Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.527
196.527 Purposes.
196.527. Purposes. — It shall be the responsibility of the state milk board * to encourage orderly and sanitary production, transportation, processing and grading of manufactured milk and its products, to assure wholesome, stable, and high-quality dairy products; and to provide the basis for measuring, weighing and testing all milk, including grade "A" fluid milk and manufacturing milk, to determine its value at first point of sale.
(L. 1981 H.B. 52) *See Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1982 on file with the Secretary of State.