Effective - 28 Aug 1995
263.509. Director's right to enter premises to eradicate and inspect, requirements — court may issue a warrant for right of entry, when. — 1. The director of the department may enter cotton fields, cotton processing facilities, and other premises in order to carry out suppression or eradication activities, including, but not limited to, treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction of growing cotton or other host plants, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 263.500 to 263.537.
2. The department may make inspection of any fields or premises in this state and any property located therein or thereon for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil. Such inspection and other activities shall be conducted in a reasonable manner without a warrant at any reasonable daylight hours falling between sunrise and sunset.
3. Any judge of this state may, within his jurisdiction, and upon proper cause shown, issue a warrant giving the department the right of entry to any premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section or other activities authorized by sections 263.500 to 263.537.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 5)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 263 - Insect Pests and Weeds
Section 263.010 - Title of law.
Section 263.020 - Definitions.
Section 263.030 - Appointment of state entomologist — qualifications — employees.
Section 263.040 - Rules and regulations.
Section 263.060 - Right of entry.
Section 263.100 - Shipping tag to show what.
Section 263.110 - Inspection of plants before sale or shipment — fees — exceptions.
Section 263.130 - Establishment of quarantine — rules and regulations.
Section 263.140 - Restrictive and control measures — adoption and enforcement.
Section 263.150 - Review of order granted, when — rules, procedure.
Section 263.220 - Duty of prosecuting attorney.
Section 263.240 - Penalty for violation.
Section 263.250 - Marijuana plant to be destroyed — county commission to destroy, when.
Section 263.259 - Duties of state director of agriculture — inspection by county weed control board.
Section 263.261 - Duties of public utilities and government agencies as to Johnson grass.
Section 263.262 - Johnson grass declared nuisance, where — abatement.
Section 263.265 - Tax for control of Johnson grass — state transportation department to pay costs.
Section 263.266 - Approved eradication methods to be followed.
Section 263.267 - County's classification as Johnson grass extermination area terminated, how.
Section 263.452 - Declaration of commission, when — election, procedure.
Section 263.464 - Chemicals and biological agents, approval of required.
Section 263.466 - Termination of classification as noxious weed control area.
Section 263.468 - County noxious weed fund may be established — program required — funding — orders.
Section 263.470 - Prohibition, Johnson grass extermination area.
Section 263.474 - Public and private standards of control.
Section 263.500 - Law, how cited.
Section 263.503 - Definitions.
Section 263.505 - Rules, authority for — procedure to adopt, suspend and revoke.
Section 263.507 - Department of agriculture — powers and duties.
Section 263.509 - Director's right to enter premises to eradicate and inspect, requirements — court may issue a warrant for right of entry, when.
Section 263.525 - Certification of organization — purpose — revocation, when.
Section 263.529 - Referendum under direction of organization — expenses, how paid.