Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.011
Short title
Sections 266.011 to 266.111* shall be cited as "The Missouri Seed Law".
Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 266 — Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds
Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 266 · 64 active provisions
Provisions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.021
Definitions
When used in sections 266.011 to 266.111: (1) "Advertisement" means all representations, other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means, relating to seed within the scope of this law. (2) "Agricultural seeds" includes the seeds of grass, forage, cereal and fiber crops and any other kinds of s…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.031
Permits required, fees, terms — penalty for late application
1. Any person who sells, distributes, offers or exposes for sale any agricultural or vegetable seed in the state of Missouri shall obtain a seed permit from the director of agriculture unless exempted as in section 266.080. Seed dealers must purchase permits for each seed sales classification performed, selling or taki…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.040
Limit to number of free tests — regulations authorized — fee for excess
Any citizen of this state shall have the privilege of submitting to the director of the department of agriculture samples of agriculture and vegetable seeds for test and analysis, subject to such regulations as may be adopted by the director; provided, that the director may by regulations fix the maximum number of samp…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.051
Label requirements for agricultural seeds
1. Each container of agricultural seed of more than one pound and vegetable seed in any amount which is sold, offered for sale, transported, or exposed for sale, within this state for seeding purposes shall bear thereon or have attached thereto in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the Eng…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.061
Contents of statement on label or tag
No statements regarding the quality or purity of such agricultural or vegetable seeds, if inconsistent with the requirements of this law, shall be written or printed on the label or tag, or placed inside or affixed to any container of agricultural or vegetable seed sold, offered for sale, transported or exposed for sal…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.071
Sales, offers for sale and acts prohibited
1. It is unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, offer for sale, or expose for sale any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state: (1) Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination was performed within ten months of the time the seed is sold, exposed for sale, offered for sale or distributed. A…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.076
Records required — inspection — retention
All wholesale places of business shall maintain records showing kind of seed, quantity, date of shipment, consignee and consignor. Records on seed sales must be made available during normal business hours, at the seed dealer's place of business for the director when he has preceded the time of inspection by a request i…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.080
Exemptions
The provisions of sections 266.051, 266.061 and 266.071 shall not apply: (1) To seed or grain not intended for seeding purposes; (2) To seed in storage, or being transported or consigned to an establishment for cleaning or processing; provided, that the invoice or labeling accompanying any shipment of said seed bears t…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.091
Director of agriculture to enforce provisions and requirements — rules and regulations to be adopted, procedure — laboratory — cooperation with others
1. The duty of enforcing sections 266.011 to 266.111 and carrying out its provisions and requirements shall be vested in the director of the department of agriculture. It shall be the duty of the director, individually, or through his authorized agents: (1) To sample, inspect, make analysis of, and test agricultural an…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.095
Seed certification agency, designation
Certification of seed in the state of Missouri shall be carried out by an agency or association designated annually by the director of the Missouri agricultural experiment station at Columbia, Missouri.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.101
Seed subject to seizure, when — proceedings — disposition of condemned seed
Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed found in the possession of a single owner or custodian and not in compliance with the provisions of this law shall be subject to seizure upon complaint of the director of the department of agriculture to the circuit court of the county or city in which such seed is located. Suc…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.105
Injunctive relief — bond required
When in the performance of his duties the director of agriculture applies to any court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violation or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this law or any rules and regulations under this law, the court may cause a temporary restraining order o…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.111
Penalties for violations — attorney general to act on request, when, procedure — publication by director of result of legal action
1. Every violation of the provisions of this law shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for the first offense and not exceeding one thousand dollars for each subsequent similar offense. 2. The director may report any violation of the provisions of sections 266.011 to 266.1…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.152
Title of law
Sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall be known as the "Missouri Commercial Feed Law".
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.155
Director of agriculture to administer
Sections 266.152 to 266.220 shall be administered by the director of the department of agriculture of the state of Missouri, hereinafter referred to as the "director".
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.160
Definitions
When used in sections 266.152 to 266.220 the following terms mean: (1) "Brand name", any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor, manufacturer or guarantor and distinguishing it from that of others; (2) "Commercial feed", all materials or combinations…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.165
License required to manufacture or distribute commercial feed, application form, fee, late fee — rules authorized — license suspension, revocation or refusal — independent consultants, how regulated, penalties
1. Any person who manufactures a commercial feed within the state, or who distributes a commercial feed in or into the state, or whose name appears on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor, or any person who acts as an independent consultant shall obtain a license for each facility authorizing such person to manu…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.170
Commercial feed, how labeled
A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows: (1) In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: (a) The product name, and the brand name if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. Single ingredient feeds shall have a pro…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.175
Misbranding, what constitutes
A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed; (3) If it is not labeled as required in section 266.170, and the rules promulgated thereunder; (4) If it purports to be or is represented…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.180
Adulterated feed, what constitutes
A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) (a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subdivision if the quantity of suc…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.185
Prohibited acts
The following acts and the causing thereof within the state of Missouri are hereby prohibited: (1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed; (3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, ra…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.190
Inspection fees, exemptions — fee, how computed — report, when due — penalty for failure to make — deposit of fees
1. An inspection fee at the rate of fourteen cents per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in this state by the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor or distributor, except that a person other than the first manufacturer, guarantor or distributor may assume liability for th…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.195
Director may make rules, may adopt definitions — rulemaking, procedure
1. The director is authorized to promulgate such rules for commercial feeds, pet foods and specialty pet foods as are specifically authorized in sections 266.152 to 266.220 and such other reasonable rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of sections 266.152 to 266.220. In the interest of uniformity the…
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.200
Inspections, how made — sampling and analysis, how conducted
1. For the purpose of enforcement of sections 266.152 to 266.220, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the director, upon presenting appropriate credentials and giving…
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