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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.640 - Warrants, how drawn.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
262.640. Warrants, how drawn. —
The money paid out under sections 262.630 to 262.660 shall be upon warrants of the county authorizing the payment, drawn in favor of the treasurer of the organization making such approved application, and upon a statement of such itemized expenses, which may include expenses of holding and conducting said agricultural meetings as herein provided, namely hiring of hall, advertising, expense of procuring speakers from a distance who are not on the regular staffs of the state department of agriculture or college of agriculture or state teachers' colleges, such statements to be signed and sworn to by said treasurer of said organization.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14316)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12658; 1919 § 12148
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.650 - Organization — officers — membership.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
262.650. Organization — officers — membership. —
Before any one of the aforesaid organizations can take advantage of sections 262.630 to 262.660, it shall be duly organized with a president, a secretary, a treasurer, an executive board consisting of not less than three members, and a signed membership of not less than twenty-five farmers.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14317)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12659; 1919 § 12149
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.660 - Certain persons not to be beneficiaries.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
262.660. Certain persons not to be beneficiaries. —
No money shall be paid out under sections 262.630 to 262.660 for the services, traveling expenses or hotel bills of any officers or local committees or of any person or persons under pay of the state department of agriculture, college of agriculture or state teachers' colleges.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14318)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12660; 1919 § 12150
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.701 - Southern dairy compact commission, Missouri delegates appointed by governor — terms, vacancies, per diem, funding.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
Effective - 28 Aug 1999
262.701. Southern dairy compact commission, Missouri delegates appointed by governor — terms, vacancies, per diem, funding. —
1. Three delegates from Missouri shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate to represent the state on the southern dairy compact commission, created and provided for in article III of the compact contained in section 262.700. The delegates shall include one dairy producer who is engaged in the production of milk at the time of appointment or reappointment, one consumer representative, and one dairy processor.
2. Each delegate shall serve for a term of four years and shall serve diligently and conscientiously and shall strive to achieve the purposes of the southern dairy compact.
3. Vacancies in delegate positions shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacant delegate's position.
4. Delegates shall receive a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars for service and traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as delegates.
5. The director of the department of agriculture may provide funding, subject to appropriation, as necessary to the delegation during its term.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 541)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.702 - Dairy industry information, director to obtain, for use of southern dairy compact commission.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
Effective - 28 Aug 1999
262.702. Dairy industry information, director to obtain, for use of southern dairy compact commission. —
1. The director of the department of agriculture may, by lawful means, obtain information pertaining to the dairy industry which he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the provisions of the southern dairy compact. Such information may be utilized by the director, the delegates, and the southern dairy compact commission.
2. The director may adopt such rules and regulations, in accordance with chapter 536, as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the southern dairy compact.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 541)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.703 - Violations — penalty — fines.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
Effective - 28 Aug 1999
262.703. Violations — penalty — fines. —
1. No person shall violate the southern dairy compact, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to the compact.
2. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a fine of one thousand dollars may be imposed for each violation, licenses may be revoked or suspended, or an additional fine may be imposed in lieu of revocation or suspension.
3. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate violation.
4. Fines for violating any rule or regulation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 536.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 541)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.795 - Agriculture work, performed by children permitted, when.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
Effective - 28 Aug 2013
262.795. Agriculture work, performed by children permitted, when. —
Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, a child, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 294.011, may perform agriculture work, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 290.500, on a farm owned and operated by the child's parent, sibling, grandparent or sibling of a parent or, if performed by the child with the knowledge and consent of the child's parent, on any family farm, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 350.010, or on any family farm corporation, as defined in subdivision (5) of section 350.010, including work that would otherwise be prohibited by subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (7), and (12) of section 294.040; but no such child shall be permitted to engage in any other activities prohibited by section 294.040. The term "parent", as used in this section, shall have the same meaning as in subdivision (8) of section 294.011. Children engaged in work permitted by this section may do so without obtaining a work certificate as required by section 294.024. Children engaged in work permitted by this section are not subject to the limitations set out in section 294.030 and subsection 4 of section 294.045.
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(L. 2013 S.B. 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.800 - Farmland protection act, purpose.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
262.800. Farmland protection act, purpose. —
Sections 262.800 to 262.810 shall be known and may be cited as the "Farmland Protection Act". The purpose of the farmland protection act shall be to:
(1) Protect agricultural, horticultural and forestry land;
(2) Promote continued economic viability of agriculture, horticulture and forestry as a business;
(3) Promote the continued economic viability of those businesses dependent on providing materials, equipment and services to agriculture, horticulture and forestry;
(4) Promote quality of life in the agriculture community; and
(5) Protect owners of property used for farming purposes from unreasonable costs associated with assessments for improvements running across the land.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.801 - Farming purposes defined.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
262.801. Farming purposes defined. —
For purposes of the farmland protection act,
"farming purposes"
shall be defined as at least three-fourths of the property used for farming, tillage of the soil, dairy farming, ranching, production or raising of crops, poultry or livestock, breeding, pasturing, training or boarding of equines or mules, and production of poultry or livestock products in an unmanufactured state.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.805 - Notice of agricultural zoning presumed, when — uses of agricultural land — hazards contained on agricultural land.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
262.805. Notice of agricultural zoning presumed, when — uses of agricultural land — hazards contained on agricultural land. —
Purchasers of real property within one mile of areas zoned for agriculture or used for farming purposes as defined by the farmland protection act contained in sections 262.800 to 262.810 shall be presumed to have notice of such agriculture zoning or use for farming purposes. Agricultural zoned land or land used for farming purposes may be used for commercial or hobby operations that may include but are
*
not limited to the following: breeding and rearing of livestock, weaning and treating of livestock, raising and harvesting of crops, application of fertilizers and pesticides, dust, noise, odors, gunfire, burning, extended hours of operation, seasonal operations, timber operations, cultivated and idle land. Agriculture operations typically consist of open and timbered spaces that are private property and are not open to the public or to public access. Agriculture operations contain many hazards, including but not limited to, open water (including ponds, streams, ditches), open pits, brush, brush piles, snakes, untamed and unpredictable animals, electric and barbed fences, storage building and structure, tractors and equipment, and hidden obstacles. Children and adults are not permitted to roam, play or trespass on farm or agriculture property. These activities and conditions may already be regulated by state, federal or local law and nothing herein is meant to exempt such property from any such laws or regulations but is simply notification to purchasers that living in a rural environment does not mean you will live in an environment free of conditions you find irritating, dangerous, or unpleasant.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 462)
*Word "is" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.810 - Eminent domain, public hearing required before taking property.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
262.810. Eminent domain, public hearing required before taking property. —
Property subject to the farmland protection act shall not be taken in whole or in part by any political subdivision of this state by eminent domain except after a public hearing pursuant to chapter 610.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.820 - Board created.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.820. Board created. —
There is hereby created the "Missouri Wine and Grape Board", a body politic and corporate, an independent instrumentality exercising essential public functions, with duties and powers as set forth in sections 262.820 to 262.859.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.823 - Purpose of the board, goals.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 14 Oct 2016, 2 histories, see footnote
*262.823. Purpose of the board, goals. —
The purpose of the board shall be to further the growth and development of the grape growing industry in the state of Missouri. The board shall have a correlate purpose of fostering the expansion of the grape market for Missouri grapes. To effectuate these goals, the board may:
(1) Participate in cooperation with state, regional, national, or international activities, groups, and organizations whose objectives are that of developing new and better grape varieties to determine their suitability for growing in Missouri;
(2) Participate in and develop research projects on improved wine-making methods utilizing the new grape varieties to be grown in Missouri;
(3) Utilize the individual and collective expertise of the board members as well as experts in the fields of enology and viticulture selected by the board, to update and improve the quality of grapes grown in Missouri and advanced methods of producing wines from these Missouri grapes;
(4) Furnish current information and associated data on research conducted by and for the board to grape growers and vintners in Missouri as well as to interested persons considering entering these fields within the state; and
(5) Participate in subsequent studies, programs, research, and information and data dissemination in the areas of sales, promotions, and effective distribution of Missouri wines, and to oversee and provide any professional or legal services to promote such marketing goals.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355, A.L. 2016 S.B. 994)
*Effective 10-14-16, see § 21.250. S.B. 994 was vetoed July 1, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.826 - Definitions.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.826. Definitions. —
As used in sections 262.820 to 262.859, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Board"
, the Missouri wine and grape board established pursuant to section 262.820;
(2)
"Council"
, the Missouri wine marketing and research council established pursuant to section 275.462.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.829 - Principal office location — responsibilities of board.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.829. Principal office location — responsibilities of board. —
The principal office of the board shall be located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The board may have offices at such other places as the board may from time to time designate. The board shall act as the organization within the department of agriculture charged with the promotion, research, and advisement of grapes and grape products in Missouri, and shall be the sole recipient of funding as provided for in section 311.554.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.832 - Membership on board, effect on employment of state officers and employees.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.832. Membership on board, effect on employment of state officers and employees. —
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, no officer or employee of this state shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his or her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of membership on the board or his or her service thereto.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.835 - Board members, qualifications, terms.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.835. Board members, qualifications, terms. —
The powers of the board shall be vested in eleven members, who shall be residents of this state. The board shall be composed of seven industry members who shall represent the Missouri grape and wine industry, food service industry, or media marketing industry. These seven members shall be current members of the Missouri grape and wine advisory board as of the effective date of this act. Such members shall serve the remainder of their terms established for the advisory board. Upon the expiration of the terms of such members, the members of the board representing the industry shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Except for ex officio members, each board member appointed by the governor shall serve a four-year term ending four years from the date of expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed; except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of such a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. No board member appointed under sections 262.820 to 262.859 by the governor shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. Each appointed board member shall hold office for the term of the member's appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The board shall have four ex officio members, including the president of the Missouri Grape Growers Association, the president of the Missouri Vintners Association, the president of the Missouri Wine Marketing and Research Council, and the director of the department of agriculture. Ex officio members shall be voting members of the board and their terms will coincide with the time they hold the elected or appointed office qualifying them to be a member of the board.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.838 - Removal of board member.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.838. Removal of board member. —
A board member shall be removed from office by the governor for malfeasance, willful neglect of duty, or other cause after notice and public hearing, unless such notice or hearing shall be expressly waived in writing.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.841 - Chairperson and vice chairperson to be elected.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.841. Chairperson and vice chairperson to be elected. —
The board members shall annually elect from among their number a chairperson and vice chairperson, and such other officers as they may deem necessary.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.844 - Meetings of the board.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.844. Meetings of the board. —
The board shall meet in Jefferson City within sixty days of the effective date of this act to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson of the board. The committee shall thereafter meet annually, within sixty days of July first, to elect officers and conduct business of the board. Additional meetings shall be held at the call of the chairperson or whenever two board members so request. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and any action taken by the board under the provisions of sections 262.820 to 262.859 may be authorized by resolution approved by a majority, but not less than five, of the board members present at any regular or special meeting. In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman may preside over the annual meeting of the board or in the absence of the chairman, any meeting requested by two or more commissioners. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.847 - Reimbursement for expenses.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.847. Reimbursement for expenses. —
Board members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties under sections 262.820 to 262.859, but each board member shall be reimbursed from the funds of the board for actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the member's official duties under sections 262.820 to 262.859.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.850 - Executive director to be employed, duties — technical experts and other employees permitted.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.850. Executive director to be employed, duties — technical experts and other employees permitted. —
The board shall employ an executive director. The executive director shall be the secretary of the board and shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs and business of the board, subject to the policies, control, and direction of the board. The board may employ technical experts and such other officers, agents, and employees as they deem necessary, and may fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The executive director of the board shall be paid an amount to be determined by the board, but not to exceed that of a division director of the department of agriculture. The executive director and all other employees of the board shall be state employees and eligible for all corresponding benefits. The board may delegate to the executive director, or to one or more of its agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.853 - Duties of the secretary.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.853. Duties of the secretary. —
The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the board and of its minute book. The secretary shall have the authority to cause to be made copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the board.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.856 - Powers of the board.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.856. Powers of the board. —
The board shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of sections 262.820 to 262.859, including, but not limited to, the power to:
(1) Receive and accept from any source, aid, or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of sections 262.820 to 262.859, subject to the conditions upon which the grants or contributions are made, including, but not limited to, gifts, or grants from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States for any purpose consistent with sections 262.820 to 262.859;
(2) To work with and counsel the viticulture and enology experts on the needs and requirements of grape producers and wine makers so as to optimize their work in developing the best strains of all grape varieties related to soil and climate conditions throughout the state and developing the art of wine making utilizing Missouri produced grapes;
(3) To review progress and final reports from these experts to determine the potential of economic forecasts for developing the Missouri grape and wine industries;
(4) To confer and cooperate with similar boards or councils in other states to further understandings and accords on the grape and wine industries;
(5) To approve and recommend desirable amendments to these powers of the board;
(6) To perform such other duties as may be necessary to proper operations of the board.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.859 - Annual report submitted to general assembly and the governor, contents.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
262.859. Annual report submitted to general assembly and the governor, contents. —
The board shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor and the general assembly. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement for the authority during the fiscal year it covers.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.911 - Hardwood products, promotion of — fund created, use of moneys — sunset provision.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
Effective - 28 Aug 2023
262.911. Hardwood products, promotion of — fund created, use of moneys — sunset provision. —
1. The department of economic development shall promote Missouri hardwood forest products and educate the public on the value and benefits of such hardwood products. The department may contract with any statewide association dedicated to the promotion of Missouri hardwood forest products to satisfy the requirements of this section.
2. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Hardwood Forest Product Promotion Fund", which shall consist of any grants, gifts, devises, bequests, and moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the fund. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely to promote and educate about Missouri hardwood forest products as provided in this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
3. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2023, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.
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(L. 2023 H.B. 202 merged with S.B. 138)
Sunset date 8-28-29
Termination date 9-01-30
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 262 - Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture › Section 262.960 - Citation of law — program created, purpose — agencies to make staff available — duties of department.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 262
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
262.960. Citation of law — program created, purpose — agencies to make staff available — duties of department. —
1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Farm-to-Table Act".
2. There is hereby created within the department of agriculture the "Farm-to-Table Program" to connect Missouri farmers and institutions in order to provide institutions with locally grown agricultural products for inclusion in meals and snacks and to strengthen local farming economies. The department shall establish guidelines for voluntary participation and parameters for program goals, which shall include, but not be limited to, participating institutions purchasing at least ten percent of their food products locally by December 31, 2019. The department shall designate an employee to administer and monitor the farm-to-table program and to serve as liaison between Missouri farmers and institutions. Nothing in this section, nor the guidelines developed by the department, shall require an institution to participate in the farm-to-table program.
3. The following agencies shall make staff available to the Missouri farm-to-table program for the purpose of providing professional consultation and staff support to assist the implementation of this section:
(1) The department of health and senior services;
(2) The department of elementary and secondary education;
(3) The office of administration; and
(4) The department of corrections.
4. The duties of the department employee coordinating the farm-to-table program shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Establishing and maintaining a website database to allow farmers and institutions to connect whereby farmers can enter the locally grown agricultural products they produce along with pricing information, the times such products are available, and where they are willing to distribute such products;
(2) Providing leadership at the state level to encourage institutions to procure and use locally grown agricultural products;
(3) Conducting workshops and training sessions and providing technical assistance to institution food service directors, personnel, farmers, and produce distributors and processors regarding the farm-to-table program; and
(4) Seeking grants, private donations, or other funding sources to support the farm-to-table program.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 672 merged with S.B. 701, A.L. 2016 S.B. 665)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.010 - Title of law.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.010. Title of law. —
Sections 263.010 to 263.180 shall be known and may be cited as "The Missouri Plant Law".
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(RSMo 1939 § 14034, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12367
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.020 - Definitions.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.020. Definitions. —
As used in sections 263.010 to 263.180 the following terms mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the Missouri department of agriculture;
(2)
"Director"
, the director of the Missouri department of agriculture;
(3)
"Nursery"
, any land, ground or premises within this state on or in which nursery stock is propagated or grown for sale, or any land, ground or premises within this state on or in which nursery stock is being fumigated, packed or stored;
(4)
"Nursery dealer"
, any person not a grower of nursery stock in this state who:
(a) Buys nursery stock for the purpose of reselling or reshipping within the state of Missouri; or
(b) Makes landscape plans or plants nursery stock and negotiates in the purchase of nursery stock for his clients; or
(c) Transplants or moves nursery stock from place to place within this state for other persons for a consideration in payment for the nursery stock, for the planting of same, or for both nursery stock and planting; or
(d) Gives nursery stock as a premium or for advertisement purposes;
(5)
"Nurseryman"
, any person, firm or corporation who owns, leases, manages, or is in charge of a nursery within this state;
(6)
"Pests"
, any of the organisms defined as plant pests;
(7)
"Places"
, any vessels, cars or other vehicles, buildings, docks, nurseries, orchards and other premises where plants or plant products are grown, kept or handled;
(8)
"Plant inspector"
, persons employed by the department under the supervision of the state entomologist who perform highly specialized plant protection work on a professional basis and who meet the requirements of subsection 2 of section 263.030;
(9)
"Plant pests"
, any insects, arthropods, nematodes, mollusks, invertebrates, fungi, bacteria, mycoplasmas, viruses, physiological disorders or parasitic weeds and other infectious agents which are injurious to plants or plant products and the pathological conditions in plants and plant products caused by these organisms;
(10)
"Plants and plant products"
, trees, shrubs, vines, vegetables, forage and cereal plants and all other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds and all other parts of plants, including but not limited to fruit, roots, bulbs, corms, tubers, seeds, wood, lumber and all other plant products.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14035, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12368
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.030 - Appointment of state entomologist — qualifications — employees.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.030. Appointment of state entomologist — qualifications — employees. —
1. The director shall appoint a state entomologist who shall be a graduate of a reputable college of agriculture or university where he has specialized in the science of entomology, and who has had not less than two years' practical experience in plant regulatory inspection work. The state entomologist shall administer sections 263.010 to 263.180.
2. The state entomologist shall select his necessary employees, subject to the approval of the director, and the director shall fix reasonable compensation for all employees in keeping with duties performed and within available appropriations. Any person employed in plant inspection shall be a graduate of a reputable college of agriculture or university with training in the sciences of entomology or plant pathology to qualify him to properly perform such duties. Certain related fields such as horticulture and forestry may be substituted for such training, provided a minimum of six hours of college credit was earned in entomology or plant pathology. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to employees of a nontechnical nature such as survey technicians and quarantine enforcement personnel.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14036, A. 1949 S.B. 1092, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.040 - Rules and regulations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.040. Rules and regulations. —
The state entomologist shall, from time to time, make rules for carrying out the provisions and requirements of sections 263.010 to 263.180, including rules under which inspectors and other employees shall:
(1) Inspect places, plants and plant products, and things and substances used or connected therewith;
(2) Investigate, control, eradicate and prevent the dissemination of plant pests; and
(3) Supervise or cause the treatment, cutting and destruction of plants and plant products infested or infected with plant pests.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14040, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12373
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.050 - Inspection, enforce quarantine regulations — power to call meetings — rulemaking, procedure.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
263.050. Inspection, enforce quarantine regulations — power to call meetings — rulemaking, procedure. —
The state entomologist may conduct such inspections and promulgate and enforce such quarantine rules as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections 263.010 to 263.180. The state entomologist may call to any of his meetings any person or persons who in his judgment possesses information of value in carrying out the provisions of sections 263.010 to 263.180, and necessary traveling expenses of such person or persons may be paid from the funds appropriated to the department. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14037, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12370
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.060 - Right of entry.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.060. Right of entry. —
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and requirements of sections 263.010 to 263.180, and of the rules made and notices given pursuant thereto, the state entomologist and his inspectors and employees shall have power to enter into or upon any place during reasonable hours, and to open any bundle, package, or other container of plants or plant products.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14047, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12380
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.080 - Plant pests, control, noncomplying owner, action by inspectors — lien for expenses.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.080. Plant pests, control, noncomplying owner, action by inspectors — lien for expenses. —
1. The state entomologist shall keep himself informed as to the occurrence of plant pests, their origin, locality, nature and appearance, the manner in which they are disseminated, and approved methods of treatment and control. The state entomologist shall determine which plant pests are of such a harmful nature that their introduction into or dissemination within the state should be prevented. Whenever an inspection discloses that the premises, plants, plant parts or pest-harboring materials are infested or infected with such harmful plant pests as to constitute a hazard to plant or animal life in the state, or any part thereof, he may notify the owner or person having charge of such premises to that effect and the owner or person in charge shall cause the treatment, removal or destruction of the infested or infected plants, or other pest-harboring material as directed and within the time specified by the notice. Whenever such owner or other person cannot be found or shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the terms of the notice, such requirements shall be carried out by the inspectors or other employees of the state entomologist and the state entomologist shall obtain and enforce a lien for the expense thereof against the place in or upon which such expense was incurred in the same manner as liens are obtained and enforced upon buildings for labor and materials furnished by virtue of contract with the owner.
2. Every person who deals in or engages in the sale of plants or plant products shall furnish to the state entomologist or his inspectors, when requested, a statement of the names and addresses of the persons from whom and the localities where he purchased or obtained such plants or plant products.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14039, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12372
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.100 - Shipping tag to show what.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
263.100. Shipping tag to show what. —
1. Any person bringing nursery stock into this state, or shipping it within this state, shall attach to the outside of each package, box, bale or lot of nursery stock shipped or otherwise delivered, a tag or label bearing the name and address of the shipper, a statement as to the general nature and quantity of the contents and a certificate of inspection from the state of origin. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to nursery stock sold to the final purchaser at the place of business of a nurseryman or nursery dealer who has there conspicuously posted the certificate required.
2. Any person in this state who receives nursery stock for which the requirements of subsection 1 of this section have not been met shall immediately inform the state entomologist or an inspector, and isolate and hold the nursery stock unopened subject to such inspection and other disposition as may be provided for by the state entomologist.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14042, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12375
Effective 1-01-85
2023 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.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14043, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12376
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.130 - Establishment of quarantine — rules and regulations.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14045, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12378
Effective 1-01-85
2023 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.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 17, A.L. 1967 p. 371, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.150 - Review of order granted, when — rules, procedure.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• 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.
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(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
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals › Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds › Section 263.180 - Penalty.

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Chapter 263
• Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14049, A.L. 1984 S.B. 516)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12382
Effective 1-01-85