Missouri Agricultural Law Center
 

Prepared with good intentions to serve
the public, by Stephen F. Matthews   

 
Liability Disclaimer:  The information on this web site should not be relied upon as constituting legal advice.   If you suspect you need legal  advice, contact an attorney.  Laws can change, so articles about laws can become outdated.  And legal minds, like non-legal minds(!), do not always agree on legal issues.  This information and links are provided to provide educational information.   I hope it will help you better understand legal aspects of "ag law" situations, and get timely legal advice from an attorney. (How to find an excellent attorney)

     

 

More Recent Additions
  1. MU Extension:  FAQ's about Agricultural Law
  2. Fencing Laws of Missouri:  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
  3. Missouri Criminal Trespass Laws  (PPT) (PDF)
  4. Farm Lease Laws in Missouri (PPT)  (PDF)
  5. Farm Machinery on Missouri Highways  (PPT)  (PDF)
  6. Being Sued for Nuisance & Missouri's Right-to-Farm Statute  (PPT)  (PDF)
  7. Missouri's CAFO Statute (enacted in 1996) (PPT)  (PDF)
  8. County Health Ordinances Regulating CAFO's in Missouri  (PPT)  (PDF)
  9. Adverse Possession a/k/a "Squatter's Rights"  (PPT)  (PDF)
  10. Animal Neglect or Abuse under Missouri Statutes  (PPT)  (PDF)
  11. Air Pollution and the Federal Clean Air Act  ( PPT)  (PDF)
  12. Water Pollution and the Federal Clean Water Act  (PPT slides)
  13. Warranty Deeds & Quitclaim Deeds   (PPT slides)
  14. Dog Bites & Dog Liability under Missouri Law   (PPT slides)
  15. Easements  (PPT slides)
  16. Endangered & Threatened Species Acts (federal & Missouri)   (PPT slides)
  17. Federal Estate & Gift Tax   (PPT slides)
  18. Wildlife & Public Lands   (PPT slides)
  19. Non-Probate Transfers under Missouri Statutes   (PPT slides)
  20. Power-of-Attorney:  General or Durable?   (PPT slides)
  21. Probate in Missouri   (PPT slides)
  22. Trusts   (PPT slides)
  23. Boating in Floodwaters:  You May Be Charged With Criminal Trespass!
  24. Dailing v. Hall (Missouri, 1999):  Don't remove an existing fence without getting the neighbor's written consent (or court order), because you might end up paying for the entire replacement fence, even if the neighbor has livestock against it
  25. Private Property Rights:  Landowner loses "private" road to the public (no $$$)
  26. Sixteen Missouri counties have CAFO-restricting health ordinances
  27. Do conservation agents have the right to enter upon private land to check hunters for the proper hunting permits/licenses?
  28. Dispute over fence boundary turned deadly

MALC Publications

  1. Agricultural Law Issues Facing Missourians: Hunters & Trespassers; Terminating Verbal Farm Leases; Fencing Agreements with Neighbors; Road Easements Through Private Land; Injured Children and Landowner Civil Liability

  2. Animal Liability:  Farmers' Liability for Livestock

  3. Animal Neglect or Abuse:  Criminal Liability for Mistreating Animals
  4. Contracts in Production Agriculture:  Freedom to Contract, Public & Private Goods 

  5. Corporate Farming Statute:  What It Can and Can't Do
          *Missouri Statutes, Chapter 350:  Corporate Farming Restrictions

  6. Creditor Workouts: Bankruptcy Should Be The Last Resort

  7. Employers:  Liability of Farm Employers

  8. Fence Law Revised in Missouri  

  9. Fencing and Boundary Laws of Missouri
         *Missouri Statutes, Chapter 272: Fencing Statutes

  10. Financing:  Security Interests in Personal Property

  11. Kelo vs. New London:  What happened? State legislative responses

  12. Leases:  Legal Aspects of Verbal Farm Leases
         *Missouri Statutes, Chapter 441.050:  60-Day Written Notice To Terminate Farm Year-to-Year Lease

  13. Landowners' Liabilities (or Tenants') for Injuries to Hunters and other "Land Entrants"

  14. Litter Laws in Missouri

  15. Nuisance Torts: Ranchers' Liabilities under Missouri Law
          *Missouri Statutes, Chapter 537.295:  Right-to-Farm Protection for Ag Operation

  16. Partnerships for Farmers:  Legal Aspects

  17. Posting Land Against Trespassers:  Purple Paint Markings or Signs Will Work in Missouri

  18. Right-to-Farm Laws:  Will Missouri's Statute Withstand a Constitutional Challenge Today?
 

Reading Rooms:  Ag Law Folders

  1. Adverse Possession and Prescription

  2. ATV Accidents and Liability Potential

  3. Bankruptcy & Farmers

  4. Biotechnology: Law, Economics, Sustainable Development, Ethics

  5. Biotech Law and Public Goods

  6. Burning (open burning) Laws in Missouri

  7. Business Startup Planning:  Taxes, Legal Entities, Labor Laws

  8. Contracting:  Agricultural Contracts

  9. CAFOs & Manure

  10. Conservation Easements

  11. Co-ownership Types

  12. Corporate Farming

  13. Crimes Involving Damages to Crops or Livestock

  14. CRP Issues and Options

  15. Dogs and Liability

  16. Elder Law Issues, like nursing home costs

  17. Eminent Domain (Condemnation)

  18. Environmental Education

  19. Environmental Law

  20. Estate Planning

  21. Farmland Real Estate Tax Special Provisions

  22. Fence Laws

  23. Financial Management:  Legal Aspects

  24. Foot-and-Mouth Disease

  25. Food Safety and Security

  26. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

  27. Globalization of Markets and the Rule of Law

  28. Highway Accidents

  29. Hunting Leases and Fee-Hunting Liability

  30. Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets

  31. Labor Laws & Agriculture

  32. Land Use Laws

  33. Landowner (Possessor) Liability

  34. Leases: Farm Leases

  35. Liabilities:  Landowner & Tenant Liabilities

  36. Litter and Solid Waste Legal Aspects

  37. Mad Cow Disease

  38. Manure Easements and Contracts for Spreading Manure

  39. Mediation: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

  40. Migrant Farmworkers

  41. Model Environmental Laws for State & Local Governments

  42. Nuisances & Being Sued for the Tort of Nuisance

  43. Packers & Stockyards Act; Ag Structure, Conduct, Performance Issues

  44. Property Rights

  45. Releases (hold-harmless clauses)

  46. Right-to-Farm Statutes and Nuisance Theory Tort Lawsuits

  47. Roads and Other Easements

  48. Seed Saving

  49. Sovereign Immunity

  50. Spray Drift  

  51. StarLink Corn:  Genetically Modified Organism Controversy

  52. Sustainable Agriculture

  53. Tort Reform

  54. Trespass:  Criminal Trespass Statutes, Posting Requirements

  55. Water Rights & Laws

  56. Zoning

Financial & Management Advice

  1. Ag Innovation Center

  2. Center for Applied Rural Innovation

  3. Illinois:  FarmDoc
  4. Indiana (Purdue):  Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers
  5. Iowa:  Ag Decision Maker

  6. Kansas:  AG Manager Info Center

  7. Mid-West Plan Service (12 Midwest land-grant universities plus the USDA)
  8. Minnesota:  Center for Farm Financial Management

  9. Missouri Business Development Network

  10. Rural Route 2 

Other "Ag Law" Centers

  1. Agricultural Issues Center

  2. Center for Rural Affairs

  3. Dog Bite Law

  4. Equine Law Center

  5. Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.

  6. Florida Agricultural Law Center

  7. Michigan State Animal Law Center

  8. Missouri Rural Crisis Center

  9. National Agricultural Law Center

  10. Ohio Agricultural & Rural Law Program

  11. Penn State & Dickinson Ag Law Center

  12. Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

  13. Southern Environmental Law Center

  14. Texas Real Estate Center

  15. Wildlife Law Center

References

  1. AgEBB:  Missouri Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board

  2. Census of Agriculture

  3. Code of Federal Regulations

  4. CRS Reports about Agriculture and the Environment

  5. Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator

  6. Missouri Bar Association

  7. Missouri Bill Tracking (House & Senate)

  8. Missouri Cases

  9. Missouri Cases: Supreme Court Database

  10. Missouri Department of Agriculture

  11. Missouri Department of Conservation

  12. Missouri Department of Natural Resources

  13. Missouri General Assembly

  14. Missouri Statutes

  15. Missouri Code of State Regulations

  16. Resources Centers at the University of Missouri

  17. THOMAS: Library of Congress

  18. U.S. Code

  19. U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)

  20. Xplor Missouri Extension Guidesheets

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