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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.150 - Corporation owning dam to provide for free movement of fish — maintenance of hatchery — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.150. Corporation owning dam to provide for free movement of fish — maintenance of hatchery — penalty. —
1. It shall be the duty of any person owning, operating or using any dam existing or which may hereafter be constructed across any river, stream or creek in this state, to erect or cause to be erected and maintained in connection therewith a durable and efficient fishway or such other device as the commission may deem necessary to enable fish to have free passage up and down said waters at all times. Such fishway or device shall be of a kind, and shall be placed, operated and maintained in a manner, approved by the commission.
2. Whenever in the opinion of the commission the height or character of the dam or the condition of the river or stream makes the installation of such ladders or devices thereon impractical or unnecessary, it is authorized to require the establishment and maintenance of a fish hatchery by such person, for the purpose of stocking the waters above and below such dam, the plans, adequacy and methods of operation of such hatchery to be subject to the approval of the commission. The commission may at any time take fish from said hatchery for distribution to the public waters of the state and such hatchery shall be operated under the supervision of the commission.
3. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section or who shall refuse to establish and maintain such hatchery in lieu of establishing a fishway, when required to do so by the commission, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than three hundred dollars for each such violation.
4. In respect to corporations, the duties and liabilities imposed by this section shall devolve and be imposed upon the president, secretary or manager in this state or any general or local agent thereof.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 8938, 8939, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 21)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 8279, 8283; 1919 §§ 5629, 5633; 1909 §§ 6552, 6556
CROSS REFERENCES:
Dam without chute a nuisance, 236.230
Judgment authorizing erection of dam to provide for free passage of fish, 236.180
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.160 - Fraudulently securing license, penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1953
252.160. Fraudulently securing license, penalty. —
Any person who shall obtain or cause to be issued any certificate, license, or privilege from this state or any political subdivision thereof, or from any licensing or certifying organization authorized to certify or license by the laws of this state, by any deceit, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8919, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 16, A.L. 1953 p. 316)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8259; 1919 § 5608; 1909 § 6582
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.170 - Soliciting illegal shipments — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.170. Soliciting illegal shipments — penalty. —
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit by correspondence, printed cards, circulars, shipping tags, advertisement or otherwise, any illegal shipments, consignments or delivery of wildlife, contrary to the laws and rules and regulations of this state, or in any manner to aid or abet a conspiracy to violate this law or any of such laws, rules and regulations. Any person violating this section shall upon conviction thereof be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8942, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 22)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8286; 1919 § 5636
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.180 - Consignee to notify commission — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.180. Consignee to notify commission — penalty. —
Any person to whom is consigned any wildlife, the taking, transportation, sale or possession of which is at any time or at all times prohibited or not permitted by such laws, rules and regulations, shall upon receipt of same immediately notify the commission or any of its authorized agents, and safely keep such wildlife in his possession or under control, subject to the order of the commission. Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8940, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 23)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8284; 1919 § 5634; 1909 § 6523
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.190 - Possession of wildlife a misdemeanor — when.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.190. Possession of wildlife a misdemeanor — when. —
Any person who shall have in his possession or under his control any wildlife, except in the manner, to the extent and at the time or times permitted by the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and any agent of the commission, and any sheriff or marshal or deputy thereof is hereby permitted and authorized to take and confiscate any such wildlife from any person so possessing or controlling the same.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8906, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 17)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8247; 1919 § 5597; 1909 § 6524
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.200 - Obstructing free passage of fish — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.200. Obstructing free passage of fish — penalty. —
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed or erected any seine, screen, net, weir, fish dam or other obstruction in or across any of the waters, rivers, creeks, ponds, streams, sloughs or other watercourse within the jurisdiction of this state in such a manner as will obstruct the free passage of fish up and down and through such water or watercourses. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined upon conviction not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8924, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 18)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8264; 1919 § 5613; 1909 § 6535
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.210 - Contamination of streams — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.210. Contamination of streams — penalty. —
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause any deleterious substance to be placed, run or drained into any of the waters of this state in quantities sufficient to injure, stupefy or kill fish which may inhabit the same at or below the point where any substance was thrown, run or drained into such waters; provided that it shall not be a violation of this section for any person engaged in industry, to cause or permit any water subject to his control or used in any branch of such industry to be so discharged under such precautionary measures as have been specifically approved by the commission. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8925, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 19)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8265; 1919 § 5614; 1909 § 6536
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.220 - Explosives prohibited — penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1945
252.220. Explosives prohibited — penalty. —
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place any explosive substance or preparation in any of the waters of this state, whereby any fish which may inhabit said waters may be killed, injured or destroyed; and no person, by any such means, shall kill, catch or take any fish from said waters; provided, however, that explosive substances or preparations may be used in said waters, but only with the permission and under the supervision of the commission.
2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each such offense.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8926, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 20)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8266; 1919 § 5615; 1909 § 6537
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.225 - Telephone, statewide toll-free numbers for violation reports — confidentiality of reports, exceptions — false reports or unauthorized release of confidential information, penalties.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 09 Jul 1990, see footnote
252.225. Telephone, statewide toll-free numbers for violation reports — confidentiality of reports, exceptions — false reports or unauthorized release of confidential information, penalties. —
1. The department of conservation may maintain a telephone service operating at all times, capable of receiving and recording reports of violations of sections 252.010 to 252.240, and of the conservation commission's rules and regulations. This service shall receive reports over a single, statewide toll-free number.
2. All reports and records made pursuant to this section and maintained by the department pursuant to this section shall be confidential. Information shall not be made available to any individual or institution except to:
(1) Appropriate staff of the department;
(2) A grand jury, prosecuting attorney or law enforcement officer involved in the investigation of a violation of sections 252.010 to 252.240, or the commission rules and regulations or in other court proceedings regarding violations of sections 252.010 to 252.240 or the commission's rules and regulations;
(3) Any person engaged in a bona fide research purpose, with the permission of the director of the department of conservation; provided, however, that no information identifying any person mentioned in the report shall be made available to the researcher; and
(4) Any person who is the subject of a report of a violation under this section.
3. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, or who permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination of information contained in reports and records made pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
4. Any person convicted of filing a false report shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and may be fined up to five hundred dollars.
5. All information which concerns a person who is the subject of a report under this section and which is made available to another person or institution outside the department of conservation shall also be disclosed to the subject of the report when such information is disseminated, except that the department may obscure or remove the name and other identifying information of the person who made the report.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1669)
Effective 7-09-90
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.228 - Hunting, fishing and trapping permit records, contents — records closed, when.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
252.228. Hunting, fishing and trapping permit records, contents — records closed, when. —
1. Individual hunting, fishing and trapping permit records maintained by the department of conservation, including address, telephone number, personal identifying characteristics, date of birth and unique identification numbers shall be available to:
(1) Any court;
(2) Any law enforcement agency;
(3) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or its successor agency as provided by federal regulation for migratory bird surveys;
(4) Any state department, division, agency, bureau, board, commission, employee or agent thereof in the performance of any statutory or constitutional duty;
(5) Any political subdivision;
(6) Any agency of another state; and
(7) The holder of the permit.
2. Such information shall be inaccessible to all other persons when the holder of the permit has so requested in writing. Individual credit card numbers are closed records and shall not be released pursuant to section 610.021.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 596)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.230 - Penalty not otherwise provided.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
252.230. Penalty not otherwise provided. —
1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of sections 252.010 to 252.240 wherein other specific punishment is not provided, and any person violating any of such rules and regulations relating to wildlife, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2. Any person violating any rules and regulations relating to wildlife shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor unless such rules and regulations pertain to the provisions of sections 252.010 to 252.043 or sections 252.050 to 252.241.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8967, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 27, A.L. 1997 H.B. 424)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8311; 1919 § 5661
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.235 - Sale of any species of wildlife, fish parts thereof or eggs taken in violation of rules — penalties — sale and property defined.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
252.235. Sale of any species of wildlife, fish parts thereof or eggs taken in violation of rules — penalties — sale and property defined. —
The sale, taking for sale or possession for sale of any species of fish or wildlife, or parts thereof, which shall include eggs, which have been taken or possessed in violation of the rules and regulations of the commission, is prohibited. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense if the sale amounts to less than five hundred dollars. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class E felony for the second and subsequent offense if the sale amounts to less than five hundred dollars. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony for the first and all subsequent offenses if the sale amounts to five hundred dollars or more.
"Sale"
means the exchange of an amount of money, other negotiable instruments, or property of value received by the person or persons selling the prohibited species.
"Sale"
, for purposes of this section, shall also mean the intention to exchange an amount of money, other negotiable instruments or property of value for a prohibited species. For the purposes of this section
"property"
is defined by section 570.010 and value shall be ascertained as set forth in section 570.020.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 214, A.L. 1993 H.B. 306, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1888, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.240 - Endangered species law, definitions — prohibited activities, exceptions, penalty.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1984
252.240. Endangered species law, definitions — prohibited activities, exceptions, penalty. —
1. The importation, transportation, or sale of any endangered species of fish or wildlife, or hides or other parts thereof, or the sale or possession with intent to sell any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide or other parts of any endangered species of fish or wildlife is prohibited. For the purposes of this section,
"endangered species"
shall mean those species of fish and wildlife designated by the department of conservation, by rule filed with the secretary of state, and those species listed by the United States Department of the Interior, as threatened or endangered.
2. The exportation, transportation, or sale of any endangered species of plant, or parts thereof, or the sale of or possession with intent to sell any product made in whole or in part from any parts of any endangered species of plants is prohibited, unless authorized by regulation. For purposes of this section,
"endangered species of plants"
shall mean those species of plants which are designated as rare or endangered by the department of conservation or listed in the
"United States List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants"
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Public Law 93-205 (87 STAT 884) as amended, or listed in the "Appendices on the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora".
3. Such rule shall take effect sixty days after it has been filed with the secretary of state.
4. Any publicly owned and operated zoo shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to legally acquired wildlife held under permit or to wildlife legally taken in another state or to articles manufactured before January 1, 1973.
5. The collecting, digging, or picking of any rare or endangered plant without the permission of the property owner is prohibited.
6. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 790 §§ 1, 2, 4, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1079)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.241 - Penalty for hunting or fishing when license is suspended, revoked, denied.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
252.241. Penalty for hunting or fishing when license is suspended, revoked, denied. —
1. No person shall hunt or fish during a period when any permit or privilege allowing such person to hunt or fish is suspended, revoked, or denied by any court of this state or by the conservation commission during the term of such suspension, revocation, or denial.
2. Violation of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
3. The penalties prescribed by this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed by law.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 306 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.244 - Wild game defined, preparation and service permitted, when — notice to be posted — donation of wild game, regulation.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
252.244. Wild game defined, preparation and service permitted, when — notice to be posted — donation of wild game, regulation. —
1. Any political subdivision, elementary or secondary school, or any charitable, religious, fraternal or other not-for-profit organization may prepare or serve wild game, provided that there shall be no charge for the wild game served, in connection with:
(1) The organization's meetings;
(2) A fund-raising event; or
(3) Meals provided to indigent persons free of charge or at a reduced rate.
2. Except for venison donated or distributed pursuant to section 537.115, an organization preparing or serving wild game shall visibly post at the entrance to the dining area a sign bearing the following message: "Public Notice: The wild game served at this facility has not been subject to state or federal inspection". The words of the message shall be written or printed in letters of not less than three-fourths of an inch high and three-fourths of an inch wide, and shall be readable.
3. Any individual or group of individuals may donate wild game, or collect and transport wild game to an organization pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, provided such wild game has been legally taken according to law and the rules and regulations relating to wildlife. Any wild game donated shall be accompanied by the name, address and phone number of the individual making such donation and shall be affixed to the individual package or the container holding more than one package.
4. In accordance with the rules and regulations relating to wildlife, any wild game that is captured or killed to prevent private property damage may be donated to any charitable organization approved by the department of conservation. The department shall maintain a list of approved organizations and shall make the list available upon request.
5. For purposes of this section,
"wild game"
shall include, but not be limited to, bear, deer, elk, hares, moose, rabbits, fox squirrels, black and gray squirrels, muskrat and game birds, except migratory birds regulated by the federal government, as defined by the rules and regulations relating to wildlife.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 596)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.245 - Volunteers, liability, expenses — use of state vehicles — definition.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
Effective - 28 Aug 1997
252.245. Volunteers, liability, expenses — use of state vehicles — definition. —
1. The department of conservation may recruit, train and utilize the services of volunteers, whose services may supplement the programs administered by the department of conservation.
2. Volunteers recruited, trained or utilized by the department of conservation shall comply with applicable rules and policies of the department of conservation.
3. The department shall:
(1) Provide necessary staff for the management and development of volunteer programs;
(2) Develop opportunities for citizen involvement in department-administered programs;
(3) Develop and provide to all volunteers written rules governing the job descriptions, recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, use and supervision of volunteers;
(4) Educate volunteers regarding their duties and responsibilities;
(5) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the department.
4. Volunteers or persons functioning within the scope and purpose of the designated authority and specifically authorized by the department director shall be unpaid employees and shall be accorded the protection of the legal expense fund and liability provisions.
5. Reimbursement for transportation and other necessary expenses may be furnished to the volunteers whose presence on special assignment is determined to be necessary by the department. Such expenses shall be reimbursed from the regular appropriations of the department. Volunteers specifically authorized by the department director may use state vehicles in the performance of department-related functions, subject to the rules and regulations governing the use of state vehicles by paid staff.
6. As used in this section,
"volunteer"
means any person who, of the person's own free will, performs any assigned duties for the department with no monetary or material compensation.
7. Any person serving as a volunteer may be terminated from service in such capacity by the director of the department.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 424)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.247 - Interstate wildlife violators compact, authorization to enter — rulemaking authority.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
252.247. Interstate wildlife violators compact, authorization to enter — rulemaking authority. —
1. The conservation commission may enter into an interstate wildlife violators compact with any one or more states.
2. The commission may adopt such rules as are necessary for the implementation of the compact.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 596)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.300 - Citation of law — intent of legislature.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
252.300. Citation of law — intent of legislature. —
1. Sections 252.300 to 252.333 shall be known and may be cited as "The Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990".
2. It is the intent of sections 252.300 to 252.333 to address environmental, economic, and social programs with a long-term, integrated strategy that will result in soil conservation, improved water and air quality, enhanced wildlife habitat, increased job opportunities, and reduced social problems, to the benefit of all citizens of the state of Missouri.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.303 - Agroforestry program developed — who may develop plan.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.303. Agroforestry program developed — who may develop plan. —
The department may develop and implement, in cooperation with the University of Missouri college of agriculture, the University of Missouri center for agroforestry, the University of Missouri extension service, the Missouri department of natural resources, private industry councils and the Missouri department of agriculture, an agroforestry program. The program shall be designed to encourage the development of a state program of agroforestry, and shall encourage soil conservation and diversifications of the state's agricultural base through the use of trees planted in an agroforestry configuration to accommodate alley cropping, forested-riparian buffers, silvopasture and windbreaks.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 84, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.306 - Definitions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.306. Definitions. —
As used in sections 252.300 to 252.333, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Alley cropping"
, planting rows of trees at wide spacings and cropping the alleyways;
(2)
"Conservation reserve program"
, the conservation reserve program authorized by the Federal Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, (Title XII, P.L. 99-198), or its successor program;
(3)
"Department"
, the Missouri department of conservation;
(4)
"Director"
, the director of the Missouri department of conservation;
(5)
"Eligible land"
, agricultural land which is susceptible to soil erosion that has a recent cropping history, marginal pastureland, land surrounding livestock enclosures and riparian zones;
(6)
"Eligible practices"
, single or multiple rows of trees, alone or combined with other plants such as grass, conventional row crops or horticulture crops, and animals located at intervals of distance within or around fields, around livestock enclosures, and along streams and rivers, specifically designed to provide production and environmental enhancement benefits in accordance with the practices identified in section 252.303;
(7)
"Enhancement phase"
, the period of time, not to exceed ten years, immediately following the establishment phase, during which payments are made by the state of Missouri to landowners who use their eligible land for agroforestry purposes as required by the department;
(8)
"Establishment phase"
, the period of time during which eligible land is being prepared for planting trees and developing agroforestry practices, as determined by the director of the department;
(9)
"Forested-riparian buffers"
, a combination of trees and other vegetation established parallel to streams and rivers;
(10)
"Silvopasture"
, combining trees with forage and livestock;
(11)
"Windbreaks"
, planting single or multiple rows of trees for protection and enhanced production of crops and animals.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 3, A.L. 1993 S.B. 84, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.309 - Incentive payments — agreements with landowners — amount of payments.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.309. Incentive payments — agreements with landowners — amount of payments. —
1. The director may enter into agreements with individual landowners to make incentive payments during the enhancement phase to landowners. Recipients of such payments shall utilize the land for which such payment is made for agroforestry purposes as required by the director pursuant to sections 252.300 to 252.333.
2. The amount of state incentive payment made to a landowner per acre of eligible land shall be an amount which, when added to any cash or in-kind net income produced by crops raised on the land, is substantially equal to the amount per acre previously paid or which would have been paid to the landowner under the federal conservation reserve program.
3. If an application made pursuant to section 252.315 is approved by the director, the director shall develop a schedule of annual payments to be made by the state.
4. The state shall not make any payment to a landowner to maintain the use of eligible land during the enhancement phase for agroforestry purposes after ten years have elapsed since the first such incentive payment is made.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 84, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.312 - Funding for payments.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
252.312. Funding for payments. —
The state payments provided for in sections 252.309, 252.330, and 252.333 may be made from funds available to the department of conservation, soil conservation funds made available by the department of natural resources from the tax imposed by Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) of Article IV of the Constitution of Missouri, funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose, grants, bequests or gifts, or any combination thereof.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.315 - Application for participation — contents — review of application — administrative procedure.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.315. Application for participation — contents — review of application — administrative procedure. —
1. To participate in the program, the landowner shall make application to the director in writing. The written application shall show the number of acres to be placed in the program and that the land which is to be placed in the agroforestry program meets the eligibility requirements of this section. The application shall also contain a detailed plan of the landowner's proposal to meet the requirements of sections 252.300 to 252.333, including the type and number of trees to be planted, established, or managed, the type of compatible grass, other crops and such other information as may be deemed necessary. The number of trees required to satisfy eligibility may vary with agroforestry practice, but in each case shall be a sufficient number to guarantee the success of the practice and shall be consistent with standards established for each practice.
2. The director shall review each application. In reviewing the application the director shall determine the type or types of soil located in the area of the land proposed to be included in the agroforestry program and shall apply the land capability classification system to determine the potential or limitations of the land for inclusion in the program. Before the director acts upon the application, an on-site inspection shall be made by a representative of the department of conservation or its approved agent. The inspecting representative shall attest to the efficacy of the agroforestry plan to be used, the number of acres to be placed under agroforestry management, the species and number of trees to be planted, established, or managed, and other crop components of the proposed program. After the report of the on-site inspector and the review by the director, the director shall determine the landowner's eligibility to participate in the agroforestry program and shall determine the amount of cost sharing, including in-kind and labor components, for the landowner. If the director fails to approve an application, the aggrieved landowner may request a hearing before the conservation commission or its authorized representative within thirty days of notice to the landowner of the failure of the conservation department to approve the application, or the landowner may proceed under the provisions of section 536.150 as if the act of the conservation department was one not subject to administrative review. If an action is brought pursuant to section 536.150, venue shall be in Cole County.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 6, A.L. 1993 S.B. 84, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.318 - Annual inspection — notification of noncompliance — administrative procedure.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
252.318. Annual inspection — notification of noncompliance — administrative procedure. —
1. All land participating in the agroforestry program shall be inspected annually by a representative of the director, to ensure that the land continues to comply with the requirements of sections 252.300 to 252.333 and that practice specifications are being maintained in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
2. If the annual inspection determines that the land is no longer in compliance with the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333 or with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333, the director shall notify the landowner of that fact and shall detail the specifics in which the land fails to meet the requirements. The landowner may respond to the notice within thirty days of receipt, either by contesting the inspection report or by providing the director with a proposal to correct the problems which form the basis of the notice. If the landowner contests the findings of the annual inspection, the aggrieved landowner may request a hearing before the conservation commission or its authorized representative or the landowner may proceed under the provisions of section 536.150, as if the act of the conservation department was one not subject to administrative review. If an action is brought pursuant to section 536.150, venue shall be in Cole County. If the landowner provides the director with a proposal to correct the problems which form the basis of the notice, the director shall review the proposal and, if the director finds such proposal acceptable, shall allow the landowner to implement the proposal to correct the alleged problems and shall not suspend the annual payment to the landowner under the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333. If the landowner is unable or unwilling to correct the alleged problems in a manner acceptable to the director, the landowner shall not receive the subsequent payments due under the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.321 - Agroforestry demonstration areas established.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.321. Agroforestry demonstration areas established. —
The University of Missouri center for
*
agroforestry and extension service, in consultation with the director, shall establish agroforestry demonstration areas, and develop and deliver the educational components of sections 252.300 to 252.333.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 8, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
*Word "of" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.324 - Rules and regulations, procedure.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.324. Rules and regulations, procedure. —
1. The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333. Before promulgating any such rule, the director shall seek the advice and comments of the University of Missouri college of agriculture, the University of Missouri center for agroforestry, the University of Missouri extension service, the Missouri department of natural resources, private industry councils, the Missouri department of economic development and the Missouri department of agriculture. The director may seek advice and comments before promulgating rules and regulations from the United States Department of Agriculture and any other entities deemed advisable by the director. 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 chapter 536.
2. The Missouri department of conservation may contract with the division of soil and water conservation of the Missouri department of natural resources for any administrative functions required under the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 9, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.327 - Report — contents — when submitted.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 1990
252.327. Report — contents — when submitted. —
1. The department of conservation and the department of economic development and the University of Missouri college of agriculture shall, by each of the dates specified in subsection 2 of this section, jointly produce a report on the agroforestry program which:
(1) Provides a status report on the afforestation aspects of the agroforestry program by presenting a forecast of anticipated economic developments from the afforestation in the state as a result of the agroforestry program;
(2) Suggests public or private sector initiatives that will potentially serve to maximize the economic benefits for related new development and expansion of existing businesses resulting from the agroforestry program;
(3) Suggests methods to promote the development of wood and other forestry related products;
(4) Suggests public or private sector initiatives or methods which will result in significant increases in job opportunities and employment.
2. The report shall be submitted to the governor and to the general assembly by January thirty-first of each of the following years: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.330 - Payment for planting trees.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.330. Payment for planting trees. —
During the establishment phase, the director may pay for the planting of trees on eligible land which is used for agroforestry pursuant to sections 252.300 to 252.333. Such payment shall be limited to expenses which are determined to be reasonable and necessary by the director, but shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the cost of establishment.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 11, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 252 - Department of Conservation › Section 252.333 - Federal incentive payments for land enrolled in the program, duration.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 252
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
252.333. Federal incentive payments for land enrolled in the program, duration. —
The director may make incentive payments for agroforestry purposes of land enrolled in this program. The duration of such payments shall not exceed ten years. The director may also expend funds to plant trees on such land. Such expenditures may include both planting and associated practices as determined by the director.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 12, A.L. 1993 S.B. 84, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged with S.B. 462)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.010 - Definitions.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986, 2 histories
253.010. Definitions. —
As used in this chapter, the following words shall mean:
(1)
"Department"
, the department of natural resources;
(2)
"Land"
, upland, land under water, the water itself and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable in land or water;
(3)
"Park"
, any land, site or object primarily of recreational value or of cultural value because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric, archeologic, scientific, or other distinctive characteristics or natural features;
(4)
"Parkway"
, an elongated area of parkland, usually contiguous to a pleasure driveway and often containing recreational areas.
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(L. 1953 p. 317 § 1, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.022 - Department of natural resources to administer the National Historic Preservation Act.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
253.022. Department of natural resources to administer the National Historic Preservation Act. —
The department of natural resources is authorized to administer the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Public Law 89-665.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1477 § 1, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.024 - Plan for expenditure of federal funds to be submitted to appropriations and oversight division of the committee on legislative research — contents of plan.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1972
253.024. Plan for expenditure of federal funds to be submitted to appropriations and oversight division of the committee on legislative research — contents of plan. —
1. On or before Wednesday after the first Monday in January of each year in which the department of natural resources desires to receive and expend moneys received from the federal government in the next state fiscal year they shall submit to the senate appropriations committee, to the house appropriations committee, and to the oversight division of the committee on legislative research plans for the expenditure of such funds. In addition to other information which may be required by the chairman of the committees, each plan shall contain at least but not be limited to the following:
(1) Amount of federal funds required;
(2) Amount of state funds required, either directly or indirectly;
(3) The federal program number and its expected duration;
(4) The number of all new or additional employees required to administer the program, their salaries and the source of the revenue to maintain their salaries;
(5) Schedule, both chronological and fiscal, of the expenditures of all funds involved in the program;
(6) Specific details as to the objective of the program for the next fiscal year; and
(7) The projected completion date of the program.
2. A detailed performance report of each federally funded program shall be submitted quarterly to the committees after the start of the next fiscal year.
3. The department of natural resources may not add additional federal programs to or expand current federally funded programs above a level specified in plans theretofore approved by the legislature.
4. Programs which are to be continued for a period of more than one fiscal year shall be submitted to the legislature for approval or rejection.
5. Nothing in this section and section 253.022 shall be construed to apply to federal funds no part of which will be retained by the department of natural resources.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1477 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development › Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation › Section 253.035 - Rules and regulations, procedure.

Title XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 253
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
253.035. Rules and regulations, procedure. —
1. The director of the department of natural resources may make and promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the proper maintenance, improvement, acquisition and preservation of all state parks.
2. The rules and regulations of the director not relating to its organization and internal management shall become effective not less than ten days after being filed with the secretary of state, as provided in chapter 536. 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.
3. Any person who shall violate a rule issued pursuant to subsection 2 of this section pertaining to the conduct of park visitors or the use by the public of park facilities shall be subject to removal from a state park and shall be subject to other punishment as otherwise provided by law.
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(L. 1961 p. 230 § 1, A.L. 1967 p. 362, A.L. 1983 H.B. 350, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)