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MO Rev Stat § 266.101 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.101 - Seed subject to seizure, when — proceedings — disposition of condemned seed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   266.101. Seed subject to seizure, when — proceedings — disposition of condemned seed. — Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed found in the possession of a single owner or custodian and not in compliance with the provisions of this law shall be subject to seizure upon complaint of the director of the department of agriculture to the circuit court of the county or city in which such seed is located. Such seizure shall not be made until the owner or custodian of the seed has been given sixty days from the date of a "stop-sale" order to bring the seed in compliance with the provisions of this law. In the event the court finds that the seed does not comply with this law, it shall order the condemnation thereof, and the seed shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of by the court; provided, that either party may demand a trial by jury on any issue of fact joined in any such case; and provided further, that in no instance shall the court order such disposition of said seed without first having given the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of said seed or permission to process or relabel said seed to bring it into compliance with this law. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 5 § 266.100, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1979 H.B. 57)
MO Rev Stat § 266.105 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.105 - Injunctive relief — bond required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   266.105. Injunctive relief — bond required. — When in the performance of his duties the director of agriculture applies to any court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violation or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this law or any rules and regulations under this law, the court may cause a temporary restraining order or a temporary or permanent injunction to issue. The provisions of chapter 526 to the contrary notwithstanding, the state, when acting as party plaintiff in an action for a temporary restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction under this section, shall execute a bond to the other party, in such sum as the court deems sufficient to secure the amount or other matter to be restrained or enjoined, and all changes that may be occasioned by the restraining order or injunction to the parties restrained or enjoined, or to any party interested in the subject matter of the controversy, conditioned that the state will abide the decision in the controversy, and pay all sums of money, damages and costs that shall be adjudged against the state if the temporary restraining order or injunction is dissolved. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 57)
MO Rev Stat § 266.111 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.111 - Penalties for violations — attorney general to act on request, when, procedure — publication by director of result of legal action.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   266.111. Penalties for violations — attorney general to act on request, when, procedure — publication by director of result of legal action. — 1. Every violation of the provisions of this law shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for the first offense and not exceeding one thousand dollars for each subsequent similar offense.  2. The director may report any violation of the provisions of sections 266.011 to 266.111 to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurs. The prosecuting attorney may institute appropriate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction. If any prosecuting attorney refuses or fails to act on request of the director, the attorney general shall so act; however, no prosecution under this law shall be instituted without the defendant first having been given an opportunity to appear before the director of agriculture or his duly authorized agent, to introduce evidence either in person or by agent or attorney at a private hearing. If, after such hearing, or without such hearing in case the defendant or his agent or attorney fails or refuses to appear, the director of agriculture is of the opinion that the evidence warrants prosecution, he shall proceed as herein provided.  3. It is the duty of the director of agriculture or the attorney general, as the case may be, to institute proceedings at once against any person charged with a violation of this law, if, in the judgment of such officer, the information submitted warrants such action.  4. After judgment by the court in any case arising under this law, the director of agriculture shall publish any information pertinent to the issuance of the judgment by the court in such media as he may designate. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 5 § 266.110, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1979 H.B. 57)
MO Rev Stat § 266.152 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.152 - Title of law.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998   266.152. Title of law. — Sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall be known as the "Missouri Commercial Feed Law". ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 2, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.155 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.155 - Director of agriculture to administer.

Effective - 01 Jan 1973   266.155. Director of agriculture to administer. — Sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall be administered by the director of the department of agriculture of the state of Missouri, hereinafter referred to as the "director". ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 3)  Effective 1-01-73
MO Rev Stat § 266.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.170 - Commercial feed, how labeled.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998, 2 histories   266.170. Commercial feed, how labeled. — A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:  (1) In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:  (a) The product name, and the brand name if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. Single ingredient feeds shall have a product name in accordance with the designated definition of feed ingredients as recognized by the Association of American Feed Control Officials unless the director designates otherwise;  (b) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the director by rule determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling, and in all cases the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods from generally recognized sources such as the methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists;  (c) The name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed shall be that established by rule or the common or usual name. The director by rule may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or the director may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group thereof, from this requirement of an ingredient statement if the director finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers;  (d) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;  (e) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use;  (f) Such precautionary statements as the director by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed;  (g) The quantity statement;  (2) In the case of a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing the following information:  (a) Name and address of the manufacturer;  (b) Name and address of the purchaser;  (c) Date of delivery;  (d) The product name and brand name, if any, and the net weight of each commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used;  (e) Adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use;  (f) Such warning or caution statements as the director by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 6, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.175 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.175 - Misbranding, what constitutes.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998   266.175. Misbranding, what constitutes. — A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded:  (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;  (2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;  (3) If it is not labeled as required in section 266.170, and the rules promulgated thereunder;  (4) If it purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by rules by the director;  (5) If it is not appropriate for its intended or purported use;  (6) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of sections 266.152 to 266.220 to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 7, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.185 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.185 - Prohibited acts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   266.185. Prohibited acts. — The following acts and the causing thereof within the state of Missouri are hereby prohibited:  (1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded;  (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed;  (3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of subdivisions (1) and (5) of section 266.180;  (4) The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order pursuant to section 266.205;  (5) The failure or refusal to obtain a commercial feed license;  (6) The violation of subsection 6 of section 266.210;  (7) Failure to pay inspection fees and file reports or submit product listings as required by section 266.190;  (8) The distribution of commercial feed to an unlicensed distributor on which inspection fees have not been paid. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 9, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1600)
MO Rev Stat § 266.195 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.195 - Director may make rules, may adopt definitions — rulemaking, procedure.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998   266.195. Director may make rules, may adopt definitions — rulemaking, procedure. — 1. The director is authorized to promulgate such rules for commercial feeds, pet foods and specialty pet foods as are specifically authorized in sections 266.152 to 266.220 and such other reasonable rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of sections 266.152 to 266.220. In the interest of uniformity the director shall by rule adopt, unless the director determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following:  (1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization; and  (2) Any rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act at 21 U.S.C. Section 301 et seq., provided that the director has the authority pursuant to sections 266.152 to 266.220 to promulgate such rules.  2. Before the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any rule authorized by sections 266.152 to 266.220, the director shall publish the proposed rule, amendment, or notice to repeal an existing rule in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties, including all current licensees, adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time. After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the director shall take appropriate action to issue the proposed rules or to amend or repeal an existing rule. The provisions of this subsection notwithstanding, if the director, pursuant to the authority of sections 266.152 to 266.220, adopts official definitions of feed ingredients, or official feed terms as adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, or rules promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, any amendment or modification adopted by said association or by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in the case of regulations promulgated pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, shall be adopted automatically under sections 266.152 to 266.220 without regard to the publication of the notice required by this subsection, unless the director, by order, specifically determines that the amendment or modification shall not be adopted. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 11, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.205 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.205 - Withdrawal from distribution order, when — seizure, procedure for — disposal of feed, how made.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998   266.205. Withdrawal from distribution order, when — seizure, procedure for — disposal of feed, how made. — 1. When the director or the director's authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 or of any of the prescribed rules under sections 266.152 to 266.220, the director may issue and enforce a written or printed "withdrawal from distribution" order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the director or the court. The director shall release the lot of commercial feed so withdrawn when said provisions and rules have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days, the director may begin, or upon request of the distributor or licensee shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.  2. Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with said provisions and rules shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds the commercial feed to be in violation of sections 266.152 to 266.220 and orders the condemnation of said commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state, but in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with sections 266.152 to 266.220. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 13, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.210 - Penalties, appeals, how taken.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998, 2 histories   266.210. Penalties, appeals, how taken. — 1. Any person who knowingly or recklessly violates any of the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.  2. Nothing in sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall be construed as requiring the director or the director's representative to:  (1) Report for prosecution; or  (2) To institute seizure proceedings; or  (3) Issue a withdrawal from distribution order, as a result of minor violations of sections 266.152 to 266.220, or when the director believes the public interest will best be served by suitable notice of warning in writing.  3. The director may report any violation of the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurs. The prosecuting attorney may institute appropriate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction. If any prosecuting attorney refuses or fails to act on the request of the director, the attorney general shall so act; however no prosecution under this law shall be instituted without the defendant first having been given an opportunity to appear before the director of agriculture or the director's duly authorized agent, to introduce evidence either in person or by agent or attorney at an informal hearing. If, after such hearing, or without such hearing in case the defendant or the defendant's agent or attorney fails or refuses to appear, the director of agriculture is of the opinion that the evidence warrants prosecution, the director shall proceed as herein provided.  4. The director may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 or any rule or regulation promulgated under sections 266.152 to 266.220 notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.  5. Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made pursuant to the provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220 may appeal the same according to the procedures established by chapter 536.  6. Any person who uses to such person's own advantage, or reveals to other than the director or officers of the department of agriculture or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceedings, any information acquired under the authority of sections 266.152 to 266.220, concerning any method, records, formulations, or processes which as a trade secret is entitled to protection, is guilty of a misdemeanor, but this prohibition shall not be deemed as prohibiting the director or his duly authorized agents from exchanging information of a regulatory nature with duly appointed officials of the United States, or of other states, who are similarly prohibited by law from revealing this information. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 14, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.215 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.215 - Cooperation authorized, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1973   266.215. Cooperation authorized, when. — The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 15)  Effective 1-01-73
MO Rev Stat § 266.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.220 - Annual report by director required.

Effective - 01 Jan 1998, 2 histories   266.220. Annual report by director required. — The director shall publish at least annually, in such forms as the director may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as the director may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed on the label, but the information concerning production and use of commercial feeds shall not disclose the operations of any person. The report shall be provided free of charge to all distributors listed in the report and all feed dealers and others who request the report. ­­-------- (L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 16, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211)  Effective 1-01-98
MO Rev Stat § 266.291 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.291 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   266.291. Definitions. — The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in sections 266.291 to 266.351 have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) "Director" means the director of the Missouri agricultural experiment station at Columbia, Missouri;  (2) "Distributor" means any person who imports, consigns, manufactures, produces or compounds fertilizer, or offers for sale, sells, barters, or otherwise supplies fertilizers for consumption or use in this state; provided that this term shall not apply to any person who purchases fertilizer from a distributor registered under sections 266.291 to 266.351 and which fertilizer has been once sold in compliance with sections 266.291 to 266.351;  (3) "Essential plant nutrient" includes any element recognized as being directly required by any plant to complete its life cycle;  (4) "Fertilizer" includes any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin which is added to soil, soil mixtures, or solution to supplement nutrients and is claimed to contain one or more essential plant nutrients. The term "fertilizer" does not include unmanipulated animal and vegetable manure and agricultural liming materials used to reduce soil acidity;  (5) "Person" includes individuals, partnerships, associations, firms, corporations, estates, trusts, receivers, or trustees appointed by any state or federal court;  (6) "Sale", "sold", and "sells" include exchanges and consignments for sale and means any transfer or barter;  (7) "Variable rate technology" means the method of applying two or more fertilizer materials which are blended at variable rates by a spreading vehicle or device during the application process. ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 9 § 266.290, A.L. 1985 S.B. 65, A.L. 1997 S.B. 179)
MO Rev Stat § 266.301 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds|Section 266.301 - Permit required to sell fertilizer — application.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   266.301. Permit required to sell fertilizer — application. — It shall be unlawful for any distributor to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale for consumption or use in this state any fertilizer without first securing a permit from the fertilizer control board. Such permit shall expire on the thirtieth day of June of each year. Application for such permit shall be on forms furnished by the fertilizer control board. ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 9 § 266.300, A.L. 2016 S.B. 655)