Effective – 28 Aug 1995 442.560. Aliens and corporations of foreign countries may acquire, hold and alienate real estate — exception. — Except as provided in sections 442.560 to 442.591, persons not citizens of the United States and not residents of the United States or of some territory, trusteeship, or protectorate of the United States, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 442.566. Definitions. — As used in sections 442.560 to 442.591, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) “Agricultural land”, any tract of land in this state consisting of more than five acres, whether inside or outside the corporate limits of any municipality, which is capable, without […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories 442.571. Aliens or foreign business, limitations on owning agricultural land — violation — acquisitions submitted to department, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. Except as provided in sections 442.586 and 442.591, no alien or foreign business shall acquire by grant, purchase, devise, descent or otherwise agricultural land in […]
Effective – 11 Oct 2013 *442.576. Duties of director of agriculture and attorney general — court to order divestiture — when to be accomplished — failure. — 1. If the director finds that an alien or foreign business or an agent, trustee, or other fiduciary therefor has acquired agricultural land in Missouri in violation of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1978 442.581. Lease deemed to be ownership, when. — Any person who obtains a lease on agricultural land for a term of ten years or longer or a lease renewable at his option for terms which might total ten years has acquired agricultural land within the meaning of sections 442.560 to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1999 442.586. Lands owned by resident aliens — cessation of residence — failure to divest, effect. — Sections 442.560 to 442.591 shall not apply to agricultural land now owned in this state by aliens or foreign businesses so long as it is held by the present owners or their direct descendants […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1979 442.591. Exceptions. — The restrictions set forth in sections 442.560 to 442.592 shall not apply to agricultural land or any interest therein acquired by an alien or foreign business for immediate or potential use in nonfarming purposes. An alien or foreign business may hold such agricultural land in such acreage […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 442.592. Report required — content — failure to file, civil penalty, venue — foreign person, defined — rules, procedure. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the term “foreign person” means: (1) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been lawfully […]
