Terms Used In Missouri Laws 276.010

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

Any stockyards in the state of Missouri, maintained for the purpose of receiving cattle, hogs or sheep to be bought, sold or exchanged, is hereby declared to be a public market, and any person, firm or corporation maintaining such public market, or any person, firm or corporation buying, selling or exchanging any cattle, hogs or sheep at such public market, shall, in maintaining, or in buying, selling or exchanging at such public market, be subject to the provisions of sections 276.010 to 276.080.