# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.180: 191.180 Furnishing unfit food to institution — penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C191_S191.180

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.180
- **Heading:** 191.180 Furnishing unfit food to institution — penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.180

## Text

191.180. Furnishing unfit food to institution — penalty. — Every person who shall knowingly furnish or deliver any diseased, putrid or otherwise unwholesome meat, or the meat from any animal or fowl that was diseased or otherwise unfit for food, to any institution under the control of the department of social services, or who shall furnish or deliver any other unwholesome food, vegetables or provisions whatsoever to any such institution, to be used as food by the inmates or employees thereof, and any employee of such institution who knowingly shall receive, or consent to the receiving, of any such diseased or unwholesome meat, food or provisions at or by such institution, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county or city jail for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 314 § 10f, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1724)

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