Missouri’s new laws, which went into effect on Wednesday, make a lot of changes that affect homes, schools, and public safety. For example, they allow chickens in people’s backyards, raise teacher pay, and make rules about meatpacking plants and public safety stricter.
New Laws Impact Homeowners, Education, and Public Safety
The Spring Field News-Leader says that Missouri’s new rules, which go into effect on Wednesday, will make a lot of changes. A big change lets people, even those who live in homeowner associations (HOAs), keep up to six chickens on land that is at least two-tenths of an acre.
A rooster is still subject to approval by the homeowner’s association, but this new law shows that people are becoming more in charge of their own yards. The new rules also make it easier to deal with empty homes, help get rid of squatters, and stop cities and counties from making charging stations for electric cars mandatory.
There are important changes in schooling and public safety. A new rule in education raises the minimum wage for teachers, gives more money to early childhood education, and lets Boone County have more charter schools.
For public safety’s sake, the new laws raise from 12 to 14 years old the age at which kids can be tried as adults, make new crimes for reckless gun use and running a traffic stop, and make it harder to hurt police animals. The goal of these changes is to make schools and roads safer.
What you need to know about the state’s new laws and regulations
Under House Bill 2111, the state auditor has more power to look into government agencies, and the state will pay for these reports. Meat packing plants will also have to follow the new rules, which say they need to get permission to pollute water and keep an eye on groundwater.
The state of Missouri has set up an Office of Entrepreneurship and a regulatory test program to help new businesses. This shows that the state wants to protect the environment and grow the business.
In general, Missouri’s new laws cover a lot of different areas. For example, they allow chickens in backyards and raise teacher pay. They also make rules for meatpacking plants stricter and help new businesses more. With these changes, the state hopes to find a balance between people’s rights, economic growth, and the general good.