Missouri Laws 269.170 – Location of plants — restrictions and exceptions
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 269.170
- Animal: cattle, swine, sheep, horses, other domestic and exotic animals including birds, fish, and reptiles, and all other animals raised or produced for commercial purposes, and beginning July 1, 1995, the term shall include poultry and turkeys. See Missouri Laws 269.010
- Disposal plant: or "plant" includes any plant and all the equipment thereof described or referred to in any section of this chapter, that is constructed and intended to be operated for the disposal of the bodies of dead animals by means either of cooking, or other method herein prescribed, or hereafter provided for by law and not otherwise defined. See Missouri Laws 269.010
- Nuisance: as otherwise defined by applicable Missouri common or statutory law. See Missouri Laws 269.010
- plant: includes any plant and all the equipment thereof described or referred to in any section of this chapter, that is constructed and intended to be operated for the disposal of the bodies of dead animals by means either of cooking, or other method herein prescribed, or hereafter provided for by law and not otherwise defined. See Missouri Laws 269.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Substation: a building, container, or other area where dead animals are brought, gathered, or held awaiting transportation to a disposal site. See Missouri Laws 269.010
No disposal plant or dead animal substation shall be located or constructed at any place in this state inside of, or within two miles of the nearest point of the corporate limits of, any city or town; nor within one mile of the nearest boundary of the lands then owned or controlled in connection either with any state, county, township, city, or town park; or of any public school or hospital; or of any charitable, religious or educational institution; provided, however, that where a disposal plant for dead bodies is now operating that does not comply with the provisions of this section as to location, such disposal plant may continue operation in its present location, provided the plant meets all the provisions and regulations of this chapter as to sanitation, and is not a public nuisance or a public health hazard.