MO SB356

Establishes a "Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture" to study trends in urban farming, vertical farming, and sustainable living communities, with a final report due by December 31, 2012.

Creates the "Missouri Farmland Trust Act" allowing individuals to donate farmland to the state Department of Agriculture for preservation and to provide beginning farmers with long-term, low-cost leases.

Creates a "Puppy Protection Trust Fund" funded through voluntary tax refund contributions and checkoffs, with money used solely for the state Department of Agriculture's administration of puppy mill regulations.

Modifies noxious weed laws to allow the director of the Department of Agriculture to designate noxious weeds by rule instead of listing specific plant species in statute.

Increases minimum bond requirements for grain dealers and warehousemen, modifies grain dealer net worth requirements, and changes the threshold for certain grain dealer exemptions from dollar amounts to bushel measurements.