| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1164 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOLL. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2614H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection577.070,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 8 | 8 | | offenseoflittering,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section577.070,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection577.070,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 577.070.1.Apersoncommitstheoffenseoflitteringifheorsheplaces,deposits,or |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2causestobeplacedordeposited,anyglass,glassbottles,wastematerialsresultingfromthe |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3intentionaloutdoorreleaseorabandonmentofoneormoreballoons,wire,nails,tacks, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4hedge,cans,garbage,trash,refuse,orrubbishofanykind,natureordescriptionontheright- |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5of-wayofanypublicroadorstatehighwayoronorinanyofthewatersinthisstateoronthe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6banksofanystream,oronanylandorwaterowned,operatedorleasedbythestate,any |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7board,department,agencyorcommissionthereoforonanylandorwaterowned,operatedor |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8leasedbythefederalgovernmentoronanyprivaterealpropertyownedbyanotherwithout |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9theowner'sconsent. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 2.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection3ofthissection,theoffenseoflitteringisa |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11classCmisdemeanorunless: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (1)Suchlitteringcreatesasubstantialriskofphysicalinjuryorpropertydamageto |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13another;or |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (2)Thepersonhasbeenfoundguiltyofaviolationofthissectionoranoffense |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15committedinanotherjurisdictionwhich,ifcommittedinthisstate,wouldbeaviolationunder |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16thissection,inwhichcaseitisaclassAmisdemeanor. |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 3.Iftheoffenseoflitteringinvolvestheintentionaloutdoorreleaseor |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18abandonmentofoneormoreballoons,thefollowingpenaltiesshallapply: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 (1)Forafirstoffenseifapersonintentionallyreleasesorabandonstenballoons |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20orfewer,thepersonshallbesubjecttoafinethatisnolessthanonehundreddollarsbut |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21nomorethanfivehundreddollars.Anysecondorsubsequentoffenseshallresultina |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22finenolessthanfivehundredonedollarsbutnomorethanonethousanddollars; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (2)Forafirstoffenseifapersonintentionallyreleasesorabandonselevenor |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24moreballoons,thepersonshallbesubjecttoafinethatisnolessthanfivehundred |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25dollars.Anysecondorsubsequentoffenseshallresultinafinenolessthantwo |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26thousanddollars. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 4.Itisaviolationofthissectionforapersontointentionallyreleaseorabandon |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28outdoorsaballoonthatisinflatedorfilledwithagasthatislighterthanair,exceptthat |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29itisnotaviolationofthissectionforapersonto: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (1)Unintentionallyreleaseballoonsinanyamount;or |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (2)Intentionallyreleaseorabandonoutdoorsaballooncarryingscientific |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32instrumentation,aballoonusedformeteorologicalobservationbyagovernmentor |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33scientificorganization,orahotairballoonthatisrecoveredafterlaunching. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 5.Asusedinthissection,"balloon"meansaflexible,nonporousbagmadefrom |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35materialssuchasrubber,latex,polychloroprene,ornylonfabricthatcanbeinflatedor |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36filledwithgasorfluid,suchashelium,hydrogen,nitrousoxide,oxygen,air,orwater, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37andthensealedattheneckofthebag. |
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| 50 | 50 | | âś” |
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| 51 | 51 | | HB1164 2 |
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