SilverMallard Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Gang, SB364...strips all cities and counties and watershed/drainage districts of ANY authority to enforce conservation/pollution regs stricter than the state regs, which are more full of holes than swiss cheese, and prohibits ALL lawsuits against farms for ecological violations/damages...is RACING through the state Senate. Big ag is really pushing this bad boy! Reasons are pretty obvious. Our state Senators need to hear from us on this one NOW! If you don't want to be drinking, swimming/boating/water skiing in, and fishing in pig and chicken waste...if you don't want to wake each morning to the smell of the hog confinement upwind of your home...you better call or email your state Senator TODAY and tell them that you STRONGLY oppose this bill and expect them to as well. This is the most important environmental conservation issue I have seen in the MO legislature since Honda tried to force all Missouri boat owners to buy a new Honda outboard by law in 2000. Yes, a few of MO's wonderful state senators actually backed THAT ridiculous bill too! GET INVOLVED! Nobody cares more about local water and air quality than LOCALS! SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 8, 2007 Root Admin Posted March 8, 2007 SCS/SB 364 - This act prohibits any county public health order, ordinance, rule, or regulation from applying to agricultural operations. Under current law, farms and farming-related activities are protected against nuisance suits resulting from changed conditions in land around the farm, provided the farm or activity has been in existence at least one year and has not previously been found a nuisance. This act adds protection from suits of trespass for farms and farming activities under the same conditions. Additionally, current law allows farms and farming-related activities to reasonably expand and still retain their protected status against nuisance suits, provided the farm or farming activity meets certain criteria as specified. This act allows farms and farming-related activities to also reasonably diversify or modernize under similar criteria and remain protected against suits of nuisance and trespass. The act protects farms and farming-related activities from suits of nuisance or trespass for any condition resulting from, but not limited to, the acts of planting, cultivating, harvesting, mowing, applying pesticides or herbicides, land clearing, livestock management, or construction of farm roads, lakes, and ponds. Farms or farming-related activities are not protected from suits of nuisance or trespass resulting from negligent conduct. The act removes a provision stating that state regulation of certain concentrated animal feeding operations shall not be construed as restricting local control over concentrated animal feeding operations. ERIKA JAQUES http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/pdf-bill/intro/SB364.pdf Senate bill substitute http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/pdf-bill/comm/SB364.pdf SB 364 Prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances addressing farming activities and exempts farms and farming activities from suits of trespass in certain circumstances 1/24/2007 S First Read S141 1/25/2007 Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee S159 2/28/2007 Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee 2/28/2007 SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee (1276S.06C) 3/1/2007 Reported from S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Natural Resources Committee to Floor w/SCS S385 3/8/2007 S Formal Calendar S Bills for Perfection w/SCS
SilverMallard Posted March 8, 2007 Author Posted March 8, 2007 Yep! That's the one! Some of the national eco-watchdogs are all over this one too. You can run a google search on "Missouri SB364" and get some analysis. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
Danoinark Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Gentlemen and Gentle ladies Being from Ark, these legislators probably could care less what I thought, but since I spend more recreational monies in Mo than I do here, I would like to at least voice opposition. Can you list the key people that needs to know how I feel? Dano Another question. How can a state law or regulation usurp Federal law or authority? Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Members drbewley Posted March 9, 2007 Members Posted March 9, 2007 Is this the same bill? http://p222.ezboard.com/Horribly-Dangerous...opicID=62.topic
SilverMallard Posted March 9, 2007 Author Posted March 9, 2007 Yes, Dave, it's the same bill being referenced in both threads. And it was first mentioned by snowfly (I think) on the Roaring River thread about the chicken farm. Dan, since you aren't a registered MO voter, I don't know who to tell you to call. You could call the state senator for Branson I guess...since you can tell them you drive in from out of state often to fish there...something along those lines. I'll find out who that is and post it here in a minute. You can also contact any environmental organization you are affiliated with that has a presence in MO like TU, DU, Sierra Club, BASS, etc. and try to help bring this to their attention. Oh! I haven't spoken to the Upper White River Basin NGO yet, either. I meant to do that today, but ran out of time. Friends of the White should speak up on this also. They live downstream. That was kind of why I posted on John's board in the first place. But when he jumped all over it and tried to turn it into a Mo vs. Ar thing, I just got disgusted...for the last time. They pretty much get a better deal than they deserve down there as far as I'm concerned. That would Senator Jack Goodman. You can email him or get his phone numbers using this link: http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/members/mem29.htm SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
Danoinark Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Thanks Ken, I will shoot off a letter to him. I guess since I spend money in Mo, and my wife is a fulltime employee there I have some stake. I would imagine it's not where you are from, but the amount of mail they receive that gets their attention anyway Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
SilverMallard Posted March 9, 2007 Author Posted March 9, 2007 It is amount of mail and calls FIRST, and then they look at % in-state vs. out-of-state to see if there is some "foreign" agenda going on. And comms from their own constituents are always taken the most seriously because their reelection depends on them. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
SilverMallard Posted March 11, 2007 Author Posted March 11, 2007 This came up at last night's SMFF banquet. Has ANYONE gotten a response from their elected officials on this? I have not only not gotten so much as a "got your note/call" acknowledgement from gov't officials, but I also haven't gotten any response from Holly, the ExDir at James River Basin Partnership. And THAT is a bit disappointing. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
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