Missouri § 281.101 Unlawful acts.

Missouri Statutes

§ 281.101 — Unlawful acts.

Missouri § 281.101

Title XVIIAGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Ch. 281Pesticides

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 281.101 (2026).

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1. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of sections 281.010 to 281.115 , or any regulation issued thereunder. 2. The following are determined to be unlawful acts:

(1)It shall be unlawful to recommend for use, cause to use, use, or supervise the use of any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling required by labeling requirements of FIFRA, the Missouri pesticide use act, or the Missouri pesticide registration act;

(2)It shall be unlawful for any person to misuse any pesticide;

(3)It shall be unlawful for any person to use or supervise the use of pesticides that are cancelled or suspended;

(4)It shall be unlawful for any person not holding a valid certified applicator license in proper certification categories or a valid pesticide dealer li

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1. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of sections 281.010 to 281.115 , or any regulation issued thereunder.

2. The following are determined to be unlawful acts:

(1) It shall be unlawful to recommend for use, cause to use, use, or supervise the use of any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling required by labeling requirements of FIFRA, the Missouri pesticide use act, or the Missouri pesticide registration act;

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to misuse any pesticide;

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or supervise the use of pesticides that are cancelled or suspended;

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person not holding a valid certified applicator license in proper certification categories or a valid pesticide dealer license to purchase or acquire restricted use pesticides;

(5) It shall be unlawful to make any false or misleading statements during the course of an investigation into the sale, distribution, use, or misuse of any pesticide;

(6) It shall be unlawful to make any false or misleading statement on any application, form, or document submitted to the director concerning licensing pursuant to sections 281.010 to 281.115 or any regulations issued thereunder;

(7) It shall be unlawful to make any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement or claim, through any media, that misrepresents the effects of any pesticide, the methods to be utilized in the application of any pesticide, or the qualifications of the person determining the need for the use of any pesticide or using any pesticide;

(8) It shall be unlawful to make any false or misleading statement specifying or inferring that a person or the person's methods are recommended by any branch of government or that any pesticide work done will be inspected by any branch of government;

(9) It shall be unlawful to aid or abet any licensed or unlicensed individual in evading the provisions of sections 281.010 to 281.115 or any regulation issued thereunder, or to conspire with any licensed or unlicensed individual in evading the provisions of sections 281.010 to 281.115 or any regulation issued thereunder; and

(10) It shall be unlawful for any person to steal or attempt to steal pesticide certification examinations or examination materials, cheat on pesticide certification examinations, evade completion of recertification or retraining requirements, or to aid and/or abet any person * in stealing or attempting to steal examinations or examination materials, cheating on examinations, or evading * recertification or retraining requirements.

3. Other acts that are not specified, but that violate sections 281.010 to 281.115 or regulations issued thereunder, shall nevertheless be unlawful.

Legislative History

(L. 1988 H.B. 1384, A.L. 2021 H.B. 476 merged with S.B. 26) Effective 1-01-25, see § 281.102 *...*Words "to steal or attempt to steal examinations or examination materials, cheat on examinations, or evade" appear in original rolls of H.B. 476, 2021.