Missouri Laws 411.295 – Director may hold hearings, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and ..
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 411.295
- Director: the director of the Missouri department of agriculture or his designated representative. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Person: means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, cooperative, society, public body, political subdivision, or any other business or commercial entity or organization of any kind whatsoever, and any member, officer or employee thereof. See Missouri Laws 411.026
- 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
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- warehouseman: any person who owns, controls, operates or manages any warehouse whether such owner resides within the state or not. See Missouri Laws 411.026
The director shall have power in the conduct of any investigation or hearing authorized or held by him to examine, or cause to be examined, under oath, any person, and to examine, or cause to be examined, books and records of any warehouseman; to hear testimony and take proof material for his information in the discharge of his duties under this chapter; to administer or cause to be administered oaths; and for any such purposes to issue subpoenas, to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books which shall be effective in any part of this state; and any circuit court may, by order duly entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and records subpoenaed by the director, and the court may compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.