Bill > HB2485

This bill establishes a comprehensive controlled livestock grazing program within the Missouri Department of Agriculture to regulate the use of livestock for clearing vegetation from land. The program will create detailed standards including specifying authorized livestock types, limiting grazing frequency to once per year and no more than 30 consecutive days on a designated land plot, and establishing requirements for contractors. These requirements include obtaining permits, paying fees, maintaining proper insurance or bonds, ensuring appropriate livestock care, regulating noise, and providing notice to adjacent landowners. The bill creates a dedicated Controlled Livestock Grazing Program Fund in the state treasury to support the program's implementation and administration, with funds collected from permit fees and not subject to standard state budget reversion rules. The Department of Agriculture will have the authority to create specific rules and regulations for the program, following standard state rulemaking procedures. Contractors wishing to conduct controlled livestock grazing operations must obtain a permit and will be allowed to place temporary structures or enclosures for livestock without needing to comply with standard fencing regulations.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2485&year=2026&code=R