PURPOSE: This amended rule adds the Land Survey Program, formerly residing in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, to the division's general organization and description. The rule is deleting old section (3) because the division no longer uses many paper forms.
PURPOSE: This rule complies with section 536.023, RSMowhich requires each agency to adopt as a rule a description of its operation and the method where the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.
(1) The Division of Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection is a unit of the Department of Agriculture, state of Missouri. The primary responsibility of this division is to maintain equity in the marketplace. This is accomplished by assuring the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices which are used commercially; monitoring the weighing and measuring practices of buyers and sellers alike to assure accuracy and fair dealing in the exchange of goods and services; establishing requirements for methods and tolerances for moisture-measuring devices; inspecting eggs to insure they meet proper grade standards for quality and size; prohibiting milk sales practices that unfairly divert trade from a competitor; establishing safety standards for handling and use of anhydrous ammonia, liquefied petroleum gases, and petroleum products; establishing quality standards for motor fuel; to restore, maintain, and preserve locations of the corners set by the original surveys of the United States public land surveys and their subsequent extensions along with all pertinent field notes, plats, and documents; to establish and maintain a record storage and retrieval system for all land survey records in this state; to extend geodetic control surveys to permit general use of the Missouri State Coordinate System; and to prescribe and disseminate regulations to assist in uniform and professional surveying methods and standards. The division consists of five (5) programs to carry out these duties-Metrology Laboratory, Scale/Egg/Milk Program, Petroleum/Propane/An-hydrous Ammonia Program, Grain Moisture Meter Program and The Land Survey Program.(2) The address of the division is 1616 Missouri Boulevard, PO Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102. (3) The address of the Land Survey Program is 1251A Gale Drive, PO Box 937, Rolla, MO 65402-0937. Telephone (573) 368-2300. AUTHORITY: section 536.023, RSMo 1986.* This rule was previously filed as 2 CSR 40-1.010. Original rule filed April 9, 1976, effective July 15, 1976. Rescinded and read-opted: Filed Nov. 9, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982. Rescinded: Filed Oct. 10, 1982, effective Jan. 13, 1983. Readopted: Filed May 17, 1988, effective Aug. 11, 1988. Amended: Filed April 17, 1990, effective June 28, 1990. Amended by Missouri Register May 1, 2017/Volume 42, Number 09, effective 6/30/2017The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.
*Original authority: 536.023, RSMo 1975, amended 1976, 1997.