no way. If I lose the plug in mhy shotgun so that I can (but do not) load more than 3 shells during duck season, does that make me a poacher ?
By definition, yes. In MO it PLAINLY states that the gun MUST be plugged....Whether you have 3 or even 2 in it is completely irrelevant.
I will say that there are much more blatant viloations than others....but that's the definition.