Terms Used In Missouri Laws 431.040

  • 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 person, firm or corporation doing business in this state as nurserymen or tree dealers, who shall falsely represent the grade or variety of any fruit trees, vines, shrubs, plants or bulbs which they sell, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and responsible for double the purchase price of such fruit trees, vines, shrubs, plants or bulbs as damage, to be recovered by the purchaser of same.