Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation
Section 278.130 - Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers.

Effective - 27 Jun 2000
278.130. Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers. — 1. The soil and water supervisors of any soil and water district shall not
(1) Have or exercise the right of eminent domain;
(2) Incur indebtedness beyond available funds;
(3) Issue bonds;
(4) Levy taxes;
(5) Make or levy benefit assessments or any other kind of assessments;
(6) Take contributions from that soil and water district by exactions or persuasions;
(7) Engage in the marketing of farm products or in the buying and selling of farm supplies other than those products or supplies used or needed directly or indirectly in soil and water conservation work, subject to section 278.135;
(8) Engage in agricultural research or agricultural extension teaching except under the instruction of the Missouri college of agriculture.
2. They may accept voluntary contributions from any source, if the donations are offered for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting the saving of soil and water within the soil and water district, and if the soil and water supervisors satisfactorily guarantee to the donors the faithful use of their donations for that purpose.
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(L. 1943 p. 839 § 7, A.L. 1961 p. 31, A.L. 1965 p. 95, A.L. 2000 S.B. 741)
Effective 6-27-00

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation

Section 278.060 - Title of law.

Section 278.070 - Definitions.

Section 278.080 - Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure.

Section 278.090 - Referendum — how conducted.

Section 278.100 - Establishment of soil and water conservation districts.

Section 278.110 - Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds.

Section 278.120 - District shall be body corporate — duties.

Section 278.130 - Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers.

Section 278.135 - Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority.

Section 278.140 - Two or more districts may cooperate.

Section 278.145 - Counties and cities may cooperate and contribute.

Section 278.150 - Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure.

Section 278.155 - Application to existing districts.

Section 278.157 - Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system.

Section 278.160 - Subdistricts authorized.

Section 278.170 - Subdistrict, petition to form, requirements.

Section 278.180 - Hearing — notice.

Section 278.190 - Publication of notice.

Section 278.200 - Feasibility determination — election.

Section 278.210 - Regulations, how approved.

Section 278.220 - Watershed district located in more than one district, procedure — certificate recorded, where.

Section 278.240 - District board of supervisors to govern watershed district, combined boards to govern, when — trustees of watershed district, how elected, terms — powers of directors — mileage reimbursement authorized.

Section 278.245 - Condemnation authorized, when — other powers of governing body or trustees — taxation authorized.

Section 278.250 - Organization tax — annual tax for watershed district — limitation — levy — collection — lien enforcement — rate of tax — property tax (section 137.073) rate if no levy imposed for year.

Section 278.257 - Consolidation of two or more subdistricts, procedure.

Section 278.258 - Detachment from watershed subdistrict, procedure — certification by trustees.

Section 278.259 - Expansion of subdistrict, procedure.

Section 278.260 - Cooperation with federal programs authorized.

Section 278.280 - Projects, how financed — special assessment appraisers, duties, compensation — assessment resolution, hearings — election — bonds — special levy.

Section 278.290 - Disestablishment of watershed district, procedure.

Section 278.300 - State soil and water districts commission to control watershed district formerly under a disestablished soil and water conservation district.