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MO Rev Stat § 276.551 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.551 - Information confidential, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.551. Information confidential, exceptions. — 1. Unless in accordance with a judicial order, and except in accordance with other provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581, the director, the department, its counsel, auditors, or its other employees or agents shall not divulge any information disclosed by the applications or reports filed or inspections performed under the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 and regulations promulgated hereunder, except to agents and employees of the department or to any other legal representatives of the state or federal government otherwise empowered to see or review such information; provided, the director may, upon written application of any person, disclose or direct any auditor or employee of the department to disclose any information which, in the opinion of the director, the person applying for the same is entitled to receive.  2. The director may disclose information contained in applications, reports, or inspections only in the form of an information summary or profile, or statistical study based upon data provided with respect to more than one grain dealer which does not identify the grain dealer to which the information applies.  3. The director may, at his discretion, disclose the fact of licensing and any other information which appears on the face of the grain dealer's license.  4. Subject to other provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 this section shall not prevent the taking of sworn testimony at a public hearing with respect to violations of sections 276.401 to 276.581 or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto.  5. Any duly authorized officer or employee, appointed under the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 and regulations promulgated hereunder who violates the provisions of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 30)
MO Rev Stat § 276.556 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.556 - Hearings, director to promulgate rules.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.556. Hearings, director to promulgate rules. — All hearings provided for in sections 276.401 to 276.581 or in regulations promulgated hereunder shall be held in accordance with the provisions prescribed by the director. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 31)
MO Rev Stat § 276.561 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.561 - Formal notices may be eliminated, when — parties may resolve differences.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.561. Formal notices may be eliminated, when — parties may resolve differences. — 1. Upon the agreement of the director, and the known interested parties, a hearing may be held without formal notice at such time and place as all of the parties may agree.  2. In all disputes arising from rights or obligations under sections 276.401 to 276.581 and regulations promulgated hereunder in which all parties are private persons and in which the director is not involved as a party, the parties shall be afforded the opportunity to settle and resolve such dispute prior to a hearing held pursuant to sections 276.401 to 276.581. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 32)
MO Rev Stat § 276.566 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.566 - Director may contract with other states regarding uniform procedures.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.566. Director may contract with other states regarding uniform procedures. — The director is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and agreements necessary to cooperate with any other state to make uniform the procedures followed in bonding, licensing and examining state licensed grain dealers and to make available to those states with whom Missouri has entered into such contracts and agreements the information acquired under such bonding, licensing and examining procedures. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 33)
MO Rev Stat § 276.571 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.571 - Licenses may be revoked or suspended because of actions in other states, when, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.571. Licenses may be revoked or suspended because of actions in other states, when, procedure. — When the director receives notice from a state with which Missouri has a cooperative agreement under sections 276.401 to 276.581 of the imposition of a final judgment in a civil action, criminal conviction, or final administrative action for an act by a grain dealer licensed in this state, which, if committed in this state would constitute a violation of sections 276.401 to 276.581, he is authorized to initiate such proceedings as he may deem appropriate under sections 276.401 to 276.581, either administrative or judicial, to suspend or revoke the grain dealer's license or to enjoin such grain dealer from operating in this state. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 34)
MO Rev Stat § 276.576 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.576 - Satisfaction of bonding requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.576. Satisfaction of bonding requirements. — The bonding requirements of sections 276.401 to 276.581 may be satisfied by:  (1) Filing with the director evidence of a bond on file with any other state with which Missouri has a cooperative agreement as provided for by sections 276.401 to 276.581; and  (2) Such bond shall be copayable to the state of Missouri for the benefit of sellers of grain in Missouri; and  (3) The bond shall be in an amount at least equal to the amounts required by sections 276.401 to 276.581. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 35)
MO Rev Stat § 276.581 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.581 - Bonds may be copayable to another state.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   276.581. Bonds may be copayable to another state. — Any bond required by sections 276.401 to 276.581 may be made copayable to any state with whom Missouri has entered into contracts or agreements as authorized by section 276.566, for the benefit of sellers of grain in that state. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 36)
MO Rev Stat § 276.582 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.582 - Signs to be posted stating licensing status of grain dealer, requirements, violation, penalties — attorney general may investigate violations, also for grain warehouses, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   276.582. Signs to be posted stating licensing status of grain dealer, requirements, violation, penalties — attorney general may investigate violations, also for grain warehouses, when. — 1. Each grain dealer, as defined in section 276.401, shall prominently display, at the main entrance to the building of the grain dealer and on or about the scale of the grain dealer, if any, so that such sign may be easily viewed by a person using the scale, a sign containing letters of not less than one inch and not more than six inches in height, which shall read either:  (1) "NOTICE: THIS GRAIN DEALER IS NOT LICENSED AS REQUIRED BY LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 276.411, RSMo"; or  (2) "NOTICE: THIS GRAIN DEALER IS LICENSED AS REQUIRED BY LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 276.411, RSMo".  2. Any grain dealer, as defined in section 276.401, who does not display the sign as required by subsection 1 of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars for each day of the violation.  3. The director of the department of agriculture may refer violations of this section and section 411.778 to the attorney general if the local circuit or prosecuting attorney has not acted upon violations of this section and section 411.778 within ninety days of notice by the director of the department of agriculture of such violation. The attorney general may investigate, prosecute and appoint a special prosecuting attorney in any case which has been referred under this subsection. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 822 § 1 subsecs. 5, 6, 7, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1732)
MO Rev Stat § 276.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.600 - Short title.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   276.600. Short title. — Sections 276.600 to 276.661 shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Missouri Livestock Dealer Law". ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 148 § 1, A.L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 276.606 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.606 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   276.606. Definitions. — As used in sections 276.600 to 276.661, the following terms mean:  (1) "Agent", any person authorized to act for a livestock dealer;  (2) "Dealer transactions", any purchase, sale, or exchange of livestock by a dealer, or agent, representative, or consignee of a dealer or person in which any interest equitable or legal is acquired or divested whether directly or indirectly;  (3) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of agriculture or his designated representative;  (4) "Engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce livestock", sales and purchases of greater frequency than the person would make in feeding operation under the normal operation of a farm, if the person is a farmer. If the person is not a farmer he is a dealer engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce livestock;  (5) "Livestock", cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and poultry, llamas, alpaca, buffalo, bison, and other domesticated or semidomesticated or exotic animals;  (6) "Livestock dealer", any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce of livestock;  (7) "Livestock transactions", any purchase, sale or exchange of livestock by a person, whether or not a livestock dealer, in which any interest equitable or legal is acquired or divested whether directly or indirectly;  (8) "Official ear tag", a metal or plastic ear tag prescribed by the director conforming to the nine character alpha-numeric national uniform ear-tagging system;  (9) "Person", any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity;  (10) "State veterinarian", the state veterinarian of the Missouri department of agriculture, or his appointed agent. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368, A.L. 2005 S.B. 355, A.L. 2018 S.B. 627 & 925)
MO Rev Stat § 276.611 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.611 - Dealers to register with director.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   276.611. Dealers to register with director. — Any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce livestock shall be registered annually with the director. Registration shall be made on forms provided by the director. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368, A.L. 1989 H.B. 362)
MO Rev Stat § 276.615 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.615 - Records to state veterinarian, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1977   276.615. Records to state veterinarian, when. — 1. If the state veterinarian has reasonable cause to believe any livestock in this state are diseased in such a manner as to constitute a health hazard to other livestock, wherever located, he may request in writing the livestock sales records of any livestock dealer in this state for the purpose of tracing or discovering the diseased livestock, the source of the disease and all other livestock which may be affected by the disease. A livestock dealer shall have twenty-four hours to comply with such a request.  2. The state veterinarian may inspect, acquire and use such records only for the detection and eradication of disease and for no other purpose. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 248 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 276.617 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.617 - Livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund, created — use, investment of funds — fund not to lapse.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   276.617. Livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund, created — use, investment of funds — fund not to lapse. — 1. All penalties assessed for violations of this chapter shall be paid to the state treasurer to be credited to the "Livestock Dealer Law Enforcement and Administration Fund", which is hereby created. All money credited to the livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund shall be for the use and benefit of the animal health division of the department of agriculture and specified in the annual appropriations to the department.  2. The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state, and the provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of funds to the general revenue fund of the state by the state treasurer shall not apply to this fund.  3. The state treasurer shall invest all sums in the livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund not needed for current operating expenses in interest-bearing banking accounts or United States government obligations in the manner provided by law. All yield, increment, gain, interest or income derived from the investment of these sums shall accrue to the benefit of, and be deposited within, the state treasury to the credit of the livestock dealer law enforcement and administration fund. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 276.621 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.621 - Violations of chapter.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   276.621. Violations of chapter. — Any of the following acts or omissions by any person who is a livestock dealer or agent thereof or other person engaged in livestock transactions shall constitute violations of this chapter:  (1) Failure by a livestock dealer to obtain any bond required by the Packers and Stockyard Act;  (2) Any movement of livestock by any person without accompanying proper health certificates, proper tests for disease or identification as may be required under the animal health statutes of Missouri or the United States, or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;  (3) Failure to maintain records as required by the director;  (4) Failure to register in accordance with section 276.611. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 276.626 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.626 - Powers and duties of director — rules and regulations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   276.626. Powers and duties of director — rules and regulations. — The director shall exercise the following powers and duties:  (1) Promulgate such rules and regulations pursuant to section 276.406 and chapter 536 as he deems necessary to implement and supplement sections 276.600 to 276.661 and provide for the orderly administration of these sections. The senate committee on agriculture, conservation and parks and the house committee on agribusiness shall receive copies of any proposed rules and regulations prior to submission to the secretary of state;  (2) Require the necessary record keeping by livestock dealers;  (3) Request the attorney general to take civil action against a livestock dealer found to be in violation of any provision of sections 276.600 to 276.661. The circuit courts are hereby authorized to take jurisdiction of all such actions. Any person in violation of any provision of sections 276.600 to 276.661 is subject to a penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation;  (4) Subpoena any record required by sections 276.600 to 276.661 or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder of any person operating as a livestock dealer, or of any person acting for or on behalf of, or providing a service to a livestock dealer;  (5) Designate representatives. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
MO Rev Stat § 276.631 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.631 - Director may investigate, purpose — hearing, procedures, subpoena power, appeal — penalty, limitation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   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 in livestock transactions. If such person is found to be in violation of any provision of sections 276.600 to 276.661, the director may summon same to a hearing which shall be set no later than twenty business days from the date of the summons. At any time after the summons is issued, the director may apply to the circuit court in the county in which the livestock dealer resides, or, if a nonresident, in Cole County, and the court shall be authorized to enter an order barring further purchases or sales of livestock. Such order shall remain in effect until the administrative hearing provided for in this section shall be had.  2. At the hearing, the livestock dealer or other person engaging in livestock transactions and the state shall have the opportunity to present in person or by counsel such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any defense. The director may subpoena any persons or documents incident to the hearing, may take testimony orally, by deposition or by exhibit, in the same manner and with the same fees and mileage as prescribed in judicial proceedings in civil cases. The director or his designated representative may also administer oaths to those giving evidence. Following the hearing, the director may:  (1) Assess a penalty upon such livestock dealer or other person engaging in livestock transactions in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation of sections 276.600 to 276.661; or  (2) Dismiss the case.  3. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director after a hearing pursuant to this section may appeal to the circuit court. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368, A.L. 1989 H.B. 362)
MO Rev Stat § 276.641 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.641 - Records, dealer to keep.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   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 provisions of sections 276.600 to 276.661. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 276.646 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.646 - Director granted subpoena power — venue, where.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   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 comply with any such subpoena, the director may petition the circuit court having venue for an order enforcing such subpoena. Upon failure of any person to obey a court order enforcing the director's subpoena, the court issuing such order shall find that person in contempt and punish him as provided by law. For purposes of this section venue shall be in the circuit court of any county in which the livestock dealer regularly purchases or sells any livestock. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 276.661 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 276 - Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges|Section 276.661 - Director may petition for injunctive relief, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   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 court in the county in which the offense occurred or in which the offender has his principal place of business or is doing business or resides. The court, on determining that there is probable cause that a violation of sections 276.600 to 276.661 exists, shall issue appropriate injunctive relief. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 368)
MO Rev Stat § 277.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 277 - Missouri Livestock Marketing Law|Section 277.010 - Designation of chapter.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   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)
MO Rev Stat § 277.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 277 - Missouri Livestock Marketing Law|Section 277.020 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   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 from a legal source and not from the wild and raised in confinement for human consumption or animal husbandry, goats and poultry, equine and exotic animals;  (2) "Livestock market", a place of business or place where livestock is concentrated for the purpose of sale, exchange or trade made at regular or irregular intervals, whether at auction or not, except this definition shall not apply to any public farm sale or purebred livestock sale, or to any sale, transfer, or exchange of livestock from one person to another person for movement or transfer to other farm premises or directly to a licensed market;  (3) "Livestock sale", the business of mediating, for a commission, or otherwise, sale, purchase, or exchange transactions in livestock, whether or not at a livestock market; except the term "livestock sale" shall not apply to order buyers, livestock dealers or other persons acting directly as a buying agent for any third party;  (4) "Person", individuals, partnerships, corporations and associations;  (5) "State veterinarian", the state veterinarian of the Missouri state department of agriculture. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 310 § 2, A.L. 1957 p. 20, A.L. 1989 S.B. 300, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566 merged with S.B. 84, A.L. 1995 S.B. 109, A.L. 2005 S.B. 355, A.L. 2018 S.B. 627 & 925)
MO Rev Stat § 277.022 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 277 - Missouri Livestock Marketing Law|Section 277.022 - Ratite birds classified as livestock.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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, shall be treated and classified as livestock rather than as exotic animals. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 566 § 13 merged with S.B. 84 § 13)