Effective 28 Aug 1998

330.140. Organization of board — power to make rules and set fees — rulemaking, procedure. — 1. The board shall elect one of its members president, one vice president, and one secretary. The board shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and to adopt and use a common seal. The board shall create no expenses exceeding the sum received from time to time as fees provided by law.

2. The board shall set the amount of the fees which this chapter authorizes and requires by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level to produce revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering this chapter.

3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated under the authority of this chapter, shall become effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of the requirements of chapter 536 including but not limited to, section 536.028 if applicable, after August 28, 1998. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1998, is of no force and effect and repealed as of August 28, 1998, however nothing in this act* shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998. If the provisions of section 536.028 apply, the provisions of this section are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to section 536.028 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act* shall affect the validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998.

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(L. 1945 p. 635 § 5, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)

*"This act" (H.B. 1601, et al., 1998) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.