Effective - 28 Aug 1979
261.095. Foreign market development — director's duties and powers. — 1. The director of the Missouri department of agriculture shall have the primary responsibility for foreign market development for agricultural products.
2. Within the limit of funds specifically appropriated for that purpose, the director is authorized to establish and maintain offices in foreign countries for the purpose of promoting international markets for Missouri agricultural products. Such offices operated by the department of agriculture may be disestablished by the director as he deems appropriate.
3. The director may place an agricultural marketing specialist in state offices operated in foreign countries by other state agencies.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 47 § 1)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Division of commerce and industrial development, establishing overseas offices, 625.021
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 261 - Department of Agriculture
Section 261.010 - Department authorized — director, how appointed, qualifications.
Section 261.020 - Duties and powers of director.
Section 261.026 - Director — trust assets — duties.
Section 261.035 - Agriculture business development fund created — purpose — not to lapse.
Section 261.040 - Employees of director, appointment and transfer, bond.
Section 261.050 - Salaries and accounts.
Section 261.060 - Daily deposit of all moneys in state treasury.
Section 261.090 - Cooperation among departments.
Section 261.095 - Foreign market development — director's duties and powers.
Section 261.100 - Animal export inspection facilities, operation.
Section 261.140 - Fees, work group to convene to review, when — report.
Section 261.200 - Fund created, use of moneys.
Section 261.239 - Division to create website to foster marketing of Missouri agricultural products.
Section 261.240 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 261.256 - Growers' districts authorized, procedure.
Section 261.259 - Board of commissioners.
Section 261.270 - Citation of act.
Section 261.285 - Missouri dairy scholars program — scholarship amount — eligible student defined.
Section 261.290 - Annual study of dairy industry.
Section 261.295 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 261.450 - Food security task force, members, meetings — mission — report — termination date.