Missouri Laws 411.601 – Certain devices prohibited where official state weights are given
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 411.601
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Grain: all grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards Act (Sections 71 to 87 of Title 7, United States Code), and any other agricultural commodities, seeds and vegetable oils prescribed by the director by regulation, except the term "grain" shall not include those commodities deemed not to be grain pursuant to section 411. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- Person: means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, cooperative, society, public body, political subdivision, or any other business or commercial entity or organization of any kind whatsoever, and any member, officer or employee thereof. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- 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
- Warehouse: any building, structure or other enclosure in which grain is or may be stored and through which grain is or may be handled or shipped. See Missouri Laws 411.026
It shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation to install or continue to maintain at any elevator, mill, or warehouse where official state weights are given, any blower, suction fan, cleaner, or other device for the purpose of removing dirt, seeds, sticks, chaff, or any like substance from grain unloaded into the elevator, mill, or warehouse before the grain has been officially weighed.