Cedar County Commission, et al. Missouri Cases

Appellants, including Cedar County Commission and Cooper County Public Health Center, challenged the constitutionality and application of section 192.300, RSMo, which restricts counties' ability to impose standards on agricultural operations that are inconsistent with or more stringent than state law. The circuit court granted summary judgment for the Governor and other state respondents. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed, holding that the amended statute does not violate the Right-to-Farm Amendment or Article III's clear title requirement, and that it prospectively invalidates conflicting local ordinances, including Cooper County's Regulation 6.