Section 278.150 – Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 278.150. Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure. — 1. The state soil and water districts commission upon receiving at any time a petition for the disestablishment of any soil and water district, said petition being signed by not less than twenty-five land representatives in each township […]
Section 278.155 – Application to existing districts.
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 278.155. Application to existing districts. — All soil conservation districts organized prior to the effective date of sections 278.060 to 278.155 shall hereafter be known as “Soil and Water Conservation Districts” and shall be subject to the provisions of, and afforded all the privileges granted hereunder. ——– (L. 1961 p. […]
Section 278.157 – Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees’ retirement system.
Effective – 28 Aug 2018 278.157. Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees’ retirement system. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 70.600 to the contrary, a soil and water conservation district organized under sections 278.060 to 278.155 shall be considered a political subdivision for the purposes […]
Section 278.080 – Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 278.080. Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure. — 1. There is hereby established “The State Soil and Water Districts Commission” to administer for this state the soil and water conservation districts provided for by sections 278.060 to 278.300. The state […]
Section 278.090 – Referendum — how conducted.
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 278.090. Referendum — how conducted. — Wherever in this law a referendum is provided for and is used, it shall be conducted by secret ballot in such a manner that any person connected with, or any official of such referendum or election cannot know how any land representative votes. Ballot […]
Section 278.100 – Establishment of soil and water conservation districts.
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 278.100. Establishment of soil and water conservation districts. — 1. Whenever the state soil and water districts commission shall receive from any county or any township or townships thereof a petition declaring that the saving of the soil and water in that county or in the specified township or townships […]
Section 278.110 – Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 278.110. Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds. — 1. The state soil and water districts commission upon declaring the establishment of a soil and water district as provided in section 278.100 shall proceed to arrange in the following manner for the establishment […]
Section 278.120 – District shall be body corporate — duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 278.120. District shall be body corporate — duties. — 1. Any soil and water district organized under the provisions of this law shall be a body corporate and shall possess only such powers as herein provided, but any such powers possessed by said body corporate shall be particularly limited by […]
Section 278.130 – Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers.
Effective – 27 Jun 2000 278.130. Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers. — 1. The soil and water supervisors of any soil and water district shall not (1) Have or exercise the right of eminent domain; (2) Incur indebtedness beyond available funds; (3) Issue bonds; (4) Levy taxes; (5) Make or levy benefit […]
Section 278.135 – Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority.
Effective – 27 Jun 2000 278.135. Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any soil and water conservation district engaged in the marketing or buying and selling of farm products used directly or indirectly in soil conservation shall be […]