Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
265.490. Definitions. — As used in sections 265.490 to 265.499:
(1) "Bulk meat" means beef sold by hanging weight, consisting of whole carcasses and the following primal cuts:
(a) "Side of beef", one-half of a split beef, comprising the frontquarter and hindquarter;
(b) "Frontquarter of beef", the foreward portion of a side, back to and including the twelfth rib;
(c) "Back of beef", chuck and rib with plate and brisket removed;
(d) "Arm chuck of beef", arm chuck with brisket removed, back to and including the fifth rib;
(e) "Rib of beef", from the sixth to the twelfth rib, inclusive, not to exceed ten inches from tip of chine bone to top of rib without plate;
(f) "Hindquarter of beef", the rear section of a side from and including the thirteenth rib, consisting of round, loin and flank;
(g) "Trimmed loin of beef", short loin and hip (sirloin), and that section of hindquarter including thirteenth rib and separated one inch to two inches below aitchbone, without flank or kidney;
(h) "Full loin of beef", loin of beef, including flank and kidney;
(i) "Round of beef", that portion of hindquarter separated from loin one inch to two inches below aitchbone back to the shin bone;
(2) "Buyer" means both actual and prospective purchasers but does not include persons purchasing for resale;
(3) "Food plan" means any plan offering meat for sale or the offering of such product in combination with each other or with any other food or nonfood product or service for a single price;
(4) "Livestock", means the same as defined in section 265.300;
(5) "Meat", means the same as defined in section 265.300;
(6) "Misrepresent" means the use of any untrue, misleading or deceptive oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration or sample;
(7) "Person" means individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity;
(8) "Poultry", means the same as defined in section 265.300;
(9) "Represent" means the use of any form of oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration or sample;
(10) "Seller" means any person, individual or business entity, corporation, league, franchise, franchisee, franchisor or any authorized representative or agent thereof who offers meat, or combinations of such items, for retail purchase to the public for preparation and consumption off the premises where sold or for direct purchase by an individual at his residence.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 409 & 532 § 27, A.L. 2018 S.B. 627 & 925)
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.