192.080. All powers and duties pertaining to administration of lawsrelating to food and drugs shall be exercised by the department of health andsenior services. The director of health may appoint a deputy who, under thedirector, shall be chiefly responsible for administration of laws pertainingto food and drugs, and particularly to enforce all laws that now exist or thatmay hereafter be enacted regarding the production, manufacture or sale of anyfood products, or any ingredients that are used in the preparation offoodstuffs, or the misbranding of the same; and personally, or by hisassistants, inspect any article of food or drug made or offered for sale inthis state which he may, through himself or his assistants, suspect or havereason to believe is impure, unhealthful, adulterated or misbranded, and shallhave power to cause to be arrested and prosecuted, any person or personsengaged in the manufacture or sale of foods or drugs or any food ingredientscontrary to the laws of this state. The director shall make orders andfindings for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and such orders andfindings shall conform as nearly as practicable to the orders and findings atpresent established or which may hereafter be established for the enforcementof the act of congress, approved and known as "The Food and Drug Act",together with any amendments thereto.
(RSMo 1939 §§ 9855, 9856, 9857, A.L. 1945 p. 945 § 22, A. 1949 S.B. 1051)Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 13003, 13005, 13006; 1919 §§ 5729, 5731, 5732; 1909 §§ 6606, 6608, 6609
CROSS REFERENCE:
Food and drugs, regulation and inspection, Chap. 196, RSMo