Mo. Rev. Stat. § 415.050
Compliance with sections 415.010 to 415.050 mandatory, when.
415.050. Compliance with sections 415.010 to 415.050 mandatory, when. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation required by sections 415.010 to 415.050 to be licensed to hold himself, themselves, or itself out as a public warehouseman or warehousemen, or advertise for, or solicit business as a warehouseman without first complying with the provisions of sections 415.010 to 415.050 ; or to use the word "storage" in any way in connection with the business unless engaged in the storage business and licensed as a warehouse as provided by sections 415.010 to 415.050 .
2. The provisions of sections 415.010 to 415.050 shall not apply to self-service storage facilities governed by sections 415.400 to 415.430 .
(RSMo 1939 § 15481, A.L. 1985 H.B. 204)