The participants listened to speeches by representatives Bray, Deleta Williams, D-Warrensburg, and Barbara Fraser, D-St. Louis, and by Lt.-Gov. Joe Maxwell, then accompanied the state representatives to the third floor of the capitol building where the bills were officially attributed a number for next year's legislative session.
Rep. Barbara Fraser, D-St. Louis, pushed a plan to increase sanctions imposed on those who steal domestic or agricultural animals, saying she hoped to establish a penalty on par with those imposed for the deliberate transmission of disease to an animal. Current law is tougher on those who steal agricultural animals.
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