262.460. May pay fifty percent of cash premiums offered by local agricultural fairs, when--director and fair buildings defined. - Missouri Statutes

May pay fifty percent of cash premiums offered by local agriculturalfairs, when--director and fair buildings defined.

262.460. 1. The director of the department of agriculturemay pay to nonprofit county and district fairs and to regularlyorganized or incorporated nonprofit agricultural societies havingas their object the holding of shows, exhibitions or fairs forthe advancement of agriculture in Missouri as partialreimbursement of premiums paid a percentage not to exceed fiftypercent of premiums actually paid by the organizations onapproved classes as enumerated in this section. Money receivedas entry fees and deductions from premiums shall not beconsidered as premiums paid by the organization and the totalamount paid as state aid on the premiums to shows or fairs in anyone county shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars in anyone year, if funds are available. These payments are to beprorated to all participating fairs on a percentage basis ofpremiums paid on standard classifications approved by thedirector of the department of agriculture.

2. The director of the department of agriculture shall grantsuch state aid only on premiums paid on approved classes of:

(1) Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, farm work stock, includingmules shown to halter or farm vehicles, jack stock and lighthorses to halter;

(2) Poultry, eggs, rabbits and dairy products;

(3) Field, garden and horticultural products;

(4) Home economic products;

(5) 4-H and vocational agriculture projects includingF.F.A.;

(6) Exhibits by educational institutions.

3. Counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisionsmay be eligible for matched assistance of not to exceed twothousand five hundred dollars annually to any one suchsubdivision, for the purpose of new constructions, remodeling,maintaining, repairing, or otherwise making fair buildings moresuitable for fair purposes, upon compliance with the requirementsof sections 262.460 to 262.465.

4. As used in sections 262.460 to 262.465, the followingterms mean:

(1) "Director", the state director of the department ofagriculture;

(2) "Fair buildings", the youth and agricultural facilitiesin which a fair is conducted and which are owned by the county ormunicipality or political subdivision, and are used principallyfor holding a county fair or community fair.

(RSMo 1939 § 14178, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 31, A.L. 1957 p. 24, A.L. 1963 p. 401, A.L. 1973 H.B. 310, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1085)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 12501; 1919 § 12070