Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB1537: Creates a provision relating to the sale of wood products
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapter 407, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the sale of wood products. Section A. Chapter 407, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 407.3300, to read as follows: 407.3300. 1. Any person advertising or selling all or any part of a wood product shall not engage in any misleading or deceptive practices including, but not limited to, misrepresenting a product as a wood product if the product is not derived or harvested from wood. For purposes of this section, "wood product", means any product derived from wood including, but not l.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 407, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the sale of wood products. Section A. Chapter 407, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 407.3300, to read as follows: 407.3300. 1. Any person advertising or selling all or any part of a wood product shall not engage in any misleading or deceptive practices including, but not limited to, misrepresenting a product as a wood product if the product is not derived or harvested from wood. For purposes of this section, "wood product", means any product derived from wood including, but not limited to, timber and lumber. 2. The department of commerce and insurance shall promulgate rules to enforce provisionsofthissection. Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void. ✔ EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended …