262.450. State aid for county fairs--certain counties.
State aid for county fairs--certain counties.
262.450. 1. The director of agriculture, for the purpose offostering and developing agriculture within the state ofMissouri, is hereby authorized to pay to nonprofit county anddistrict fairs and to regularly organized or incorporatednonprofit agricultural societies having as their object theholding of shows, exhibitions or fairs for the advancement ofagriculture in Missouri a percentage of certain premiums actuallypaid by such county, district or agricultural society, shows orfairs as provided by law.
2. District fairs are hereby defined as fairs covering morethan one county yet not large enough to be considered statewidein purpose and territory.
3. The total of such state aid to be paid by the director ofthe department of agriculture shall not exceed the appropriationmade to the department of agriculture by the general assembly forsuch use and purpose.
(RSMo 1939 § 14177, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 21)Prior revisions: 1929 § 12500; 1919 § 12069