Title XVII — AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

265.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated: (1) "Agricultural products" shall include horticultural, viticultural, dairy, bee, and any farm product; (2) "Bushel", as applied to apples, when sold by the volume sh…

265.020. Director to promulgate standards — rulemaking, procedure. — In order to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests of this state the director is hereby authorized and empowered after investigation and public hearing to fix and promulgate rules for …

265.030. Director to specify dates when standards become effective. — In promulgating the standards or any alterations or modifications of such standards the director shall specify the date or dates when the same shall become effective and shall give public notice not less than t…

265.040. Authorized to cooperate with United States or any department. — The director is authorized to fix and promulgate rules for this state for any agricultural product or container the standard for such product or container which may have been promulgated or announced therefo…

265.050. Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond. — The director may appoint employees and agents to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and may fix their compensation. The director may require any such employee or agent and any inspector licensed under t…

265.060. Appointment of inspectors — fees — suspension or revocation of license. — 1. The director, at the request of interested producers, may designate any competent employee or agent of the department of agriculture and may license any other competent person and collect a reas…

265.070. Appeal of inspector's decision — reasonable fee. — Whenever any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected hereunder and a question arises as to whether the certificate issued therefor shows the true grade, classification, quality or condition of such…

265.080. Certificate to be prima facie evidence. — A certificate when not superseded by a finding on appeal, or a finding on appeal of the grade, classification, quality or condition of any agricultural product, issued under this chapter and all certificates issued under authorit…

265.110. Misrepresentation of grade, classification, quality or condition — penalty. — If any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification, quality or condition thereof no person shall represen…

265.120. Rules for grading apples. — The director shall, as provided in section 265.020, fix and promulgate rules for grading and classifying apples; provided, that such grades shall not conflict with any such grades or standards promulgated by the United States Department of Agr…

265.130. Apples — how marked — exemptions — penalty for violation. — All apples which are sold, offered or exposed for sale in Missouri shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with a sign bearing the name of the variety, the minimum size and the grade, and each package of apple…

265.140. Director to enforce — powers. — The director shall be charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and for that purpose shall have the power: (1) To enter and inspect personally, or through any authorized representative, any place within the state of Mi…

265.150. Merchandising fee imposed — exemptions. — There is hereby levied and imposed upon all apples grown in Missouri in 1945 and annually thereafter, a merchandising fee of one cent per bushel whether packed in any style package, loose in baskets, boxes, crates, or any other c…

265.160. Fees, when due — installment payments — records and reports of growers — penalty. — All fees levied and imposed by sections 265.130 to 265.210 shall be due and payable during the calendar year as follows: Twenty-five percent or more, based on the grower's estimate, prior…

265.170. Unpaid fees to bear interest — manner of collection. — Any fee imposed by sections 265.130 to 265.210 and unpaid on the date on which such fee was due and payable, as provided in section 265.160, shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month from and after suc…

265.180. Creation of apple merchandising fund, not transferable. — 1. All moneys received by the director under the provisions of section 265.150 shall be paid to the state treasurer to be credited to the "Apple Merchandising Fund" which is hereby created. 2. All moneys credited …

265.190. Expenditure of moneys. — All moneys collected under sections 265.130 to 265.210 shall be expended by the director of the department of agriculture only as authorized in writing by the executive board of the Missouri state horticultural society, as defined in section 262.…

265.200. Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society. — The executive board of the Missouri state horticultural society shall have the power and duty: (1) To authorize the director to expend, within the appropriations provided therefor, a designated amount of the mo…

265.210. Duty of state and county officers. — It shall be the duty of all state and county law enforcement officers to assist in the enforcement of sections 265.130 to 265.210. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 305 § 14303g)

265.220. Prosecutions, procedure. — Prosecutions under this chapter shall be begun and carried on in the same manner as other prosecutions for misdemeanors in this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14305) Prior revision: 1929 § 12639

265.280. Definitions. — As used in sections 265.280 to 265.289, the following terms mean: (1) "Fresh meat", any quarter, half or whole carcass of beef, pork or mutton, or any cut or portion thereof which has not been canned or cooked; (2) "Ground meat" includes any meat subsequen…

265.283. Sale of fresh meat from a foreign nation, when. — No person shall knowingly sell at wholesale or retail any fresh meat imported from any foreign nation without complying with all of the provisions of sections 265.280 to 265.289. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 310 § 8)

265.286. Label to include country of origin. — On each quarter, half or whole carcass of imported fresh meat offered for sale at wholesale or retail, and also on any individually wrapped or packaged cut or portion thereof, there shall either be placed a label or brand clearly ind…

265.289. Department to enforce provisions — violations, procedure, penalty. — 1. The department of agriculture shall enforce the provisions of sections 265.280 to 265.289. 2. Any person found to be in violation of any provision of sections 265.280 to 265.289 shall be issued a not…

265.300. Definitions. — The following terms as used in sections 265.300 to 265.470, unless the context otherwise indicates, mean: (1) "Adulterated", any meat or meat product under one or more of the circumstances listed in Title XXI, Chapter 12, Section 601 of the United States C…

265.310. All commercial slaughter plants and meat processors regulated. — All commercial plants at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered, or at which meat or meat products are processed for human consumption, shall be operated in accordance with such sanitary practices as ar…

265.320. Certain operations exempted. — 1. The director shall exempt from the provisions of sections 265.300 to 265.470, the operation of any person if and to the extent the operation would be exempt from the corresponding requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the…

265.330. Meats section created — head of section, appointment, qualifications, duties. — 1. There is hereby created "The Meats Section of the Veterinary Division of the Department of Agriculture". 2. The director shall appoint a graduate veterinarian as the head of the meats sect…

265.340. Inspection supervisors, appointment, number, qualifications, compensation. — 1. The director may appoint as inspection supervisors such licensed graduate veterinarians not to exceed ten as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 265.300 to 265.470, and may …

265.350. Inspectors, how assigned, duties. — 1. Each of the inspection supervisors shall provide general supervision of the inspection program under the provisions of sections 265.300 to 265.470 and shall make assignments of inspectors to inspect commercial plants within a geogra…

265.360. Inspections, when conducted. — The times of inspection of any commercial plant made under the provisions of sections 265.300 to 265.470 shall be within the regular hours of operation of the plant. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 371 § 6)

265.370. Unwholesome meat or meat products condemned — appeal, written notice, reinspection — director's determination subject to administrative review. — 1. All livestock, poultry, meat or meat products intended for human consumption found by an inspector to be unwholesome or ad…

265.380. Unwholesome or adulterated meat to be marked, how. — All meat found to be unwholesome or adulterated shall be marked with the official condemned mark. The mark shall state that the article was inspected and condemned. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 371 § 8)

265.390. Containers to bear inspection mark and plant number — containers to state ingredients, net weight or measure. — 1. When any meat or meat product which is prepared for human consumption shall be placed in a shipping container in a commercial plant where inspection is main…

265.400. Labels must be approved — appeal from director's determination. — 1. The use of any label upon or accompanying any livestock, poultry, meat or meat products inspected under sections 265.300 to 265.470 shall be approved by the director before being used, and if the direct…

265.410. License required, application, fee. — 1. A license shall be required for each commercial plant which slaughters livestock or poultry, processes meat or meat products for human consumption, or keeps meat or meat products in a cold storage warehouse. Before any license is …

265.420. Records required, inspection permitted, records to be retained. — 1. The director may require any commercial plant which slaughters, processes, renders, transports, stores, ships or receives livestock, poultry, meat or meat products intended for human consumption to main…

265.430. Federal or other approved inspection basis for exemption. — Any commercial plant at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered or meat or meat products are processed for human consumption shall be exempted by the director from the inspection provisions of sections 265.30…

265.440. Inspector may serve two or more plants. — If two or more commercial plants are located in the same area, the director may authorize inspection of all plants by a single inspector; except that the times of inspection for any commercial plant shall be within the normal wor…

265.442. Transportation or sale of adulterated, misbranded or certain unmarked meats prohibited. — 1. No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation: (1) Any meat or meat products which are capable of use as human food, and are ad…

265.444. Stop-sale order, when — seizure of product when, appeal. — 1. All poultry, meat or meat products intended for human consumption found by an inspector to be misbranded shall be ordered off-sale. Such stop-sale order shall specify the reason for its issuance and shall deta…

265.450. Violation basis for suspension or refusal to license. — The director may refuse to license or may suspend or revoke the license of any commercial plant for any violation of sections 265.300 to 265.470. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 371 § 16)

265.460. Operation without license or selling adulterated or misbranded meat, penalty. — Any person who shall operate a commercial plant without a license, or sell or offer for sale any adulterated or misbranded meat or meat product is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of …

265.470. Director and applicant placed under state department of elementary and secondary education relative to licenses. — Insofar as issuance, revocation or suspension of any license hereunder is concerned, the director and the licensee or applicant for license shall come under…

265.471. Rules, Federal Meat Inspection Act. — The director shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with and equal to the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, and all related federal regulations and shall adopt such rules and regulat…

265.490. Definitions. — As used in sections 265.490 to 265.499: (1) "Bulk meat" means beef sold by hanging weight, consisting of whole carcasses and the following primal cuts: (a) "Side of beef", one-half of a split beef, comprising the frontquarter and hindquarter; (b) "Frontqua…

265.492. Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate. — No person shall advertise for sale, solicit, offer to sell or sell foods by newspapers, handbills, placards, radio, television or other media unless the advertising is truthful and accurate. Such advertising shall not be misle…

265.494. Prohibited practices, required disclosures. — No person advertising, offering for sale or selling all or part of a carcass or food plan shall engage in any misleading or deceptive practices, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following: (1) Disparaging…

265.496. Penalty. — Any person who violates any provision of sections 265.490 to 265.499 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 409 & 532 § 30)

265.497. Inspections, department of agriculture. — Personnel designated by the director of the Missouri department of agriculture shall have access to places of business during regular business hours for the purpose of inspecting carcasses or parts of carcasses sold by the seller…