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MO Rev Stat § 263.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.110 - Inspection of plants before sale or shipment — fees — exceptions.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   263.110. Inspection of plants before sale or shipment — fees — exceptions. — It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away, carry, ship or deliver for carriage or shipment within this state any nursery stock unless such nursery stock has been officially inspected, at least annually, and a certificate issued by the state entomologist stating that the nursery stock has been inspected and found apparently free from harmful plant pests, and stating any other facts provided for in the rules made pursuant to sections 263.010 to 263.180. For such inspection and certification, the state entomologist may require the payment of a reasonable fee to cover the expenses of such inspection or certificate, or both, which cost in any event shall not exceed the actual cost of the inspection. If it shall be found at any time that a certificate of inspection, issued or accepted pursuant to the provisions of this section, is being used in connection with plants and plant products which are infested or infected with harmful plant pests, the certificate may be revoked and its further use may be prohibited, subject to such inspection and other disposition of the plants and plant products involved as may be provided for by the state entomologist. The provisions of this section shall not apply to farmers or other persons who may give away nursery stock from their own premises which was not grown specifically for commercial purposes. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14043, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12376  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 263.130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.130 - Establishment of quarantine — rules and regulations.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   263.130. Establishment of quarantine — rules and regulations. — The state entomologist, whenever he shall find that there exists in any other state, territory, or district, or part thereof, any harmful plant pests with reference to which the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States has not determined that a quarantine is necessary and has not duly established such quarantine, may promulgate, and may enforce by appropriate rules, a quarantine prohibiting or restricting the transportation into or through this state, or any portion thereof, from such other state, territory, or district of any class of nursery stock, plants or plant products or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying such plant pests. The state entomologist may make rules for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, destruction, or other disposition of any nursery stock, plants or plant products or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying any harmful plant pests, a quarantine with respect to which shall have been established by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and which have been transported to, into, or through this state in violation of such quarantine. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14045, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12378  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 263.145 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.145 - Plant disease and insect inspection — confiscation and destruction — highway patrol or other law enforcement officers to assist in enforcement.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   263.145. Plant disease and insect inspection — confiscation and destruction — highway patrol or other law enforcement officers to assist in enforcement. — 1. In carrying out the provisions of sections 263.010 to 263.180, the state entomologist or authorized personnel may intercept, stop and detain for official inspection any person, car, vessel, boat, truck, automobile, aircraft, wagon, or other vehicles or carriers whether air, land or water, believed or known to be carrying any class of nursery stock, plants or plant products or other article of any character capable of carrying in a living state such harmful plant pests which should be controlled or eradicated in order to protect the plants and plant products of this state. The state entomologist or authorized personnel may seize, possess and hold for inspection or treatment, or destroy or otherwise dispose of any plants or plant products or other materials or articles of any character moved, shipped, or transported, if found infested in a living state with any harmful plant pests.  2. The state entomologist or authorized personnel may enlist the aid of any member of the Missouri state highway patrol or other law enforcement officer in carrying out the duties of this section, and such aid shall be supplied by such officers. The state entomologist or authorized personnel may use a red flashing light to aid them in stopping vehicles. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 17, A.L. 1967 p. 371, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 263.150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.150 - Review of order granted, when — rules, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   263.150. Review of order granted, when — rules, procedure. — The department may promulgate rules pursuant to this section and chapter 536. Any person affected by any rule made, or notice given, pursuant to sections 263.010 to 263.180 may have a review thereof by the director for the purpose of having such rule or notice modified, suspended or withdrawn. Such review shall be allowed and considered in accordance with the guidelines of the department. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14048, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12381
MO Rev Stat § 263.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.180 - Penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   263.180. Penalty. — Any person who shall violate any provision or requirement of sections 263.010 to 263.180, or who shall forge, counterfeit, deface, destroy, or wrongfully use any certificate provided for in sections 263.010 to 263.180, shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14049, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)  Prior revision: 1929 § 12382  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 263.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.200 - County commission duties to control noxious weeds, official immunity, landowner duty of care — special tax for cost, collection — provisions applicable to certain political subdivisions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   263.200. County commission duties to control noxious weeds, official immunity, landowner duty of care — special tax for cost, collection — provisions applicable to certain political subdivisions. — 1. In addition to the remedies provided in section 263.190, when noxious weeds are discovered growing on any lands in the county, it shall be the duty of the county commission to control such noxious weeds so as to prevent the seed from ripening, and for that purpose the county commission, or its agents, servants, or employees shall have authority to enter on such lands without being liable to an action of trespass therefor, and shall have such official immunity as exists at common law for any misfeasance or damages occurring in connection with the attempt to control noxious weeds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the county shall be liable for any misfeasance or actual damages caused by its agents, servants, or employees in connection with the attempt to control noxious weeds. The landowner shall owe no duty of care to such persons, except that which the landowner owes to trespassers. The county commission shall keep an accurate account of the expenses incurred in controlling the noxious weeds, and shall verify such statement under seal of the county commission, and transmit the same to the officer whose duty it is or may be to extend state and county taxes on tax books or bills against real estate; and such officer shall extend the aggregate expenses so charged against each tract of land as a special tax, which shall then become a lien on the lands, and be collected as state and county taxes are collected by law and paid to the county commission and credited to the county control fund.  2. Before proceeding to control noxious weeds as provided in this section, the county commission of the county in which the land, or the greater part thereof, is located shall notify the owner of the land of the requirements of this law, by certified mail, return receipt requested, from a list supplied by the officer who prepares the tax list, and shall allow the owner of the land fifteen days from acknowledgment date of return receipt, or date of refusal of acceptance of delivery, as the case may be, to control all such noxious weeds growing upon the owner's land.  3. Any land or properties that are owned solely by a political subdivision in a city not within a county shall be subject to all provisions of sections 263.190, 263.200, and 263.240. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14261, A.L. 1979 H.B. 259, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1199, A.L. 2011 H.B. 458 merged with S.B. 356)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12598; 1919 § 12119; 1909 § 743
MO Rev Stat § 263.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.220 - Duty of prosecuting attorney.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   263.220. Duty of prosecuting attorney. — It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county to prosecute all actions brought under section 263.190. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14263, A.L. 2011 H.B. 458 merged with S.B. 356)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12600; 1919 § 12121; 1909 § 746
MO Rev Stat § 263.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.240 - Penalty for violation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   263.240. Penalty for violation. — Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of section 263.190 is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and a violation of section 263.190 is a misdemeanor. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14264, A.L. 1941 p. 302 § 14264a, A.L. 1979 H.B. 259, A.L. 2011 H.B. 458 merged with S.B. 356)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 12601; 1919 § 12122; 1909 § 747
MO Rev Stat § 263.243 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.243 - State agency purchasing seed from nondomestic source containing noxious weeds, liability.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   263.243. State agency purchasing seed from nondomestic source containing noxious weeds, liability. — Any state agency purchasing seed from a nondomestic source, which seed contains any weed not native to this state which has been declared a noxious weed by this or any other state, shall be liable for eradication of the noxious weed or shall be liable to a landowner for costs of eradication. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 869 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 263.247 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.247 - Brush control, county option, certain counties — election to discontinue enforcement of weed control program.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   263.247. Brush control, county option, certain counties — election to discontinue enforcement of weed control program. — 1. Section 263.245 shall become effective only in those counties described in subsection 1 of section 263.245 in which the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county, at a regularly scheduled countywide election, a proposal to implement the provisions of section 263.245. The governing body of the county shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for two consecutive weeks, the last insert of which shall be within ten days of the election.  2. The ballot of submission shall include, but not be limited to, the following language:   Shall the county of ______ (county's name) enforce brush control adjacent to county roads?    ☐ YES   ☐ NO    If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "NO".    3. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of such proposal, section 263.245 shall become effective in that county. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are opposed to such proposal, section 263.245 shall not become effective in that county.  4. The governing body of any county in which the provisions of section 263.245 are in effect may, on its own motion, call for an election to repeal the implementation of section 263.245 in that county. The election shall be held at the same time and in the same manner as an election to implement section 263.245 in the county as prescribed in subsections 1 to 3 of this section, except that the ballot of submission shall include, but not be limited to, the following language:   Shall the county of ______ (county's name) discontinue enforcement of brush control adjacent to county roads?    ☐ YES   ☐ NO    ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 734 § 2, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1199)
MO Rev Stat § 263.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.250 - Marijuana plant to be destroyed — county commission to destroy, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   263.250. Marijuana plant to be destroyed — county commission to destroy, when. — 1. The plant "marijuana", botanically known as cannabis sativa, is hereby declared to be a noxious weed and all owners and occupiers of land shall destroy all such plants growing upon their land. Any person who knowingly allows such plants to grow on his land or refuses to destroy such plants after being notified to do so shall allow any sheriff or such other persons as designated by the county commission to enter upon any land in this state and destroy such plants.  2. Entry to such lands shall not be made, by any sheriff or other designated person to destroy such plants, until fifteen days' notice by certified mail shall be given the owner or occupant to destroy such plants or a search warrant shall be issued on probable cause shown. In all such instances, the county commission shall bear the cost of destruction and notification. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 3 § 1, A.L. 1971 H.B. 199, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1199)
MO Rev Stat § 263.255 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.255 - County election on enforcement of Johnson grass control law, notice, ballot, effect.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   263.255. County election on enforcement of Johnson grass control law, notice, ballot, effect. — 1. Upon the petition of one hundred landowners in any county the county commission shall declare that a threat exists to the agricultural economy of the county by reason of the growth and infestation of a species of grass, Sorghum halepense, commonly known as "Johnson grass". After such declaration there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county at the next general election or a special election called for that purpose, the question of enforcing the provisions of sections 263.255 to 263.267. The commission shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper published in the county for three weeks consecutively, the last insert of which shall be at least ten days before the day of the election. There shall be written or printed on each ballot voted at said election the following: "For Enforcing the Law Controlling and Eradicating Johnson Grass""Against Enforcing the Law Controlling and Eradicating Johnson Grass". At any such election, the voting, making returns thereof, and casting up the result shall be governed in all respects by the laws applicable to general elections for state and county purposes.  2. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of enforcing the law controlling and eradicating Johnson grass, the clerk of the county commission shall enter upon the county commission's records the result of the election and within ten days after the election, shall notify the state director of agriculture of the result of the election. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are not in favor of enforcing such law, the question shall not be resubmitted for at least two years after the election. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 9 §§ 1, 2)
MO Rev Stat § 263.257 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.257 - Director of agriculture to exterminate Johnson grass, when — county weed control board, appointment, expenses.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   263.257. Director of agriculture to exterminate Johnson grass, when — county weed control board, appointment, expenses. — 1. The state director of agriculture shall within thirty days after receipt of the notice from the clerk of the county commission as provided in subsection 2 of section 263.255 declare such county a "Johnson Grass Extermination Area" and the director of agriculture shall cause suitable notice to be published in a newspaper in the county for three consecutive weeks. The notice shall contain, among other things, that the county has been declared a Johnson grass extermination area and that all property owners in the county shall, not later than April thirtieth of the subsequent year, take steps toward controlling and eradicating Johnson grass on all lands owned by them or under their control.  2. The state director of agriculture shall within ten days after receipt of the notice provided in subsection 1 appoint a three-man county weed control board, composed of citizens of the county, to serve as advisers and to assist in the administration of sections 263.255 to 263.267, and to perform such other duties as prescribed by the director of agriculture. Members of the board shall receive no salary but shall be fairly reimbursed by the county commission for necessary expenses incurred in performance of their duties. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 9 §§ 3, 4)
MO Rev Stat § 263.259 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.259 - Duties of state director of agriculture — inspection by county weed control board.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   263.259. Duties of state director of agriculture — inspection by county weed control board. — 1. The state director of agriculture shall have the following duties:  (1) He shall supervise the control and eradication of Johnson grass;  (2) He shall inspect lands and places for compliance with the provisions of sections 263.255 to 263.267;  (3) He shall inform himself of the origin, nature and appearance of Johnson grass and the manner in which it is disseminated and shall follow recommendations of the Missouri college of agriculture as to the best and approved method to control, eradicate and prevent the dissemination of Johnson grass;  (4) He shall cooperate with and have authority to enter into cooperative agreements with state and federal agencies and departments for the furtherance of the control and eradication of Johnson grass. The state director shall make all rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions and requirements of sections 263.255 to 263.267.  2. The county weed control board under the supervision of the director of agriculture shall inspect or cause to be inspected all lands of the county between the dates of August fifteenth and October thirty-first of each year during which the county is classed as a Johnson grass extermination area. The director or his designated representative, as well as the county weed control board or the designated representative of the board shall have the right of ingress or egress upon all lands in the county in making an inspection or performing any other duties imposed by sections 263.255 to 263.267. All failures to comply with the provisions of sections 263.255 to 263.267 shall be reported to the prosecuting attorney of the county and it shall be his duty to prosecute all violations of sections 263.255 to 263.267 in the manner provided in section 263.262. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 9 §§ 6, 8, A.L. 1959 H.B. 486)
MO Rev Stat § 263.261 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.261 - Duties of public utilities and government agencies as to Johnson grass.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   263.261. Duties of public utilities and government agencies as to Johnson grass. — It shall be the duty of public utilities, the state transportation department, the county commission, railroads, drainage districts, township boards, special road districts and other public and quasi-public corporations and every land owner in Johnson grass extermination areas:  (1) To control and eradicate Johnson grass and to prevent its regrowth and reinfestation on all lands, rights-of-way and easements owned, occupied or controlled by them;  (2) To employ methods of control and eradication and for the prevention of the regrowth and reinfestation of Johnson grass as directed by the director of agriculture of the county weed control board;  (3) To comply with all orders, rules and regulations promulgated by the director of agriculture pursuant to the provisions of sections 263.255 to 263.267. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 9 § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 263.262 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals|Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds|Section 263.262 - Johnson grass declared nuisance, where — abatement.

Effective - 28 Aug 1977   263.262. Johnson grass declared nuisance, where — abatement. — The existence or growth of Johnson grass in an electing county is hereby declared to be a public and common nuisance and the prosecuting attorney for each county shall have the duty to bring an action in the circuit court of the county to enjoin such nuisance. The action shall be in the name of the state of Missouri and shall be tried as a suit in equity before the court, and shall be against all persons permitting or maintaining such nuisance. The complaint in said action shall recite that thirty days' advance notice of the action has been served upon the defendants thereto, and that said defendants have taken no suitable action to comply with the provisions of the law prior to the filing of the complaint. Any landowner whose land is adjacent to or within one hundred feet of land on which such nuisance is permitted or maintained and who is undertaking a Johnson grass control program may bring a civil action for injunction against any person permitting or maintaining such nuisance and shall, in addition to injunctive relief, be entitled to recover as a penalty the sum of five hundred dollars as well as a reasonable attorney fee and any actual damages sustained as a result of such nuisance. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 9 § 12, A.L. 1977 H.B. 297)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Nuisance abatement ordinances authorized for debris or noxious weeds on property, effect of failure to remove nuisance, penalty, 67.398