Section 411.010 – Short title.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.010. Short title. — This chapter shall be known by the short title of “Missouri Grain Warehouse Law”. ——– (L. 1941 p. 373 § 1, A.L. 1965 p. 606, A.L. 1980 S.B. 601)
Section 411.012 – Purpose.
Effective – 22 Apr 1986 411.012. Purpose. — This chapter constitutes an exercise of state police and regulatory power for the purpose of protecting and enhancing grain production and marketing, and the agricultural economy of the state of Missouri. This chapter is deemed necessary to protect and to preserve the public health, welfare, peace and […]
Section 411.015 – Scope of law.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 411.015. Scope of law. — The provisions of the “Missouri Grain Warehouse Law” shall apply to all warehouses located within the state of Missouri. ——– (L. 1965 p. 606, A.L. 1967 p. 637, A.L. 1971 H.B. 180 § 2, A.L. 1977 S.B. 75, A.L. 1993 H.B. 822)
Section 411.020 – Application of law — construction of laws governing warehouse receipts.
Effective – 22 Apr 1986 411.020. Application of law — construction of laws governing warehouse receipts. — 1. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the grain stored in or handled through a warehouse, or designated part thereof, as well to the operations of such warehouse whether or not any part of such grain […]
Section 411.026 – Definitions.
Effective – 02 Apr 1997 411.026. Definitions. — The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall mean: (1) “Authorized agent”, any person who has the legal authority to act on behalf of, or for the benefit of, another person; (2) “Certified public […]
Section 411.028 – Grain delivered to warehouse for cleaning, processing and returned for seed, not grain as defined for grain warehouse law.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 411.028. Grain delivered to warehouse for cleaning, processing and returned for seed, not grain as defined for grain warehouse law. — Agricultural commodities delivered to a warehouse or seed processor for the express purpose of processing or cleaning and holding such commodity and returning the cleaned or processed commodity to […]
Section 411.030 – Department of agriculture to grade and weigh grains — operate laboratories and stations — supervise warehouses — federally owned grain, duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.030. Department of agriculture to grade and weigh grains — operate laboratories and stations — supervise warehouses — federally owned grain, duties. — 1. The department shall have the exclusive right to officially inspect and grade all grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards […]
Section 411.050 – Bond of director.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.050. Bond of director. — The director shall also execute a bond to the people of the state of Missouri in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, with corporate surety to be approved in the same manner as bonds of other appointed officers, conditioned that he will pay all […]
Section 411.061 – Director not to deal in grain, exception.
Effective – 28 Aug 1977 411.061. Director not to deal in grain, exception. — The director shall not, directly or indirectly, be interested in buying or selling grain, either on his own account or for others or in handling or storing grain as a public warehouseman or on private account, during his term of office; […]
Section 411.070 – Director — powers and duties — rules, procedure.
Effective – 02 Apr 1997 411.070. Director — powers and duties — rules, procedure. — 1. The director shall: (1) Supervise the handling, sampling, inspection, weighing and storage of grain in warehouses as required by this chapter; (2) Supervise protein or other chemical analysis of grain where laboratories are now or may hereafter be established; […]
Section 411.100 – Inspectors — qualifications.
Effective – 22 Apr 1986 411.100. Inspectors — qualifications. — No person shall be eligible to hold the office of chief inspector or inspector unless he has passed the examinations of the United States Secretary of Agriculture required for the issuing of a license to inspect and grade those grains designated by the director for […]
Section 411.110 – Weighmasters — powers and duties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.110. Weighmasters — powers and duties. — When requested, it shall be the duty of grain weighmasters appointed by the director, under the provisions of this chapter, to weigh or to supervise the actual weighing and certification of weights of all grain as provided for in this chapter, and the […]
Section 411.135 – Warehouseman to act as registrar of receipts — records to be kept.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 411.135. Warehouseman to act as registrar of receipts — records to be kept. — Every licensed warehouseman desiring to issue unregistered negotiable or nonnegotiable warehouse receipts shall act as registrar, or designate an employee to act as registrar, to be responsible for issuing warehouse receipts and keeping all records in […]
Section 411.140 – Personnel of branch offices — appointment — qualifications — duties.
Effective – 22 Apr 1986 411.140. Personnel of branch offices — appointment — qualifications — duties. — 1. The director may appoint a suitable person to be assigned to each office where official inspection points are established. The person shall not be a member of a board of trade or grain exchange, and shall not […]
Section 411.145 – Department may conduct grain inspection business outside state, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1987 411.145. Department may conduct grain inspection business outside state, when. — The Missouri department of agriculture is hereby authorized to conduct official grain inspection business outside the boundaries of the state of Missouri; provided that, such business: (1) Is conducted in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of […]
Section 411.150 – Fees, how fixed.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.150. Fees, how fixed. — The director shall have full power to fix the fees for sampling, inspection, weighing, protein or other chemical analysis, and moisture testing or for additional services of whatever nature consistent with the provisions of this chapter, which fees shall be regulated in such manner as […]
Section 411.151 – Grain inspection fee fund established — deposits and disbursements — not to lapse — transfers from general revenue — investment of fund.
Effective – 22 Apr 1986 411.151. Grain inspection fee fund established — deposits and disbursements — not to lapse — transfers from general revenue — investment of fund. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the “Grain Inspection Fee Fund”. All fees charged and collected for sampling, inspection, weighing, protein or other […]
Section 411.160 – Grain inspected and weighed by authorized inspectors — penalty.
Effective – 28 Aug 1980 411.160. Grain inspected and weighed by authorized inspectors — penalty. — 1. When official inspection, weighing, or supervising of actual weighing of grain is requested in this state whether into or out of state licensed warehouses or portions of warehouses so licensed for public storage operations, subject to the provisions […]
Section 411.170 – Certificates shall be evidence — right of revocation.
Effective – 28 Aug 1941 411.170. Certificates shall be evidence — right of revocation. — The certificates issued by the department shall be conclusive evidence to all parties interested of the facts stated therein and shall form the basis of settlement between buyers and sellers unless otherwise specified by contract; provided, the department shall have […]
Section 411.180 – Right of examination, audit and inspection — confidential information, penalty for disclosure — subpoena powers of director — director to investigate complaints, when.
Effective – 02 Apr 1997 411.180. Right of examination, audit and inspection — confidential information, penalty for disclosure — subpoena powers of director — director to investigate complaints, when. — 1. The director or his authorized representative may examine, audit and inspect every licensed grain warehouse, or persons whom the director has reasonable cause to […]