As used in sections 316.150 to 316.185, the following terms mean:

(1) “County”, any county of this state except a county having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand inhabitants or more and no city not within a county which exercises county functions;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 316.150

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. 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

(2) “County clerk”, the clerk of the county commission or governing body of a county;

(3) “Festival”, any music festival, dance festival, rock festival or similar musical activity likely to attract five thousand or more people at such an activity which will continue for a period of twelve hours or more, at which music is provided by paid or amateur performers or by prerecorded means, and which is held at any place within this state, and to which members of the public are invited or admitted for a charge. It shall not include a county fair or youth fair approved by the Missouri department of agriculture, or any activity conducted by any current or future ongoing licensed business in a permanent location;

(4) “Sheriff”, the sheriff of any county in this state.