Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production
Section 259.180 - Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1965
259.180. Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance. — The sale, purchase, acquisition, transportation, refining, processing, or handling of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is hereby prohibited. However, no penalty by way of fine shall be imposed upon a person who sells, purchases, acquires, transports, refines, processes, or handles illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product unless:
(1) Such person knows, or is put on notice, of facts indicating that illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is involved; or
(2) Such person fails to obtain a certificate of clearance with respect to such oil, gas, or product where prescribed by order of the council, or fails to follow any other method prescribed by an order of the council for the identification of such oil, gas or product.
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(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 18)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development

Chapter 259 - Oil and Gas Production

Section 259.010 - Council established.

Section 259.020 - Council membership.

Section 259.030 - Council officers.

Section 259.040 - Expenses of members.

Section 259.050 - Definitions.

Section 259.052 - Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys.

Section 259.060 - Waste prohibited.

Section 259.070 - Powers and duties of council — rulemaking, procedure.

Section 259.080 - Permits — fee structure proposal.

Section 259.090 - Production — controls and allocations authorized.

Section 259.100 - Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells.

Section 259.110 - Production pooling authorized.

Section 259.120 - Unit or cooperative development and operation agreements, hearings — petition, contents — findings, effect of — order, contents — unit expenses, how charged — enlarged units, how treated.

Section 259.130 - Lien for drilling expenses.

Section 259.140 - Council hearings — notice — procedure.

Section 259.150 - Questions of fact submitted to public service commission — costs.

Section 259.160 - Rehearing.

Section 259.170 - Appeal to circuit court — time for filing — procedure.

Section 259.180 - Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance.

Section 259.190 - Contraband, seizure and sale — proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose.

Section 259.200 - Penalties.

Section 259.210 - Threatened violations — injunction.

Section 259.220 - Taxation of mineral rights.

Section 259.230 - Political subdivisions authorized to execute oil and gas leases on public lands — proceeds to general revenue.