196.035. Duty of prosecuting attorney. - Missouri Statutes

Duty of prosecuting attorney.

196.035. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney in any countyor city in the state, when called upon by the department of health and seniorservices, or any of its assistants, to render any legal assistance in hispower to execute the laws and to prosecute cases rising under the provisionsof sections 196.010 to 196.120. Before any violation of sections 196.010 to196.120 is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminalproceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall begiven appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views before thedepartment of health and senior services or its designated agent, eitherorally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to suchcontemplated proceeding. The court at any time after seizure up to areasonable time before trial, shall, by order allow any party to acondemnation proceeding, his attorney or agent, to obtain a representativesample of the article seized, and as regards fresh fruit or vegetables, a truecopy of the analysis on which the proceeding is based and the identifyingmarks or numbers, if any, of the packages from which the samples analyses wereobtained.

(L. 1943 p. 559 § 9862)