Effective - 28 Aug 1939
265.110. Misrepresentation of grade, classification, quality or condition — penalty. — If any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected and a certificate issued hereunder showing the grade, classification, quality or condition thereof no person shall represent that the grade, classification, quality or condition of such product at the time and place of such inspection was other than as shown by such certificate. Whenever any standard for the grading or classification of any agricultural product becomes effective under this chapter, it shall be unlawful in or in connection with any transaction or transactions involving such product in commerce subject to the jurisdiction of this state or in any publication in this state of a price or prices for or in connection with such transaction or transactions for any person to indicate the grade of any agricultural product which is of or within the grades fixed in said standard for such product by any name, description or designation or any system of names, descriptions or designations not used in said standard. Whenever any standard for a container for an agricultural product becomes effective under this chapter, no person thereafter shall manufacture for commerce within the jurisdiction of this state, or sell, ship, or offer for sale in such commerce any container, either filled or unfilled, to which the standard is applicable which does not comply with such standard subject to such tolerances as may be permitted under this chapter. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars or not more than one hundred dollars.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14300)
Prior revision: 1929 § 12638
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 265 - Regulation and Marketing of Agricultural Products
Section 265.010 - Definitions.
Section 265.020 - Director to promulgate standards — rulemaking, procedure.
Section 265.030 - Director to specify dates when standards become effective.
Section 265.040 - Authorized to cooperate with United States or any department.
Section 265.050 - Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond.
Section 265.060 - Appointment of inspectors — fees — suspension or revocation of license.
Section 265.070 - Appeal of inspector's decision — reasonable fee.
Section 265.080 - Certificate to be prima facie evidence.
Section 265.110 - Misrepresentation of grade, classification, quality or condition — penalty.
Section 265.120 - Rules for grading apples.
Section 265.130 - Apples — how marked — exemptions — penalty for violation.
Section 265.140 - Director to enforce — powers.
Section 265.150 - Merchandising fee imposed — exemptions.
Section 265.160 - Fees, when due — installment payments — records and reports of growers — penalty.
Section 265.170 - Unpaid fees to bear interest — manner of collection.
Section 265.180 - Creation of apple merchandising fund, not transferable.
Section 265.190 - Expenditure of moneys.
Section 265.200 - Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society.
Section 265.210 - Duty of state and county officers.
Section 265.220 - Prosecutions, procedure.
Section 265.280 - Definitions.
Section 265.283 - Sale of fresh meat from a foreign nation, when.
Section 265.286 - Label to include country of origin.
Section 265.289 - Department to enforce provisions — violations, procedure, penalty.
Section 265.300 - Definitions.
Section 265.310 - All commercial slaughter plants and meat processors regulated.
Section 265.320 - Certain operations exempted.
Section 265.330 - Meats section created — head of section, appointment, qualifications, duties.
Section 265.340 - Inspection supervisors, appointment, number, qualifications, compensation.
Section 265.350 - Inspectors, how assigned, duties.
Section 265.360 - Inspections, when conducted.
Section 265.380 - Unwholesome or adulterated meat to be marked, how.
Section 265.400 - Labels must be approved — appeal from director's determination.
Section 265.410 - License required, application, fee.
Section 265.420 - Records required, inspection permitted, records to be retained.
Section 265.430 - Federal or other approved inspection basis for exemption.
Section 265.440 - Inspector may serve two or more plants.
Section 265.444 - Stop-sale order, when — seizure of product when, appeal.
Section 265.450 - Violation basis for suspension or refusal to license.
Section 265.460 - Operation without license or selling adulterated or misbranded meat, penalty.
Section 265.471 - Rules, Federal Meat Inspection Act.
Section 265.490 - Definitions.
Section 265.492 - Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate.
Section 265.494 - Prohibited practices, required disclosures.
Section 265.497 - Inspections, department of agriculture.
Section 265.499 - Remedies not to be exclusive, certain grocery retailers to be exempt.
Section 265.505 - Duties and powers of director of the department of agriculture.
Section 265.510 - Violation, penalty for.