Title XXI, PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

321.430. Prior obligations remain valid. — Any and all taxable tangible property located within any such district already organized on September 10, 1947, shall continue to be subject to the levy of taxes for general purposes and for the payment of any indebtedness previously cre…

321.440. When notice not given as required, procedure of court. — In any and every case where a notice is provided for in this chapter, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question s…

321.450. Cases arising under this chapter to be advanced on docket — courts always open. — All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, shall …

321.460. Consolidation of districts, procedure — may also provide ambulance service — election, ballot form. — 1. Two or more fire protection districts may consolidate with each other in the manner hereinafter provided, and only if the districts have one or more common boundaries…

321.465. Consolidated district, status — transfer of assets and liabilities. — If the vote prescribed by section 321.460 is in favor of the consolidation, then, upon the order of the court declaring the same, the consolidated district thereupon shall be a political subdivision of…

321.470. Recording of order of consolidation — fee (constitutional charter counties). — The order of the circuit court having jurisdiction, as well as finding and determining the votes of the election, shall direct the clerk of the court to transmit to the county clerk and to the…

321.490. Initiative and referendum authorized. — All powers which may be exercised by the board of directors of a fire protection district may be exercised by the voters of that district by initiative or referendum. ­­-------- (L. 1969 H.B. 322, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

321.495. Form of petition. — 1. A petition for a referendum shall be in substantially the following form: ­ ­ 2. Every sheet for petitioners' signatures shall be attached to a full and correct copy of the title and text of the measure proposed by the initiative petition. Referend…

321.500. Signatures required for referendum or initiative petition — submission of question — vote required. — 1. If an initiative or referendum petition is presented to the secretary of the board of directors, which petition carries the names of voters of the district, equal in …

321.506. Fire district may contract with private provider — ballot. — 1. Fire districts in the state of Missouri may contract to a private company to provide fire service only if a majority of voters of the political subdivision authorize such a proposal at a public election. 2. …

321.552. Sales tax authorized for ambulance and fire protection — ballot language — special trust fund established — refunds authorized. — 1. The governing body of any ambulance or fire protection district may impose a sales tax in an amount up to one percent on all retail sales …

321.554. Adjustment in total operating levy of district based on sales tax revenue, exceptions — general reassessment, effect of. — 1. When the revenue from the ambulance or fire protection district sales tax is collected for distribution pursuant to section 321.552, the board of…

321.556. Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language. — 1. The governing body of any ambulance or fire protection district, when presented with a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the registered voters in the ambulance or fire protection district that…

321.600. Powers of board in providing fire protection — employee benefits plan (first class counties). — For the purpose of providing fire protection to the property within the district, the district and, on its behalf, the board shall have the following powers, authority and pri…

321.603. Attendance fees permitted, fire district board members (first classification charter counties). — In addition to the compensation provided pursuant to section 321.190 for fire protection districts located in a county of the first classification with a charter form of gov…

321.610. Rate of levy — limit — additional levies by vote of people — elections held when — form of ballot (counties, first class). — 1. In addition to all other limits set forth in this chapter, the board in counties of the first classification shall in each year determine the a…

321.620. Ambulance services may be provided — emergency, defined — election held when, procedure to call — additional tax levy, paramedic first responder program, amount — if tax levy fails, old levy to remain in effect. — 1. Fire protection districts in first class counties may,…

321.621. Epinephrine delivery systems, statewide standing order issued for certain areas, when — limitation on possession and use — fund created. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Epinephrine delivery system", a single-use device or system used…

321.622. Responding to fires or emergencies beyond corporate boundaries, exception — liabilities for claims, death or injuries — charges for responding. — 1. Fire protection districts, when asked to respond to fires or other emergencies beyond its corporate boundaries may charge …

321.687. Consolidation of two or more fire districts, procedure — board of directors, terms (St. Louis County). — In any county of the first class with a charter form of government containing a population of nine hundred thousand or more, if two or more fire districts consolidate…

321.688. Consolidation of districts — ballot language — effect of. — 1. The board of directors of any fire protection districts located wholly within any county of the first classification may consolidate with each other upon the passage of a joint resolution by each board desiri…

321.690. Audits to be performed, when — rules established by state auditor (Christian County fire protection districts exempt from audits). — 1. In counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and having more than nine hundred thousand inhabitants and …

321.700. Dissolution of district, funds distributed to city, when. — If a property tax has been approved and is being collected for the purpose of supporting a fire protection district and such fire protection district is dissolved, such tax shall continue to be collected and the…

321.701. Members of board subject to recall — exceptions. — 1. Each member of a fire protection district board shall be subject to recall from office by the registered voters of the district from which he was elected. Proceedings may be commenced for the recall of any fire protec…

321.703. Notice of intent to circulate recall petition, service, contents — answer — purpose. — 1. The notice of intention to circulate a recall petition shall be served personally, or by certified mail, on the board member sought to be recalled. A copy thereof shall be filed, al…

321.707. Petition for recall, content. — Before any signature may be affixed to a recall petition, the petition must bear all of the following: (1) A request that an election be called to elect a successor to the board member; (2) A copy of the notice of intention, including the …

321.709. Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition — content. — Each section of the petition, when submitted to the election authority, shall have attached to it an affidavit signed by the circulator of that section, setting forth all of the following: (1) The prin…

321.711. Recall petition, number of signatures required, time limitation — petition found insufficient, supplemental petition may be filed, when — supplemental petition insufficient, effect. — 1. A recall petition shall be filed with the election authority not more than one hundr…

321.714. Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be held — candidacy nomination filed — resignation by board member, recall to be removed from ballot — resigned board member may not fill vacancy. — 1. If the election authority finds the signatures on…

321.716. Laws governing recall election, costs, how paid. — The provisions of chapter 115 governing the conduct of elections shall apply, where appropriate, to recall elections held under sections 321.701 to 321.716. The costs of the election shall be paid as provided in chapter …

321.800. Retirement plan, board may establish. — Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any board of directors established under the provisions of this chapter administering its own retirement or other benefits-related plan shall administer such plan by a separate five-me…

322.010. Definitions. — For the purpose of sections 322.010 to 322.145, the following words and following phrases shall be considered and held to mean the following: (1) "Affected with rabies", infected with the rabies virus as determined by standard laboratory testing; (2) "Expo…

322.020. Dogs prohibited from running at large, when. — No dogs affected with rabies, commonly called mad dogs, nor dogs exposed to rabies, shall be allowed to run at large in any city, town, village, township or school district within this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14538, r…

322.030. Duty of owner or person in charge to kill dog or have immunized. — Whenever any dog has been bitten by, fought with, or has been substantially exposed to any dog affected with rabies, it shall be the duty of the owner, or person in charge thereof, forthwith to kill such …

322.040. Quarantine order to be issued by mayor — to be published and posted. — Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any city, town or village in this state, the mayor of such city, town or village shall, according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order, requiring…

322.050. County commission or presiding commissioner empowered to act. — Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any county, township, or school district in this state, outside of any city, town or village in such county, it shall be the duty of the county commission or, when the co…

322.060. Duty of officials to kill dogs — exceptions. — Whenever any quarantine order is issued as provided in section 322.040 or section 322.050 it shall be the duty of all police officers, and town marshals and constables, in their respective jurisdictions, and within the juris…

322.070. Expenses to be paid, how — fees. — All expenses of such quarantine shall be paid out of the treasury of such city, town or village, or of the county, township or school district, as the case may be, and for the performance of their respective duties, the police officers,…

322.080. Violation of law a misdemeanor — penalty. — Any person, firm or corporation owning or having in his or their charge, any dog or dogs which have had any substantial exposure to rabies, shall upon failure to kill such dog or dogs, or to keep such dog or dogs impounded, or …

322.090. County commission empowered to adopt rules and regulations. — For the purpose of promoting the public health and safety and to prevent the transmission of rabies and to control rabies and to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130, th…

322.100. County health commissioner shall prepare regulations and hold hearing. — The county health commissioner shall prepare the regulations authorized to be adopted under the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 and shall, before submitting the same to the county commissi…

322.110. Law not applicable to municipalities, when. — The provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 and the regulations adopted thereunder shall not be applicable within the limits of any municipality which has adopted or which shall hereafter adopt by ordinance a system of rabi…

322.120. Applicability of law (Cass, Clay, Cole, Franklin, Lincoln, and St. Francois counties). — Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 shall be applicable to all counties of class one and counties of class two which adjoin a county of…

322.125. Control of dogs in certain counties, how adopted. — 1. The county commission of any county of the second class containing all or part of a city having a population of four hundred fifty thousand or more, and the county commission of any such county which becomes a county…

322.130. Penalty for violation. — Any person who shall violate any of the regulations adopted under the provisions of sections 322.090 to 322.130 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fiv…

322.140. Animal bite, report to county health department in absence of county rules — investigation of report — responsibility of owner — rulemaking authority. — 1. If a county does not adopt rules and regulations pursuant to sections 322.090 to 322.130, whenever an animal bites …