2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 277.215. — Daily report of prices provided by packers--forms--penalty--rules, procedure--expiration date.

277.215. 1. Each packer shall make available for publication and to the department of agriculture a daily report setting forth information regarding prices paid for livestock under each contract in force in Missouri in which the packer and a Missouri resident are parties for the purchase of livestock by the packer and which sets a date for delivery more than fourteen days after the making of the contract.

2. The report shall be completed on forms prepared by the department for comparison with cash market prices for livestock and livestock carcasses according to procedures required by the department. The report shall not include information regarding the identity of a seller.

3. Any packer who fails to report as required by this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

4. The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of sections 277.200 to 277.215.

5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo.

6. In the event a federal law regarding livestock price reporting becomes effective, the department of agriculture shall immediately adopt such rules as are necessary to permit Missouri producers and packers to remain economically competitive with producers and packers in other states.

7. Sections 277.200 to 277.215* shall expire December 31, 2002.

(L. 1999 S.B. 310 § 6)

Expires 12-31-02

*Original rolls contain section "7", which was a typographical error.