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 Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

 Chapter 263 Insect Pests and Weeds 
MISSOURI PLANT LAW
263.010   Title of law. (1/1/1985)
263.020   Definitions. (1/1/1985)
263.030   Appointment of state entomologist — qualifications — employees. (1/1/1985)
263.040   Rules and regulations. (1/1/1985)
263.050   Inspection, enforce quarantine regulations — power to call meetings — rulemaking, procedure. (8/28/1995)
263.060   Right of entry. (1/1/1985)
263.070   Inspection fees — nurseries and nursery dealers registration inspection certificates, requirements, expire when — disposition of fees. (1/1/1985)
263.080   Plant pests, control, noncomplying owner, action by inspectors — lien for expenses. (1/1/1985)
263.100   Shipping tag to show what. (1/1/1985)
263.110   Inspection of plants before sale or shipment — fees — exceptions. (1/1/1985)
263.130   Establishment of quarantine — rules and regulations. (1/1/1985)
263.140   Restrictive and control measures — adoption and enforcement. (1/1/1985)
263.145   Plant disease and insect inspection — confiscation and destruction — highway patrol or other law enforcement officers to assist in enforcement. (1/1/1985)
263.150   Review of order granted, when — rules, procedure. (8/28/1995)
263.180   Penalty. (1/1/1985)
DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS
263.190   Owners to control noxious weeds — notice procedure — penalty — sale of noxious weeds prohibited. (8/28/2011)
263.200   County commission duties to control noxious weeds, official immunity, landowner duty of care — special tax for cost, collection — provisions applicable to certain political subdivisions. (8/28/2011)
263.220   Duty of prosecuting attorney. (8/28/2011)
263.240   Penalty for violation. (8/28/2011)
263.243   State agency purchasing seed from nondomestic source containing noxious weeds, liability. (8/28/1989)
263.245   Brush adjacent to county roads, to be removed subject to voter approval, certain counties — county commission may remove brush, when, procedures, certain counties — county right-of-way or maintenance easement, distance. (8/28/2018)
263.247   Brush control, county option, certain counties — election to discontinue enforcement of weed control program. (8/28/1992)
263.250   Marijuana plant to be destroyed — county commission to destroy, when. (8/28/1992)
ERADICATION AND CONTROL OF JOHNSON GRASS
263.255   County election on enforcement of Johnson grass control law, notice, ballot, effect. (8/28/1957)
263.257   Director of agriculture to exterminate Johnson grass, when — county weed control board, appointment, expenses. (8/28/1957)
263.259   Duties of state director of agriculture — inspection by county weed control board. (8/28/1959)
263.261   Duties of public utilities and government agencies as to Johnson grass. (8/28/1957)
263.262   Johnson grass declared nuisance, where — abatement. (8/28/1977)
263.265   Tax for control of Johnson grass — state transportation department to pay costs. (8/28/1959)
263.266   Approved eradication methods to be followed. (8/28/1957)
263.267   County's classification as Johnson grass extermination area terminated, how. (8/28/1977)
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL AREAS
263.452   Declaration of commission, when — election, procedure. (8/28/1992)
263.454   Declaration as noxious weed control area, notice, duties of property owners — county weed control board, appointment, members, duties, compensation, terms. (8/28/1992)
263.456   Duties of county weed control board — director of agriculture to cooperate with governmental agencies — inspection of lands, notice, immunity, liability, indemnification, landowner duty of care — expenses of control, special tax, lien — notice to prosecutor. (8/28/1992)
263.458   Public utilities, department of transportation, department of natural resources, department of conservation, United States government, and railroads duties in noxious weed control areas. (8/28/1992)
263.460   Noxious weeds as public nuisance — action to enjoin nuisance, venue, parties, notice. (8/28/1992)
263.462   Tax may be assessed by county commission, township board and special road district — transportation department property, costs — county commission may share costs with landowners. (8/28/1992)
263.464   Chemicals and biological agents, approval of required. (8/28/1992)
263.466   Termination of classification as noxious weed control area. (8/28/1992)
263.468   County noxious weed fund may be established — program required — funding — orders. (8/28/1992)
263.470   Prohibition, Johnson grass extermination area. (8/28/1992)
263.472   Conversion of Johnson grass extermination area to noxious weed control program — election, procedure. (8/28/1992)
263.474   Public and private standards of control. (8/28/1992)
BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION
263.500   Law, how cited. (8/28/1995)
263.503   Definitions. (8/28/1995)
263.505   Rules, authority for — procedure to adopt, suspend and revoke. (8/28/1995)
263.507   Department of agriculture — powers and duties. (8/28/1995)
263.509   Director's right to enter premises to eradicate and inspect, requirements — court may issue a warrant for right of entry, when. (8/28/1995)
263.512   Cotton growers to furnish department with size and location of all cotton fields and patches. (8/28/1995)
263.515   Quarantined areas, authority from regulations by department — articles from other states regulated. (8/28/1995)
263.517   Eradication zones established, authority for — regulations — publication of notice in affected areas — violations, authority to destroy cotton. (8/28/1995)
263.520   Eradication zones, authority of department to treat with pesticides or destroy — cotton planted after notice, no payment for losses — payment if cotton planted before notice. (8/28/1995)
263.523   Cotton growers' organization, certification by department, requirements — board of directors, appointment, qualifications, terms — audit by department. (8/28/1995)
263.525   Certification of organization — purpose — revocation, when. (8/28/1995)
263.527   Regional referendum on assessment for costs of eradication — assessment basis — voting procedure — deposit of funds collected — annual audit. (8/28/1998)
263.529   Referendum under direction of organization — expenses, how paid. (8/28/1995)
263.531   Referendum defeated — organization may call other referendums — assessment retention to be subject to vote every ten years. (8/28/2002)
263.534   Failure to pay assessment, penalties and interest — lien also authorized on cotton crop subject to assessment, priority of lien. (8/28/2004)
263.537   Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose — department may retain amount to cover costs of administration — reversion to general revenue prohibited. (8/28/1998)
 - Cross References
Pesticide registration, 281.210 to 281.310

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