Effective – 28 Aug 1990 252.300. Citation of law — intent of legislature. — 1. Sections 252.300 to 252.333 shall be known and may be cited as “The Missouri Economic Diversification and Afforestation Act of 1990”. 2. It is the intent of sections 252.300 to 252.333 to address environmental, economic, and social programs with a […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.303. Agroforestry program developed — who may develop plan. — The department may develop and implement, in cooperation with the University of Missouri college of agriculture, the University of Missouri center for agroforestry, the University of Missouri extension service, the Missouri department of natural resources, private industry councils and the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.306. Definitions. — As used in sections 252.300 to 252.333, the following terms shall mean: (1) “Alley cropping”, planting rows of trees at wide spacings and cropping the alleyways; (2) “Conservation reserve program”, the conservation reserve program authorized by the Federal Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, (Title XII, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.309. Incentive payments — agreements with landowners — amount of payments. — 1. The director may enter into agreements with individual landowners to make incentive payments during the enhancement phase to landowners. Recipients of such payments shall utilize the land for which such payment is made for agroforestry purposes as […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 252.312. Funding for payments. — The state payments provided for in sections 252.309, 252.330, and 252.333 may be made from funds available to the department of conservation, soil conservation funds made available by the department of natural resources from the tax imposed by Sections 47(a), 47(b) and 47(c) of Article […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.315. Application for participation — contents — review of application — administrative procedure. — 1. To participate in the program, the landowner shall make application to the director in writing. The written application shall show the number of acres to be placed in the program and that the land which […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 252.318. Annual inspection — notification of noncompliance — administrative procedure. — 1. All land participating in the agroforestry program shall be inspected annually by a representative of the director, to ensure that the land continues to comply with the requirements of sections 252.300 to 252.333 and that practice specifications are […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.321. Agroforestry demonstration areas established. — The University of Missouri center for* agroforestry and extension service, in consultation with the director, shall establish agroforestry demonstration areas, and develop and deliver the educational components of sections 252.300 to 252.333. ——– (L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 8, A.L. 2001 H.B. 904 merged […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.324. Rules and regulations, procedure. — 1. The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 252.300 to 252.333. Before promulgating any such rule, the director shall seek the advice and comments of the University of Missouri college of agriculture, the University of Missouri […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 252.327. Report — contents — when submitted. — 1. The department of conservation and the department of economic development and the University of Missouri college of agriculture shall, by each of the dates specified in subsection 2 of this section, jointly produce a report on the agroforestry program which: (1) […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.330. Payment for planting trees. — During the establishment phase, the director may pay for the planting of trees on eligible land which is used for agroforestry pursuant to sections 252.300 to 252.333. Such payment shall be limited to expenses which are determined to be reasonable and necessary by the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 252.333. Federal incentive payments for land enrolled in the program, duration. — The director may make incentive payments for agroforestry purposes of land enrolled in this program. The duration of such payments shall not exceed ten years. The director may also expend funds to plant trees on such land. Such […]
