Cedar County Comm'n v. Parson
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court rejecting Appellants' challenges to the validity of Mo. Rev. Stat. 192.300.1 and its effect on local county ordinances regulating controlled animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and granting summary judgment in favor of Respondents, holding that there was no error.
After the General Assembly amended section 192.300 Appellant Cooper County Public Health Center enacted Public Health Center Regulation 2019-6 (Regulation 6), which imposed air and water quality standards on CAFOs within Cooper County. Appellants brought an action seeking an injunction preventing enforcement of section 192.300.1(2) to the extent it would invalidate Regulation 6. While the matter was pending, the General Assembly passed House Bill No. 271 (HB 271) again amending the language of section 192.300. Appellants then filed their third amended petition in the present action seeking a declaration that HB 271's amendments to section 192.300 were unconstitutional and a permanent injunction prohibiting the implementation and enforcement of HB 271's amendments. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Respondents. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellants were not entitled to relief on their allegations of error.
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