AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
Bills Indexed by Subject
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

: Changes the laws regarding the impoundment of an animal suspected of being neglected or abused

: Requires the state veterinarian to accompany law enforcement when executing a court order against an animal facility

: Changes the laws regarding the crime of animal neglect

: Allows Franklin County to establish a county municipal court

: Creates the crime of setting fires or burning trash in areas declared by the Governor to be in danger from fire due to emergency drought conditions

: Allows counties of the third classification to completely prohibit or limit the possession of pit bull dogs

: Designates spotted knapweed and sericea lespedeza as noxious weeds

: Revises the laws regarding animal neglect

: Designates the three-toed box turtle as the official state reptile

: Allows noncharter counties to adopt noise ordinances

: Exempts motor fuel used for agricultural purposes from sales and use taxes

: Changes the laws regarding the cleanup of hazardous substances

: Specifies that a person or entity who negligently damages or destroys a field crop product will be liable for compensatory damages only

: Increases the cap on the aggregate of certain agricultural tax credits and requires the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to develop dairy business planning grants

: Requires the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Authority to pay for the first year of interest on certain loans under the Missouri Linked Deposit Program

: Designates the crayfish as the official state invertebrate

: Allows all residents of this state access to lands owned, managed, or funded by the state for the purpose of riding horses or mules

: Prohibits the state from banning, prohibiting, or otherwise restricting a farmer's or landowner's right to have certain captive-reared gamebirds and waterfowl on their property

: Defines "utility vehicle" and enacts provisions regulating the use of utility vehicles

: Requires all gasoline retailers to display at the retail pump the percentage of ethanol contained in each grade and type of gasoline

: Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in the National Animal Identification System without statutory authorization

: Requires all drivers and passengers in cars or trucks to wear a seat belt with certain exceptions

: Revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" to include certain motorized utility vehicles manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use

: Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials used for agricultural purposes

: Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in any intrusive animal identification programs under the National Animal Identification System without authorization from the General Assembly

: Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from a cloned animal

: Requires persons adopting a dog or cat to pay a $50 fee which is refundable upon verification that the animal has been spayed or neutered

: Establishes a method of declaring a dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous

: Exempts certain implements of husbandry used for spraying chemicals or spreading fertilizer for agricultural purposes from the motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing requirements

: Designates the bobwhite quail as the official state game bird

: Establishes the Qualified Beef Tax Credit Act which authorizes a tax credit for the sale of certain qualifying beef cattle

: Allows the limited use of a dog to track a deer that is shot by a person engaged in lawful hunting

: Designates Big Bluestem as the official state grass

: Establishes the Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program and changes the laws regarding the Large Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

: Adds qualified bio-mass to Missouri agricultural products used in the production of fuel ethanol for eligibility for a grant from the Department of Agriculture

: Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials and motor fuel used exclusively for agricultural purposes

: Specifies that any person hunting during a firearms deer season as designated by the Conservation Commission must wear certain orange safety gear

: Changes the laws regarding the Linked Deposit Program, tax increment financing, biodiesel incentives, regional economic development districts, and the Missouri Rice Certification Act

: Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from participating in the National Animal Identification System

: Inceases the maximum amount of tax credits that the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority is annually authorized to issue for the Family Farm Livestock Loan Program

: Changes the requirements for various tax credits administered by the Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority

: Renames the Marketing Division of the Department of Agriculture to the Agriculture Business Development Division and also renames the funds and the commission associated with the division

: Changes the laws regarding protections against rabies

: Requires all diesel fuel sold in Missouri after January 1, 2009, to contain at least 5% biodiesel

: Authorizes a managed environmental livestock operation tax credit for the eligible costs of implementing odor abatement best management practices and systems and certain infrastructure improvements

: Authorizes a managed environmental livestock operation tax credit for the eligible costs of implementing odor abatement best management practices and systems

: Establishes the Large Carnivore Act which regulates the ownership, possession, and breeding of large carnivores

: Prohibits certain concentrated animal feeding operations facilities from being located near a state park, state historic site, or property listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks

: Prohibits persons from hunting, fishing, or trapping game on private land without the permission of the landowner and establishes restrictions for persons retrieving small game on private land

: Changes the requirements for economic subsidies to Missouri qualified biodiesel producers

: Establishes an advisory board within the Department of Conservation to assist the Conservation Commission

: Authorizes counties to impose a sales tax to fund purchases of easements for farmland or natural land preservation

: Increases the penalty for the crime of assault on a police animal

: Allows for the voluntary regulation of certain concentrated animal feeding operations

: Designates the mountain lion as the official state cat

: Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming acitivities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances

: Prohibits certain concentrated animal feeding operations facilities from being located near a state park, state historic site, or property listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks

: Recognizes the area from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as the "KC Animal Health Corridor".

: Requests the United States Department of Agriculture to change its reporting dates for purposes of determining government program payments for rice farmers

: Encourages dog training programs and kennel clubs to provide training and education for community pet owners that result in dogs being "Canine Good Citizens"

: Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the Department of Agriculture to regulate deer and elk except privately owned deer and elk which may be regulated by legislation

SB 68 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Requires farmers to pay a fee for retaining genetically-modified seed

SB 69 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Prohibits trespassing on farms to enforce contracts for certain agricultural products

SB 73 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Modifies the crime of animal neglect

SB 157 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies laws pertaining to dam and reservoir safety

SB 206 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Creates the "Large Carnivore Act" which regulates the possession and care of large carnivores

SB 315 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Modifies liability for crop damage or destruction

SB 364 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming activities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances

SB 387 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Creates the "Missouri Rice Certification Act"

SB 417 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Creates the "Farm Mentoring and Education Fund"

SB 444 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Directs the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to pay certain loan interests and administer dairy business planning grants

SB 471 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Directs the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority to pay certain interest on applicable linked deposit loans

SB 472 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Creates a tax credit for qualifying sales of beef animals

SB 473 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Modifies the definition of livestock for which it is a crime to steal and modifies the penalties for such offenders

SB 499 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Allows fuel ethanol produced from qualified biomass to be eligible for certain fuel ethanol production subsidies

SB 503 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Modifies reporting and eligibility requirements for certain agricultural tax credits

SB 504 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Creates the "Sustainable Agriculture and Local Foods Initiative"

SB 521 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Removes weight limitation on certain farm use vehicles so that any commercial motor vehicle operated in intrastate commerce bearing a class F plate will be exempt from specified commercial motor vehicle

SB 534 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Modifies the law relating to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the penalties for offenses perpetrated by these operations

SB 538 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Prohibits the state of Missouri from participating in the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) or any similar program

SB 570 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Creates the Joint Committee on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

SB 571 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies criteria for calculating the biodiesel production monthly incentive payment

SB 643 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Creates a tax credit for implementation of odor abatement best management practices for certain livestock operations

SCR 22 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Encourages the Missouri Department of Conservation to have a regulated statewide hand fishing season for channel, blue, and flathead catfish from June first to July thirteenth beginning in 2007

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am