§ 265.010 Definitions
§ 265.020 Director to promulgate standards — rulemaking, procedure
§ 265.030 Director to specify dates when standards become effective
§ 265.040 Authorized to cooperate with United States or any department
§ 265.050 Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond
§ 265.060 Appointment of inspectors — fees — suspension or revocation of license
§ 265.070 Appeal of inspector’s decision — reasonable fee
§ 265.080 Certificate to be prima facie evidence
§ 265.110 Misrepresentation of grade, classification, quality or condition — penalty
§ 265.120 Rules for grading apples
§ 265.130 Apples — how marked — exemptions — penalty for violation
§ 265.140 Director to enforce — powers
§ 265.150 Merchandising fee imposed — exemptions
§ 265.160 Fees, when due — installment payments — records and reports of growers — ..
§ 265.170 Unpaid fees to bear interest — manner of collection
§ 265.180 Creation of apple merchandising fund, not transferable
§ 265.190 Expenditure of moneys
§ 265.200 Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society
§ 265.210 Duty of state and county officers
§ 265.220 Prosecutions, procedure
§ 265.280 Definitions
§ 265.283 Sale of fresh meat from a foreign nation, when
§ 265.286 Label to include country of origin
§ 265.289 Department to enforce provisions — violations, procedure, penalty
§ 265.300 Definitions
§ 265.310 All commercial slaughter plants and meat processors regulated
§ 265.320 Certain operations exempted
§ 265.330 Meats section created — head of section, appointment, qualifications, duties
§ 265.340 Inspection supervisors, appointment, number, qualifications, compensation
§ 265.350 Inspectors, how assigned, duties
§ 265.360 Inspections, when conducted
§ 265.370 Unwholesome meat or meat products condemned — appeal, written notice, ..
§ 265.380 Unwholesome or adulterated meat to be marked, how
§ 265.390 Containers to bear inspection mark and plant number — containers to state ..
§ 265.400 Labels must be approved — appeal from director’s determination
§ 265.410 License required, application, fee
§ 265.420 Records required, inspection permitted, records to be retained
§ 265.430 Federal or other approved inspection basis for exemption
§ 265.440 Inspector may serve two or more plants
§ 265.442 Transportation or sale of adulterated, misbranded or certain unmarked meats ..
§ 265.444 Stop-sale order, when — seizure of product when, appeal
§ 265.450 Violation basis for suspension or refusal to license
§ 265.460 Operation without license or selling adulterated or misbranded meat, penalty
§ 265.470 Director and applicant placed under state department of elementary and ..
§ 265.471 Rules, Federal Meat Inspection Act
§ 265.490 Definitions
§ 265.492 Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate
§ 265.494 Prohibited practices, required disclosures
§ 265.496 Penalty
§ 265.497 Inspections, department of agriculture
§ 265.499 Remedies not to be exclusive, certain grocery retailers to be exempt
§ 265.500 Grain samples — sample sealed, when — state inspection, when — federal ..
§ 265.505 Duties and powers of director of the department of agriculture
§ 265.510 Violation, penalty for
§ 265.515 Rules of director, ratification of
§ 265.525 Citation of law — definitions — council created, members, terms, meetings, ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 265 - Regulation and Marketing of Agricultural Products

  • Agricultural products: shall include horticultural, viticultural, dairy, bee, and any farm product. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bushel: as applied to apples, when sold by the volume shall be 2150. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Director: means the director of the department of agriculture of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grower: as applied to apples, any person owning or operating an orchard and engaged in the production in Missouri of apples for sale. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • manufacturing: as applied to apples, the commercial drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, powdering, extracting or use in producing or manufacturing a by-product or manufactured article. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Packer: as applied to apples, any person who packs apples for shipment or sale. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • 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
  • shipped: as applied to apples, shall be deemed to take place when the apples are loaded in the railroad car, motor vehicle, boat, wagon, or other conveyance to be transported. See Missouri Laws 265.010
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020