Missouri Laws 281.270 – Inspection, limitations — search warrant may be issued, when — violations, ..
1. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310 the director may, with permission from the owner or person in charge, enter upon any business premises at reasonable times in order to inspect, investigate, observe, and sample; provided, that, such right of entry, in the case of manufacturing and formulation establishments, be limited to those areas where records are maintained and pesticides are packaged, labeled and released for shipment.
2. If the director is denied access to any land or buildings where such access was sought for the purposes set forth in this section, he may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to that land or building for those purposes. The court may issue a search warrant for the purposes requested upon probable cause being shown.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 281.270
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
3. The director may report any violation of the provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310 to the prosecuting attorney of the county where the violation occurs. The prosecuting attorney may institute civil proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction. If any prosecuting attorney refuses or fails to act on request of the director, the attorney general shall so act.