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MO Rev Stat § 263.517 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.517 - Eradication zones established, authority for — regulations — publication of notice in affected areas — violations, authority to destroy cotton.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.517. Eradication zones established, authority for — regulations — publication of notice in affected areas — violations, authority to destroy cotton. — 1. The department may designate by regulation one or more areas of this state as eradication zones where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.  2. The department may promulgate reasonable regulations regarding areas where cotton cannot be planted within an eradication zone when there is reason to believe it will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.  3. The department may issue regulations prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in such elimination zones and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in the eradication zones participate in a program of boll weevil eradication including cost sharing as prescribed in the regulations.  4. Notice of such prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.  5. When a grower fails to meet the requirements of regulations promulgated by the department, the department shall have authority in eradication zones to destroy cotton not in compliance with such regulations. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 263.520 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.520 - Eradication zones, authority of department to treat with pesticides or destroy — cotton planted after notice, no payment for losses — payment if cotton planted before notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.520. Eradication zones, authority of department to treat with pesticides or destroy — cotton planted after notice, no payment for losses — payment if cotton planted before notice. — 1. The department may destroy, or, at its discretion, cause to be treated with pesticides, volunteer or other noncommercial cotton and to establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of commercial cotton in eradication zones when the department deems such action necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 263.500 to 263.537.  2. No payment shall be made by the department to the owner or lessee for the destruction or injury of any cotton which was planted in an eradication zone after publication of notice as provided in sections 263.500 to 263.537, or was otherwise handled in violation of sections 263.500 to 263.537, or the regulations adopted pursuant to sections 263.500 to 263.537.  3. The department shall pay for losses resulting from the destruction of cotton which was planted in such zones prior to promulgation of such notice. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 263.523 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.523 - Cotton growers' organization, certification by department, requirements — board of directors, appointment, qualifications, terms — audit by department.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.523. Cotton growers' organization, certification by department, requirements — board of directors, appointment, qualifications, terms — audit by department. — 1. The department shall certify a cotton growers' organization for the purpose of entering into agreements with the state of Missouri, other states, the federal government, and other parties as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 263.500 to 263.537.  2. In order to be eligible for certification by the department, the cotton growers' organization must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that:  (1) It is a nonprofit organization and could qualify as a tax exempt organization under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;  (2) Membership in the organization shall be open to all cotton growers in this state.  3. The organization shall have only one class of members with each member entitled to only one vote.  4. The organization's board of directors shall be composed as follows:  (1) Two Missouri cotton growers recommended by the department, to be appointed by the governor;  (2) Three Missouri cotton growers recommended by the largest general farm organization in this state, to be appointed by the governor;  (3) Three Missouri cotton growers recommended by the largest cotton producer organization in this state, to be appointed by the governor;  (4) One representative of state government from this state recommended by the department, to be appointed by the governor.  5. Directors shall serve for three-year terms, but of the first board appointed three members shall serve for a term of one year, three members shall serve for two years and three members shall serve for three years. All books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the organization shall be available for inspection or audit by the department at any reasonable time. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 263.525 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.525 - Certification of organization — purpose — revocation, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.525. Certification of organization — purpose — revocation, when. — 1. Upon determination by the department that the organization meets the requirements of section 263.523, the department shall certify the organization as the official cotton growers' organization.  2. Such certification shall be for the purposes of sections 263.500 to 263.537 only, and shall not affect other organizations or associations of cotton growers established for other purposes.  3. The department shall certify only one such organization and may revoke the certification of the organization if at any time the organization shall fail to meet the requirements of sections 263.500 to 263.537. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 263.529 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.529 - Referendum under direction of organization — expenses, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.529. Referendum under direction of organization — expenses, how paid. — The arrangements for and management of any referendum held under sections 263.500 to 263.537 shall be under the direction of the certified organization. The organization shall bear all expenses incurred in conducting the referendum, to include furnishing the ballots and arranging for the necessary poll holders. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 263.531 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.531 - Referendum defeated — organization may call other referendums — assessment retention to be subject to vote every ten years.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   263.531. Referendum defeated — organization may call other referendums — assessment retention to be subject to vote every ten years. — 1. In the event any referendum conducted under sections 263.500 to 263.537 fails to receive the required number of affirmative votes, the certified organization may, with the consent of the department be authorized to call other referendums.  2. After the passage of any referendum, the eligible voters shall be allowed, by the subsequent referendums, at least every ten years, to vote on whether to continue their assessments.  3. All the requirements for an initial referendum shall be met in subsequent referendums. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 14, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348 merged with S.B. 865)
MO Rev Stat § 263.534 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.534 - Failure to pay assessment, penalties and interest — lien also authorized on cotton crop subject to assessment, priority of lien.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   263.534. Failure to pay assessment, penalties and interest — lien also authorized on cotton crop subject to assessment, priority of lien. — 1. A cotton grower who fails to pay, when due and upon reasonable notice, any assessment levied under sections 263.500 to 263.537 shall be subject to a per-acre penalty as established in the department's regulations, in addition to the assessment.  2. A cotton grower who fails to pay all assessments, including penalties, within thirty days of notice of penalty, shall destroy any cotton plants growing on his acreage which is subject to the assessment. Any such cotton plants which are not destroyed shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, and such public nuisance may be abated in the same manner as any public nuisance.  3. The department may petition the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the public nuisance is located to have the nuisance condemned and destroyed with all costs of destroying to be levied against the grower. Injunctive relief shall be available to the department notwithstanding the existence of any other legal remedy, and the department shall not be required to file a bond.  4. In addition to any other remedies for the collection of assessments, including penalties and interest, the department shall have an assessment lien that attaches and is perfected sixty days after the date the department mails notice of the assessment and shall cover any cotton crop grown by the grower, including future crops, and the proceeds of the cotton sale, until the assessment, including penalties and interest, is paid in full. The department shall notify the farm service agency and first handlers of cotton, including buyers, lienholders on the cotton, and ginners, of liens attached within thirty days of the date of perfections. This assessment lien is not an agricultural lien for purposes of, and is not subject to the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions, as embodied in sections 400.9-101 to 400.9-508. Such lien shall attach in preference to any prior lien, encumbrance or mortgage upon such cotton. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 15, A.L. 2004 S.B. 740, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 263.537 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.537 - Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose — department may retain amount to cover costs of administration — reversion to general revenue prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   263.537. Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose — department may retain amount to cover costs of administration — reversion to general revenue prohibited. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Boll Weevil Suppression and Eradication Fund". Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for the administration of the program enumerated in sections 263.500 to 263.537. The director of the department may retain a sum not to exceed one percent of the balance of the fund established pursuant to section 263.527* per annum to cover actual administrative costs incurred in the administration of sections 263.500 to 263.537. Such amounts shall be transferred from the director to the director of revenue for deposit in the boll weevil suppression and eradication fund. All money credited to the fund created pursuant to this section shall be appropriated by the general assembly for the use and benefit of the department and specified in the annual appropriations to the department for administration of the program referenced in this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 16, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1859)   *Number "263.257" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 264.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.011 - Title of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   264.011. Title of law. — Sections 264.011 to 264.111 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Apiculture Law". ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 264.021 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.021 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   264.021. Definitions. — As used in sections 264.011 to 264.101, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:  (1) "Apiary", any place or location where one or more colonies or nuclei of bees are kept;  (2) "Authorized official", the state official authorized to inspect apiaries in the state of origin of bees being transported into the state of Missouri;  (3) "Beekeeper", any individual, person, firm, association or corporation owning, possessing or controlling one or more colonies of bees for the production of honey, beeswax or by-products thereof, or for the pollination of crops for either personal or commercial use;  (4) "Beekeeping equipment", all hives, supers, frames or other devices used in the rearing or manipulation of bees, their brood, honey or containers thereof which may be or may have been used in any apiary;  (5) "Bees", any stage of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, or other bees kept for the production of honey or wax or existing in the wild or feral state;  (6) "Colony", the bees inhabiting a single hive, nuclei box or other dwelling place;  (7) "Director", the director of the state department of agriculture;  (8) "Disease", American or European foulbrood and any other infectious, contagious or communicable disease affecting bees or their brood;  (9) "Eradicate", the complete destruction of infected or undesirable bees and equipment by burning or treatment approved by the state entomologist;  (10) "Extermination", the complete destruction of bee colonies;  (11) "Hive", any domicile with removable frames for keeping bees;  (12) "Inspector", a person appointed by the director to check for diseased conditions or pest infestations in one or more apiaries or bees in the wild or feral state as authorized by this chapter;  (13) "Pests", the honey bee mite, Acarapis woodi; the varroa mite, Varroa jacobsoni; the Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata; and any other arthropod pest detrimental to honey bees. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180, A.L. 1989 H.B. 134)
MO Rev Stat § 264.031 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.031 - Inspectors, qualifications, compensation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   264.031. Inspectors, qualifications, compensation. — Every person appointed by the director as an apiary inspector shall be a practical beekeeper who before his appointment shall furnish the director with satisfactory evidence that he possesses a practical knowledge of beekeeping and is familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of bee diseases or that he is a graduate of an agricultural college with qualifying training in apiculture. The director shall fix reasonable compensation for all employees and contract employees considering the duties performed and the available appropriations. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 3, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180)
MO Rev Stat § 264.051 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.051 - Certificates of health, expiration — quarantine — eradication.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   264.051. Certificates of health, expiration — quarantine — eradication. — 1. If, by reason of any owner-requested inspection, the director is satisfied that no apparent disease or pest exists in any colony in an apiary, he shall issue to the owner thereof a certificate of health setting out therein the date of the inspection, the number of colonies therein and the results of the inspection. This certificate shall expire ninety days after the inspection.  2. If, by reason of any inspection, the director is satisfied of the existence of any disease or pest, he shall notify the beekeeper owning the apiary, in writing, of the results of the inspection, setting out the number and location of infected colonies and informing him of the proper methods of treating the infected colonies. Any apiary infected with any contagious or infectious bee disease or pest may be declared under quarantine and the owner thereof shall be prohibited from moving such apiary, bees, honey, wax or used beekeeping equipment. The owner shall thereafter eliminate the diseased or pest infested condition within the apiary or equipment, or both, to the satisfaction of the director. The quarantine will then be lifted. If, by the time of the next inspection, which will be no more than one year after the initial inspection, the diseased or pest infested condition has not been eliminated, the director shall supervise the eradication of the diseased or pest infested bees and equipment, or shall otherwise eliminate the diseased or pest infested condition and lift the quarantine on any remaining bees. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 5, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180)
MO Rev Stat § 264.061 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.061 - Movement permit required, when — form — issuance — fee — verbal authorization.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories   264.061. Movement permit required, when — form — issuance — fee — verbal authorization. — 1. It is unlawful to move, carry, transport or ship bees, combs or used beekeeping equipment into the state of Missouri unless accompanied by a valid permit issued by the director of the department of agriculture. Applications for permit to transport bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state shall be submitted on a form approved by the director. This application form must be accompanied by a certificate of health, issued by the authorized official of the state from which the bees are to be moved, certifying that the bees and used beekeeping equipment have been inspected by an approved inspector, during a period of active brood rearing, within ninety days prior to the proposed date of movement, and that such bees and used beekeeping equipment were found apparently free from any diseases or pests. Each application shall disclose the number of colonies of bees to be transported and a description of the location or locations where said bees are to be kept. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to move bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state, accompanied by a proper certificate of health and an application fee of ten dollars per application, the director shall issue the desired permit. This shall not apply to honey bees from quarantined areas outside the state of Missouri. These quarantines shall include all federal, state or Missouri exterior quarantines. Importation of honey bees from quarantined areas shall be in accordance with the rules made pursuant to this chapter.  2. Regardless of the above provisions of this section, the director shall have the authority to issue a permit without inspection to the person or persons owning such bees and equipment if he or she is satisfied that such bees and equipment were certified and moved from the state of Missouri within ninety days prior to the desired date of reentry and have not been exposed to diseased or pest infected bees or equipment.  3. A verbal authorization may be allowed by the Missouri director if the written permit outlined above has been requested but has not been received by the time that the bees are to be moved.  4. Combless packages of bees or queens, or both, are admitted into Missouri, without a Missouri permit, when accompanied by a valid certificate of inspection from the state of origin stating they are free of diseases and pests. This shall not apply to honey bees from quarantined areas outside the state of Missouri. These quarantines shall include all federal, state or Missouri exterior quarantines. Importation of honey bees from quarantined areas shall be in accordance with the rules made pursuant to this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 6, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180, A.L. 1989 H.B. 134, A.L. 2019 S.B. 133)
MO Rev Stat § 264.063 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.063 - Quarantined areas outside state — seizure — inspection — eradication.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   264.063. Quarantined areas outside state — seizure — inspection — eradication. — Whenever the director shall find that there exists in any other state, territory or district or part thereof, any harmful pests or diseases of honey bees, he may promulgate and enforce by appropriate rules, a quarantine prohibiting the importation of or the transportation into or through this state or any portion thereof, from such other state, territory or district, any honey bees, used beekeeping equipment or any other article or product capable of carrying such pests or diseases. The director may make rules for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, eradication, destruction or other disposition of any honey bees, used beekeeping equipment or any other regulated article or product capable of carrying such pests or diseases in violation of this quarantine. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 180)
MO Rev Stat § 264.071 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.071 - Revocation of movement permit, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   264.071. Revocation of movement permit, procedure. — Any permit for movement of bees or used beekeeping equipment into the state, or any health certificate, may be revoked for cause by the director. Notice of such revocation shall be in writing and shall be mailed, by certified mail, to the last known address of the holder of the permit or certificate. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 7)
MO Rev Stat § 264.081 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.081 - Hearings on refusals or revocations, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   264.081. Hearings on refusals or revocations, procedure. — Any person who is refused any permit or certificate of health, or who has had any permit or certificate revoked, may request a hearing before the director of agriculture. The request must be made in writing no later than thirty days after the date on which such person was notified of the denial or revocation of a permit or certificate of health. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 264.091 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 264 - Apiaries|Section 264.091 - Right of entry.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   264.091. Right of entry. — The director, his assistants, or inspectors shall have the right of entry for the performance of his official duties upon any premises where bees are kept only when the director, his assistants, or inspectors have probable cause to believe that the bees located on such premises are diseased or pest infested. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 9, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180)