SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1514
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMURPHY.
3478H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection442.404,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
pasturingchickens.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section442.404,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection442.404,toreadasfollows:
442.404.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
2 (1)"Homeowners'association",anonprofitcorporationorunincorporatedassociation
3ofhomeownerscreatedunderadeclarationtoownandoperateportionsofaplanned
4communityorotherresidentialsubdivisionthathasthepowerunderthedeclarationtoassess
5associationmemberstopaythecostsandexpensesincurredintheperformanceofthe
6association'sobligationsunderthedeclarationortenants-in-commonwithrespecttothe
7ownershipofcommongroundoramenitiesofaplannedcommunityorotherresidential
8subdivision.Thistermshallnotincludeacondominiumunitowners'associationasdefined
9andprovidedforinsubdivision(3)ofsection448.1-103oraresidentialcooperative;
10 (2)"Politicalsigns",anyfixed,ground-mounteddisplayinsupportoforinopposition
11toapersonseekingelectedofficeoraballotmeasureexcludinganymaterialsthatmaybe
12attached;
13 (3)"Solarpanelorsolarcollector",adeviceusedtocollectandconvertsolarenergy
14intoelectricityorthermalenergy,includingbutnotlimitedtophotovoltaiccellsorpanels,or
15solarthermalsystems.
16 2.(1)Nodeedrestrictions,covenants,orsimilarbindingagreementsrunningwith
17thelandshallprohibitorhavetheeffectofprohibitingthedisplayofpoliticalsigns.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (2)Ahomeowners'associationhastheauthoritytoadoptreasonablerules,subjectto
19anyapplicablestatutesorordinances,regardingthetime,size,place,number,andmannerof
20displayofpoliticalsigns.
21 (3)Ahomeowners'associationmayremoveapoliticalsignwithoutliabilityifsuch
22signisplacedwithinthecommonground,threatensthepublichealthorsafety,violatesan
23applicablestatuteorordinance,isaccompaniedbysoundormusic,orifanyothermaterials
24areattachedtothepoliticalsign.Subjecttotheforegoing,ahomeowners'associationshall
25notremoveapoliticalsignfromthepropertyofahomeownerorimposeanyfineorpenalty
26uponthehomeownerunlessithasgivensuchhomeownerthreedaysafterprovidingwritten
27noticetothehomeowner,whichnoticeshallspecificallyidentifytheruleandthenatureofthe
28violation.
29 3.(1)Nodeedrestrictions,covenants,orsimilarbindingagreementsrunningwith
30thelandshalllimitorprohibit,orhavetheeffectoflimitingorprohibiting,theinstallationof
31solarpanelsorsolarcollectorsontherooftopofanypropertyorstructure.
32 (2)Ahomeowners'associationmayadoptreasonablerules,subjecttoanyapplicable
33statutesorordinances,regardingtheplacementofsolarpanelsorsolarcollectorstotheextent
34thatthoserulesdonotpreventtheinstallationofthedevice,impairthefunctioningofthe
35device,restricttheuseofthedevice,oradverselyaffectthecostorefficiencyofthedevice.
36 (3)Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallapplyonlywithregardtorooftopsthatare
37owned,controlled,andmaintainedbytheowneroftheindividualpropertyorstructure.
38 4.(1)Nodeedrestrictions,covenants,orsimilarbindingagreementsrunningwith
39thelandshallprohibitorhavetheeffectofprohibitingthedisplayofsalesignsonthe
40propertyofahomeownerorpropertyownerincluding,butnotlimitedto,anyyardonthe
41property,ornearbystreetcorners.
42 (2)Ahomeowners'associationhastheauthoritytoadoptreasonablerules,subjectto
43anyapplicablestatutesorordinances,regardingthetime,size,place,number,andmannerof
44displayofsalesigns.
45 (3)Ahomeowners'associationmayremoveasalesignwithoutliabilityifsuchsignis
46placedwithinthecommonground,threatensthepublichealthorsafety,violatesanapplicable
47statuteorordinance,isaccompaniedbysoundormusic,orifanyothermaterialsareattached
48tothesalesign.Subjecttotheforegoing,ahomeowners'associationshallnotremoveasale
49signfromthepropertyofahomeownerorpropertyownerorimposeanyfineorpenaltyupon
50thehomeownerorpropertyownerunlessithasgivensuchhomeownerorpropertyowner
51threebusinessdaysafterthehomeownerorpropertyownerreceiveswrittennoticefromthe
52homeowners'association,whichnoticeshallspecificallyidentifytheruleandthenatureof
53theallegedviolation.
HB1514 2 54 5.(1)Nodeedrestrictions,covenants,orsimilarbindingagreementsrunning
55withthelandshallprohibitorhavetheeffectofprohibitingownershiporpasturingof
56uptosixchickenspertwo-tenthsofanacre.
57 (2)Ahomeowners'associationmayadoptreasonablerules,subjecttoapplicable
58statutesorordinances,regardingownershiporpasturingofchickens,includinga
59prohibitionorrestrictiononownershiporpasturingofroosters.
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