Title XVII, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

276.631. Director may investigate, purpose — hearing, procedures, subpoena power, appeal — penalty, limitation. — 1. The director may, upon his own motion or upon verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any livestock dealer or other person engaging…

276.641. Records, dealer to keep. — Every livestock dealer and any agent of any livestock dealer shall maintain written records of sales and purchase transactions and other information relating thereto, as shall be established by rule or regulation promulgated under the provision…

276.646. Director granted subpoena power — venue, where. — If any livestock dealer fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of sections 276.600 to 276.661, the director may subpoena such person and all livestock sales and purchase records. Upon refusal of any person to comp…

276.661. Director may petition for injunctive relief, how. — The director, on determining that any person may have violated any provision of sections 276.600 to 276.661, may petition for injunctive relief from further violation. Such petition shall be addressed to the circuit cou…

277.010. Designation of chapter. — This chapter shall be known and referred to as "Missouri Livestock Marketing Law". ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 310 § 1, A.L. 1957 p. 20)

277.020. Definitions. — The following terms as used in this chapter mean: (1) "Livestock", cattle, swine, sheep, ratite birds including but not limited to ostrich and emu, aquatic products as defined in section 277.024, llamas, alpaca, buffalo, bison, elk documented as obtained f…

277.022. Ratite birds classified as livestock. — For the purposes of any rule or regulation promulgated by any department, board, or commission of this state, ratite birds including, but not limited to, ostrich and emu, scientifically designated as Dromiceius novaehollandiae, sha…

277.024. Aquatic products classified as livestock. — 1. As used in this section, the term "aquaculture" means the controlled propagation, growth and harvest of aquatic organisms, as defined by rule of the conservation commission. 2. For the purposes of construction of any law of …

277.030. License required to hold livestock sale. — No person as defined in this chapter shall engage in the business of operating a livestock sale or market unless duly licensed as hereinafter provided. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 310 § 3, A.L. 1957 p. 20)

277.040. Application for license — issuance — disposition of fees. — 1. Any person engaged in establishing or operating a livestock sale or market for the purpose aforesaid shall file with the state veterinarian of the state department of agriculture an application for a license …

277.050. Suspension or revocation of license, grounds — hearing — review — violations of marketing laws, hearing procedure, penalties. — 1. The director of the Missouri department of agriculture or his designated representative, after a public hearing, held after at least ten day…

277.060. Posting of license. — Every licensee licensed under the provisions of this chapter and carrying on or conducting business under the license shall publicly post, in a conspicuous place in or at the place of business, the license issued by the state veterinarian, the licen…

277.070. Responsibility of licensee — net proceeds. — 1. Each licensee is responsible to the consignor of any animal offered in the livestock sale for the net proceeds of any bona fide sale of the animal and on the date of sale is responsible to the purchaser of the livestock for…

277.080. Bond — letter of credit or other financial security required — form — refusal by director, when, powers of director. — 1. Every person subject to the provisions of this chapter shall, before receiving a license, provide a satisfactory bond in an amount designated by the …

277.090. Sales record to be kept. — The licensee shall maintain and keep a complete record so that the state veterinarian, his deputy or any peace officer may ascertain therefrom the origin and destination of each animal sold by the licensee within one year next after date of the…

277.100. Inspection and test to be made by approved persons — request by market operator to dismiss inspecting veterinary, procedure. — 1. The state veterinarian shall require all licensees defined in this chapter to obtain inspection of all livestock offered for sale at any live…

277.120. Records, authority to inspect — subpoena powers — financial records confidential, exception. — The state veterinarian or his duly authorized representative may inspect the records of any livestock sales or market licensee, at any reasonable time, to determine the origin …

277.130. Licensee shall determine true ownership. — The licensee shall use reasonable care to determine the true ownership and source of any livestock sold or offered for sale and shall keep a record of same. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 310 § 13, A.L. 1957 p. 20)

277.140. Penalties. — Any person, or any officer, agent, representative or employee of such person, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto his or their license is subject to suspension or …

277.141. Warranties of merchantability or fitness to be in writing. — If a contract for the sale of livestock does not contain a written statement as to a warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, the seller is not liable for damages resulting from the lack…

277.160. Rulemaking authority of state veterinarian, procedure. — The state veterinarian is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to aid in the administration and enforcement of this chapter. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this cha…

277.170. Injunction powers of state veterinarian. — The state veterinarian may apply to the circuit courts and the circuit courts shall be authorized to issue orders enjoining any violation of this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 300) Effective 5-04-89

277.180. Bribes to violate the livestock marketing law — class E felony. — 1. Any person who offers a bribe to any livestock market or sale operator or market veterinarian for the purpose of inducing such operator or veterinarian to violate the provisions of this chapter shall be…

277.190. Inspection of records of certain licensees by law enforcement — hold order, contents — violation, penalty — confidentiality of information. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon request of a law enforcement officer to inspect any record open to …

278.060. Title of law. — Sections 278.060 to 278.155 may be known and cited as "The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law". ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 839 § 1, A.L. 1961 p. 31)

278.070. Definitions. — As used in sections 278.060 to 278.300, the following words and terms mean: (1) "Board of soil and water district supervisors" or "soil and water supervisors", the local governing body of a soil and water district, elected or appointed in accordance with t…

278.080. Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure. — 1. There is hereby established "The State Soil and Water Districts Commission" to administer for this state the soil and water conservation districts provided …

278.090. Referendum — how conducted. — Wherever in this law a referendum is provided for and is used, it shall be conducted by secret ballot in such a manner that any person connected with, or any official of such referendum or election cannot know how any land representative vot…

278.100. Establishment of soil and water conservation districts. — 1. Whenever the state soil and water districts commission shall receive from any county or any township or townships thereof a petition declaring that the saving of the soil and water in that county or in the spec…

278.110. Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds. — 1. The state soil and water districts commission upon declaring the establishment of a soil and water district as provided in section 278.100 shall proceed to arrange in the …

278.120. District shall be body corporate — duties. — 1. Any soil and water district organized under the provisions of this law shall be a body corporate and shall possess only such powers as herein provided, but any such powers possessed by said body corporate shall be particula…

278.130. Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers. — 1. The soil and water supervisors of any soil and water district shall not (1) Have or exercise the right of eminent domain; (2) Incur indebtedness beyond available funds; (3) Issue bonds; (4) Levy taxes; (5) Make or l…

278.135. Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any soil and water conservation district engaged in the marketing or buying and selling of farm products us…

278.140. Two or more districts may cooperate. — Any two or more soil and water conservation districts organized under the provisions of this law may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any authority conferred upon such districts or of any duty described for such distric…

278.145. Counties and cities may cooperate and contribute. — The county commission of any county or the governing body of any city, town or village in which a soil and water conservation district lies in whole or in part may cooperate with the supervisors of the district in carry…

278.150. Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure. — 1. The state soil and water districts commission upon receiving at any time a petition for the disestablishment of any soil and water district, said petition being signed by not less than twenty-fiv…

278.155. Application to existing districts. — All soil conservation districts organized prior to the effective date of sections 278.060 to 278.155 shall hereafter be known as "Soil and Water Conservation Districts" and shall be subject to the provisions of, and afforded all the p…

278.157. Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 70.600 to the contrary, a soil and water conservation district organized under sections 2…

278.160. Subdistricts authorized. — Subdistricts of a soil and water conservation district may be formed as provided in sections 278.160 to 278.300 for the purpose of carrying out watershed protection and flood prevention programs, for the prevention of floodwater and sediment da…

278.170. Subdistrict, petition to form, requirements. — When the landowners in a proposed subdistrict desire that a subdistrict be organized, they shall file a petition with the board of soil and water conservation district supervisors requesting a hearing and a referendum thereo…

278.180. Hearing — notice. — Within thirty days after the petition has been filed with the board of soil and water district supervisors, they shall fix a date, hour and place for a hearing thereon and direct the secretary to cause notice to be given to the owners of each tract of…

278.190. Publication of notice. — The notice of hearing on the formation of a subdistrict shall be by publication once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county, the last publication of which shall be not less than ten da…

278.200. Feasibility determination — election. — 1. The soil and water supervisors shall consider and determine whether the operation of the subdistrict within the defined boundaries as proposed is desirable, practicable, feasible, and of necessity in the interest of public healt…

278.210. Regulations, how approved. — The state soil and water districts commission shall develop the procedure including rules, regulations, forms and other documents to be used in the establishment of a subdistrict, and a board of supervisors shall submit to the state soil and …

278.220. Watershed district located in more than one district, procedure — certificate recorded, where. — 1. If the proposed watershed district lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition may be presented to the board of soil and water district superv…

278.240. District board of supervisors to govern watershed district, combined boards to govern, when — trustees of watershed district, how elected, terms — powers of directors — mileage reimbursement authorized. — 1. The board of soil and water conservation district supervisors o…