Missouri Laws 276.606 – Definitions
As used in sections 276.600 to 276.661, the following terms mean:
(1) “Agent”, any person authorized to act for a livestock dealer;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 276.606
- 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.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- 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
(2) “Dealer transactions”, any purchase, sale, or exchange of livestock by a dealer, or agent, representative, or consignee of a dealer or person in which any interest equitable or legal is acquired or divested whether directly or indirectly;
(3) “Director”, the director of the Missouri department of agriculture or his designated representative;
(4) “Engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce livestock”, sales and purchases of greater frequency than the person would make in feeding operation under the normal operation of a farm, if the person is a farmer. If the person is not a farmer he is a dealer engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce livestock;
(5) “Livestock”, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and poultry, llamas, alpaca, buffalo, bison, and other domesticated or semidomesticated or exotic animals;
(6) “Livestock dealer”, any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging in commerce of livestock;
(7) “Livestock transactions”, any purchase, sale or exchange of livestock by a person, whether or not a livestock dealer, in which any interest equitable or legal is acquired or divested whether directly or indirectly;
(8) “Official ear tag”, a metal or plastic ear tag prescribed by the director conforming to the nine character alpha-numeric national uniform ear-tagging system;
(9) “Person”, any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity;
(10) “State veterinarian”, the state veterinarian of the Missouri department of agriculture, or his appointed agent.