Missouri Revised Statutes § 281.310 - Penalties for violations
This section sets penalties for violating pesticide-related provisions, including infractions, fines, and a class A misdemeanor for unauthorized disclosure of trade secret or confidential information.
281.310. Penalties for violations. — 1. Any person violating subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 281.240 shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. 2. Any person violating any provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310, other than subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 281.240 or subsection 3 of this section, shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense and fined not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense; provided, that, any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense; and provided, further, that in any case where a registrant was issued a warning by the director pursuant to the provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310, such registrant violates any provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310, that registrant shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and the registration of the pesticide with reference to which the violation occurred shall terminate automatically. A pesticide for which the registration has been terminated may not again be registered unless the pesticide, its labeling, and other material required to be submitted appear to the director to comply with all the requirements of sections 281.210 to 281.310. 3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no person shall knowingly or with reckless disregard of the consequences, use or reveal information relative to formulas of products acquired under authority of section 281.260 or other information which the submitter designates as trade secret or confidential, without obtaining prior written consent of the submitter. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 4. Nothing in sections 281.210 to 281.310, shall impose or continue to effect any requirement for labeling or packaging in addition to or different from those required under federal regulations. (L. 1955 p. 26 § 8, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1514)