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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.007 - Department to enforce law — keep records for public use, contents.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.007. Department to enforce law — keep records for public use, contents. —
1. The department shall administer the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065.
2. The department shall keep a complete set of records for public use and inspection showing the condition of each lodging establishment inspected, together with the name of the owner thereof, and whether the lodging establishment is currently licensed.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 2)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.011 - License required, may be transferred.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.011. License required, may be transferred. —
1. No person shall operate a lodging establishment who does not possess a license from the department to operate such establishment. Only a person who complies with the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall be entitled to receive and retain such a license.
2. A valid license shall be transferred to a new owner upon notification to the department.
3. Lodging establishments constructed prior to 1965 which provide thirty units or less and possessing a valid license may continue operation, provided major public health needs such as water supply, sewage disposal, venting, and fire safety are in compliance.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 3)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.015 - License fees — where deposited — notice of fee, issued when — license to be issued, when, displayed, where — revocation, grounds — expiration, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 25 Jun 2004, see footnote
315.015. License fees — where deposited — notice of fee, issued when — license to be issued, when, displayed, where — revocation, grounds — expiration, when. —
1. The license fee shall be fifty dollars for each lodging establishment, plus two dollars per guest room for each guest room above ten and through twenty, plus one dollar per guest room for each guest room above twenty.
2. After the lodging establishment has been inspected by the department and approved for licensing, notice of the license fee shall be issued to the owner. Upon subsequent payment of such fee, the director of the department of health and senior services shall issue a license which shall be kept properly framed and in a conspicuous place at the lodging establishment. The department director may revoke the license as prescribed in subsection 1 of section 315.041, when the law or applicable code is not held in compliance.
3. Each license shall expire on the thirtieth day of September next following its issuance. All fees collected under the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall be paid to the director of revenue and deposited by him in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 4, A.L. 2004 S.B. 842)
Effective 6-25-04
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.019 - Safety and sanitation standards — city or county ordinances in lieu of department standards, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.019. Safety and sanitation standards — city or county ordinances in lieu of department standards, when. —
1. Fire safety of lodging establishments shall be in accordance with the applicable code.
2. Electrical wiring shall be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable code.
3. Fuel-burning appliances shall be properly vented in accordance with the applicable code.
4. Plumbing shall be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable code. At no time shall plumbing be arranged in a manner that may allow pollution or contamination of potable water supplies.
5. Swimming pools, spas, and similar facilities shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable code.
6. Lodging establishments which are located within the jurisdiction of city or county ordinances or regulations, and which are erected and maintained in compliance with such local city or county ordinances or regulations, will be accepted as complying in lieu of subsections 1 to 5 of this section.
7. Lodging establishments shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, in good repair, and shall be maintained and operated with strict regard to health and safety of the transient or permanent guest.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 5)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.024 - Drinking water to be approved, when, by whom.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.024. Drinking water to be approved, when, by whom. —
An adequate, accessible supply of potable drinking water approved by the department of natural resources or the department of health and senior services shall be provided at all lodging establishments. Water from a source other than a public water supply shall not be used until it has been approved by the department of health and senior services.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 6)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.028 - Sewage and wastewater treatment.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.028. Sewage and wastewater treatment. —
1. Sewage and wastewater treatment and disposal shall be accomplished in a manner so as to not create a health hazard, pollute or contaminate groundwater, or create a nuisance.
2. Sewage and wastewater treatment systems with a discharge shall be installed and maintained in compliance with the laws and/or regulations of the department of natural resources.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 7)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.033 - Compliance with local codes required, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.033. Compliance with local codes required, when. —
Sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall not relieve any lodging establishment from compliance with local ordinances, regulations, or codes having requirements not contained or greater than those found in sections 315.005 to 315.065.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 8)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.037 - Inspections by department, when — right of entry.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.037. Inspections by department, when — right of entry. —
The department director shall inspect or cause to be inspected as often as shall be deemed necessary but at least annually every lodging establishment in the state to implement the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065. Seasonal resorts located in counties of the third classification shall be inspected by August first of each year. For this purpose, the department shall have the right to entry and access thereto at all reasonable times and no order of court shall be necessary therefor.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 9 subdiv. (1), A.L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.041 - License refused or revoked, when — notice, how served — extension of time to comply with standards granted when — hearing, request when, held when — rights of licensee.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.041. License refused or revoked, when — notice, how served — extension of time to comply with standards granted when — hearing, request when, held when — rights of licensee. —
1. The department director may refuse the issuance of a license, or may revoke a license as provided for herein, at any time the director determines that such lodging establishment is not in compliance with sections 315.005 to 315.065. If at any time the department director determines that a lodging establishment is not in compliance with sections 315.005 to 315.065, the department director shall notify the owner of the lodging establishment of such alterations or changes as may be deemed necessary to be in compliance therewith. Upon receipt of any such notice of noncompliance, an owner may request a hearing before the department director upon filing a written request within ten days after receipt of such notice. The owner shall be allowed a reasonable period of time following receipt of the notice, or the hearing before the department director, in order to comply with the department standards. At the expiration of the period of time allowed by the department director, the department director shall review the progress of the owner's attempts to be in compliance with the department standards and may grant additional reasonable periods of time for compliance. Upon expiration of the time to comply with such department standards, and any extensions thereof, the department director is authorized to revoke or not renew the license to operate the lodging establishment as provided for in sections 315.005 to 315.065. Before revoking or not renewing the license, the department director shall give written notice to the licensee setting forth the reasons for the proposed action and fixing the date of a hearing, not less than thirty days from the date of mailing or delivering of such notice, before the department director. The licensee is entitled to appear with an attorney and will call witnesses as may be desired. Any decision of the department director shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 536. An establishment may remain in operation during a judicial review unless the department director determines that an imminent health or safety hazard exists.
2. All notices served by the department shall be in writing and shall be either delivered in person by the department or by registered or certified mail to the owner.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 9 subdivs. (2), (3))
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.045 - Violation of licensing provision, penalty.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.045. Violation of licensing provision, penalty. —
Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any lodging establishment without a license is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 10)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.055 - Advertising restrictions.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.055. Advertising restrictions. —
No person who operates a lodging establishment as defined in sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall advertise by any means that his establishment is a lodging establishment unless such establishment complies with all the provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 11)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.065 - Exemptions to provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 09 Aug 1985, see footnote
315.065. Exemptions to provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065. —
The provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall not apply to dormitories and other living or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools, colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general public and not used exclusively for students and faculty, school-sponsored events, baseball camps, conferences, dance camps, equitation camps, football camps, learned professional society meetings, music camps, retreats, seminars, soccer camps, swimming camps, track camps, youth leadership conferences, or church-sponsored events.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 12)
Effective 8-09-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.067 - Hotel operator may refuse accommodations, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.067. Hotel operator may refuse accommodations, when. —
1. For purposes of sections 315.067 to 315.079,
"hotel"
shall have the same meaning as "lodging establishment" as defined in section 315.005.
2. A person operating a hotel, including all lodging establishments defined in section 315.005, may refuse or deny the use of a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel to any of the following:
(1) An individual who is unwilling or unable to pay for the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel;
(2) An individual who is visibly intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol or other drug, and is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance;
(3) An individual who the hotel operator reasonably believes is seeking to use a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel for an unlawful purpose;
(4) An individual who the hotel operator reasonably believes is bringing in anything which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to explosives or the unlawful use of firearms;
(5) An individual whose use of the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel would result in a violation of the maximum capacity of such hotel.
3. A hotel operator who reasonably refuses or denies the use of a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any civil or criminal action or any fine or other penalty.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.069 - Hotel operator may make certain requirements for providing accommodations.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.069. Hotel operator may make certain requirements for providing accommodations. —
The hotel operator may require a person seeking the use of a room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel to demonstrate his or her ability to pay for such use by cash, credit card or approved check. The hotel operator may require the parent or guardian of a person under the age of eighteen to:
(1) Accept in writing the liability for the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by the person, and the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room or other facilities of the hotel caused by the person while using the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel;
(2) Provide the hotel operator with one of the following:
(a) The authority to charge the amount due for the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by the person, and the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room or other facilities of the hotel caused by the person while using the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel to a credit card used by a person under the age of eighteen. The granting of such authority shall be deemed a waiver of any defense based upon the age of such person which may be raised by the minor or the person authorizing the use of the credit card; or
(b) An advance cash payment sufficient to cover the cost of the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel used by the person, and a reasonable amount as a deposit toward the cost of any damages to the room, furnishings in the room or other facilities of the hotel caused by the person while using the room, accommodations, facilities or other privileges of the hotel. A cash deposit for any damages required by the hotel operator shall be promptly refunded to the extent not used to cover the cost of any such damages as determined by the hotel operator following an inspection of the room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel used by the person at the end of his or her stay.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.075 - Hotel operator may eject person, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.075. Hotel operator may eject person, when. —
An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel and notify the appropriate local law enforcement authorities for any of the following reasons:
(1) Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing;
(2) The individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel is visibly intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol or other drug and is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance;
(3) The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual is using the premises for an unlawful purpose;
(4) The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual has brought something into the hotel which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to unlawful use of firearms or explosives; and
(5) The individual is in violation of any federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to the hotel.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.077 - Laws to be posted, where.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.077. Laws to be posted, where. —
An owner or operator of a hotel shall post a copy of sections 315.067 to 315.079, in addition to any rules established by the owner or operator of the hotel, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk and in each room of the hotel.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 315 - Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations › Section 315.079 - Registration required — guest registry — persons under eighteen, special requirement.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 315
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
315.079. Registration required — guest registry — persons under eighteen, special requirement. —
1. Each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations or facilities of the hotel shall register and may be required by the owner or operator of the hotel to show proof of identity by producing a valid driver's license, other identification issued by the state or other identification satisfactory to the owner or operator. If the individual is under the age of eighteen, the owner or operator may also require a parent or guardian of the person to register.
2. The guest registry may be kept and maintained by recording, copying or reproducing the registry by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, electronic imaging, electronic data processing or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for accurately and legibly reproducing an unaltered image or reproduction of the original.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 526)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.010 - County commissions may tax public shows, how.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
316.010. County commissions may tax public shows, how. —
The county commissions of the several counties in this state are hereby authorized to impose from time to time, by an order or orders entered of record, such tax as they may deem proper and reasonable upon all public theatrical and minstrel performances, shows and circuses, or any other public exhibition in said several counties; provided, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to apply to any educational, religious or charitable exhibition.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15447)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14323; 1919 § 11650; 1909 § 11220
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.020 - Order levying tax as execution — sheriff to collect.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
Effective - 28 Aug 1949
316.020. Order levying tax as execution — sheriff to collect. —
It shall be the duty of the clerks of said commissions to make out and deliver a copy of said order to the sheriff of the county. Such copy, duly certified, shall have the force and effect of an execution against the property so exhibited or persons so exhibiting, and said sheriff shall be liable on his official bond for any default or neglect in collecting the same.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15448, A. 1949 S.B. 1116)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14324; 1919 § 11651; 1909 § 11221
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.030 - Proceeds to go into school fund.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
316.030. Proceeds to go into school fund. —
The money collected shall be paid into the county treasury, and shall go to and form a part of the school fund of the county. The treasurer of the county to whom such money is paid shall give the sheriff who pays it duplicate receipts, one of which shall be deposited with the clerk of the county commission, and shall discharge the sheriff, and the same shall be charged to the treasurer as other county school funds.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15449)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14325; 1919 § 11652; 1909 § 11222
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.045 - Penalty for delinquent payment of license tax.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
316.045. Penalty for delinquent payment of license tax. —
The county commissions of all counties of class one, in addition to other penalties imposed, are empowered in addition to the license tax imposed by section 316.040, to levy a penalty of one percent per month upon any person, firm or corporation who fails to pay the license tax imposed by section 316.040 by the first day of February of each year.
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(L. 1957 p. 718 § 316.041)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.050 - Penalty.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
316.050. Penalty. —
Any person, association, company, corporation or copartnership of persons who shall violate any provisions of section 316.040 shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or less than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15452)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 14328; 1919 § 11655; 1909 § 11225
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.070 - Exempted structures.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
316.070. Exempted structures. —
The provisions of sections 316.060 to 316.100 shall not apply or be applicable to any church, school, baseball parks, tent show or building used at infrequent intervals as a place of assembly of public amusement.
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(L. 1949 p. 564 § 14958A)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.080 - Building requirements.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
316.080. Building requirements. —
Every building now existing or hereafter constructed for public amusement shall be made to conform to the requirements of section 316.060.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14959, A.L. 1949 p. 564)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13766; 1919 § 10970; 1909 § 10675
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.090 - Licenses not granted, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
316.090. Licenses not granted, when. —
No license shall be given for any public amusement or entertainment in any place not constructed or arranged as in this chapter required.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14960, A.L. 1949 p. 564)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13767; 1919 § 10971; 1909 § 10676
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.100 - Penalty for violations.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
316.100. Penalty for violations. —
Any person who shall give any public amusement, entertainment or exhibition in any building not constructed and arranged as required in this chapter, or who shall violate or permit the violation of any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto the prosecuting attorney of any county or the circuit attorney of the city of St. Louis shall have the right to apply for injunctive relief to enjoin, restrain, and prohibit the operation of any building of assembly of persons for theatrical performances and for buildings of public amusement and entertainment not complying with the provisions of sections 316.060 to 316.100.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14961, A.L. 1949 p. 564)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13768; 1919 § 10972; 1909 § 10677
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.150 - Definitions.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
316.150. Definitions. —
As used in sections 316.150 to 316.185, the following terms mean:
(1)
"County"
, any county of this state except a county having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand inhabitants or more and no city not within a county which exercises county functions;
(2)
"County clerk"
, the clerk of the county commission or governing body of a county;
(3)
"Festival"
, any music festival, dance festival, rock festival or similar musical activity likely to attract five thousand or more people at such an activity which will continue for a period of twelve hours or more, at which music is provided by paid or amateur performers or by prerecorded means, and which is held at any place within this state, and to which members of the public are invited or admitted for a charge. It shall not include a county fair or youth fair approved by the Missouri department of agriculture, or any activity conducted by any current or future ongoing licensed business in a permanent location;
(4)
"Sheriff"
, the sheriff of any county in this state.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 34, A.L. 2013 S.B. 121)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.155 - Festival license required — exception.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1991
316.155. Festival license required — exception. —
No person shall operate, maintain, conduct, advertise, or sell or furnish tickets for a festival in any county in this state unless he first obtains a license from that county to operate, maintain or conduct the festival. This provision shall not apply to counties of the first class having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand inhabitants or more and no city not within a county which exercises county functions.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 2, A.L. 1991 S.B. 34)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.165 - Public hearing on application, when held.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 16 Jul 1975, see footnote
316.165. Public hearing on application, when held. —
Upon receipt of a complete application and the application fee, the county clerk shall set the application for public hearing at a regular meeting of the governing body of the county, not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days thereafter, and shall give not less than ten days written notice thereof to the applicant. The clerk shall promptly give notice of the hearing and copies of the application to the state department of public safety, sheriff, the state division of health and the state fire marshal who shall investigate the application and report in writing to the governing body of the county not later than the hearing, with appropriate recommendations related to their official functions as to granting a license and the conditions for granting a license.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 4)
Effective 7-16-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.170 - License to issue, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 16 Jul 1975, see footnote
316.170. License to issue, when. —
Based upon the testimony of the witnesses and evidence presented at the hearing, including the report of the officials specified in section 316.165, the governing body of the county shall grant the license, deny the license, or set conditions which must be met, or security given that they will be met before a license may be granted. If conditions are imposed by the governing body, the applicant shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the county clerk proof that all conditions have been met before the license may be issued by the county clerk.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 5)
Effective 7-16-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.175 - Grounds for denial of license.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 16 Jul 1975, see footnote
316.175. Grounds for denial of license. —
After holding the required public hearing, in addition to the requirements and conditions set forth in sections 316.155, 316.160, 316.165 and 316.170, the governing body of the county may deny issuance of a license if it finds any of the following:
(1) That the proposed festival will be conducted in a manner or on a location not meeting the health, zoning, fire or building and safety standards established by applicable city or county ordinances or state laws;
(2) That the applicant has knowingly made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application for license, or in any other document required pursuant to sections 316.150 to 316.185;
(3) That the applicant, his employee, agent, or any person connected or associated with the applicant as partner, director, officer, stockholder, owning more than ten percent interest in the corporation, associate, or manager has previously conducted the type of festival being applied for which resulted in the creation of a public or private nuisance;
(4) That the applicant, his employee, agent or any person connected or associated with the applicant as partner, director, officer, stockholder, owning more than ten percent interest in the corporation, associate, or manager has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction, by final judgment of a felony.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 6)
Effective 7-16-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.180 - Penalty for violation.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 16 Jul 1975, see footnote
316.180. Penalty for violation. —
Any person who violates the provisions of sections 316.150 to 316.185 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided by law. Any violation of sections 316.150 to 316.185 shall be grounds for an injunction against the festival which may be applied for by either the state of Missouri or the county.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 7)
Effective 7-16-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.185 - Reasonable conditions authorized — notice of conditions, mailed when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 16 Jul 1975, see footnote
316.185. Reasonable conditions authorized — notice of conditions, mailed when. —
At the hearing required by section 316.165, the governing body of the county or municipality may establish reasonable conditions which are necessary to protect the health, safety, or property of local residents and persons attending the festival which must be met prior to the issuance of any license under sections 316.150 to 316.185. The governing body may take a matter under submission before determining which conditions shall be imposed. When the governing body takes a matter under submission, written notice of any conditions imposed as prerequisite to the issuance of a license shall be mailed to the applicant within fifteen days of the original hearing.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 8)
Effective 7-16-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.200 - Rules, effective when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.200. Rules, effective when. —
No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to sections 316.203 to 316.233 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 536.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.204 - Amusement ride safety board established — members — meetings, when.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote
316.204. Amusement ride safety board established — members — meetings, when. —
1. There is hereby established an "Amusement Ride Safety Board" to be composed of nine members, one of whom shall be the state fire marshal or the marshal's designee. The remaining eight members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Each member appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a staggered term of five years or until a successor is appointed. The governor shall fill any vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term with a representative of the same interest as that of the member whose term is vacant. No more than four members of the board, who are not employees of state or local government, shall be members of the same political party.
2. Three members of the board shall represent the interests of small amusement ride businesses that operate in this state. Three members of the board shall represent the interests of the fixed amusement ride parks. One member of the board shall be a resident of this state. One member of the board shall be a mechanical engineer knowledgeable of amusement rides.
3. The state fire marshal shall call the first meeting of the board within sixty days after all members have been appointed and qualified. The members from among their membership shall elect a chairperson. After the initial meeting the members shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but shall meet at least three times per year. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
4. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, and shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1434, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1403)
Effective 1-01-05
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.205 - Amusement ride safety board — powers and duties — rulemaking.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2001, see footnote
316.205. Amusement ride safety board — powers and duties — rulemaking. —
1. The amusement ride safety board shall have the following powers:
(1) To consult with engineering authorities and organizations who are studying and developing amusement ride safety standards;
(2) To adopt a code of rules and regulations governing maintenance, testing, operation, and inspection of amusement rides. The board shall have the power to adopt a safety code only for those types of amusement rides defined in the statutes. In promulgating the amusement ride safety code the board may consider any existing or future American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) safety standards affecting amusement rides as defined in sections 316.203 to 316.233, or any other nationally acceptable standard;
(3) To make recommendations to the state fire marshal concerning the board's findings on safety issues related to amusement rides.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this section shall take effect unless such rule has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1434)
Effective 1-01-01
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.206 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.206. Rulemaking authority. —
The director shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the provisions of sections 316.203 to 316.233 including rules for the reporting of any fatalities or serious physical injuries incurred from the operation of amusement rides, or specifically related electrical equipment, and the subsequent inspection of such amusement rides and related electrical equipment, provided that no rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.209 - Operation of ride to cease, when — notification of serious incident to fire marshal — inspection, costs.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2001, see footnote
316.209. Operation of ride to cease, when — notification of serious incident to fire marshal — inspection, costs. —
The operator of an amusement ride shall immediately cease to operate any ride upon which a fatality, serious physical injury or serious incident has occurred. The owner of such amusement ride shall immediately notify the office of the state fire marshal of such accident. The cessation shall remain in force until the department has performed an inspection of any such amusement ride or equipment and has determined that the ride or related equipment is safe for public use. The department shall cause such inspection to be initiated within twenty-four hours of receipt of the report of a fatality, serious physical injury or serious incident caused by the operation of an amusement ride and shall perform the inspection in a manner that proceeds with all practicable speed and minimizes the disruption of the amusement facility at which the amusement ride is located, as well as unrelated commercial activities. Such inspection shall be performed by a qualified inspector employed by the department either directly or through contract. The cost of any such inspection shall be paid for by the owner of the amusement ride. Such inspections may be completed immediately following the reasonable determination by the qualified inspector or by the director's designee that a principal cause of the serious physical injury was the victim's failure to comply with the posted safety rules or with verbal instructions.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 4, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1434)
Effective 1-01-01
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.210 - Amusement ride operation, qualifications — inspection, insurance, bond, permit.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote
316.210. Amusement ride operation, qualifications — inspection, insurance, bond, permit. —
1. A person shall not operate an amusement ride unless the owner:
(1) Has the amusement ride inspected at least once annually by a qualified inspector, whom the owner or an insurer has provided to perform such inspection, and obtains from such qualified inspector written documentation that the inspection has been made and that the amusement ride meets nationally recognized inspection standards and is covered by the insurance required by subdivision (2) of this subsection;
(2) Has:
(a) An insurance policy currently in force written by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state in an amount of not less than one million dollars per occurrence; or
(b) A bond in the same amount as such person's policy from paragraph (a) of this subdivision, provided that the aggregate liability of the surety under such bond shall not exceed the face amount of the bond; or
(c) Cash or other surety acceptable to the department;
(3) Files with the department the inspection report and certificate of insurance verifying the policy required by this section or a photocopy of such documentation or certificate; and
(4) Has been issued a state operating permit by the department and affixed such permit to the designated amusement ride. Such permit fee shall not exceed actual administrative costs.
2. The inspection required pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section shall be conducted at a minimum to meet the manufacturer's or engineer's specifications and to follow the applicable national standards.
3. The department or designee may conduct a spot inspection of any amusement ride without notice at any time while such amusement ride is operating or will be operating in this state. The department may order temporary suspension of an operating permit if it has been determined after a spot inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation of such amusement ride shall not resume until the hazardous or unsafe condition has been corrected and subjected to reinspection by the department for an inspection fee established by rule.
4. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the elevator safety fund created pursuant to section 701.377.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1434, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1403)
Effective 1-01-05
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.212 - Maintenance, inspection and accident records to be retained.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.212. Maintenance, inspection and accident records to be retained. —
Each owner or operator shall retain on the premises or with a traveling amusement ride for at least three years all maintenance, inspection and accident records for each amusement ride. The owner shall make such records for the ride under inspection for failure or malfunction available to the director or the director's designee upon request.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.213 - Portable amusement rides, itinerary to be filed, contents.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote
316.213. Portable amusement rides, itinerary to be filed, contents. —
The owner or operator of portable amusement rides shall file an itinerary with the department on a department form no less than fifteen days before the operation of an amusement ride for use by the public. The itinerary shall include the following:
(1) The name of the amusement ride owner;
(2) The carnival, fair, or activity sponsor;
(3) The address and telephone number of the site;
(4) The dates open to the public; and
(5) The name of the contact person on site.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1403)
Effective 1-01-05
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.215 - Director may enjoin operation of ride.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.215. Director may enjoin operation of ride. —
In addition to any and all other remedies, if an owner, operator or person in charge of any amusement ride covered by sections 316.203 to 316.233 continues to operate any amusement ride covered by sections 316.203 to 316.233, during the pendency of a cessation pursuant to section 316.209, then the director may petition the circuit court, in an action brought in the name of the state, for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the alleged defective amusement ride.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.218 - Penalty.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote
316.218. Penalty. —
1. Any person who knowingly operates, causes to be operated or directs someone to operate an amusement ride in violation of sections 316.203 to 316.233 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, or other document filed or required to be maintained under sections 316.200 to 316.237 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under section 575.060.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 7, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1403)
Effective 1-01-05
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.221 - Exemptions.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.221. Exemptions. —
Nonmotorized playground equipment, including but not limited to, swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, waterslides operated by a municipal or county park and recreation department, trampolines or swinging gates, whether or not located on a playground, are exempt from the provisions of sections 316.203 to 316.233.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals › Chapter 316 - Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals › Section 316.224 - Political subdivisions may license and regulate.

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 316
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
316.224. Political subdivisions may license and regulate. —
Nothing contained in sections 316.203 to 316.233 shall prevent any political subdivision of this state from licensing or regulating any amusement ride, electrical equipment, carnival or circus as otherwise provided by law.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 9)