E. fire department, police, paramedics, what is the reason that you have to register in the first place ?