MO HB209

Authorizes ten specific Missouri counties (based on population and classification) to enact nuisance abatement ordinances for properties with rubbish, derelict vehicles, or overgrown weeds in residential areas, with procedures for inspection, notice, hearings, and cost recovery through special tax bills.

Prohibits counties from applying nuisance abatement ordinances to agricultural structures, agricultural operations, or railroads regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Requires junkyards within 200 feet of state or county roads to be screened by a permanent fence at least 10 feet high; establishes penalties of class C misdemeanor for first violation and class A misdemeanor for subsequent violations.

Limits compensatory damages in private nuisance cases involving agricultural property to either reduction in fair market value (permanent nuisance) or diminution in fair rental value (temporary nuisance), plus medical damages if objectively documented.

Requires ownership interest in affected property to bring a private nuisance action and mandates filing of final judgments with county recorders of deeds as notice to future property purchasers.