Creation of a nuisance on certain residential property is an infraction - ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 701.059
in effect701.059. Creation of a nuisance on certain residential property is an infraction — sewage disposal system in violation, statute of limitations starts to run, when. — 1. Any person or property owner who creates a nuisance or imminent health hazard as defined in section 701.025 on any single-family residence lot of three acres or more is guilty of an infraction.
2. For the purposes of section 516.120 , the statute of limitations begins to run when an owner knows or should have known that an on-site sewage disposal system contractor had installed a defective system, a system which was inappropriate for the site or had installed a system incorrectly.
(L. 1994 S.B. 446 § 701.055 subsecs. 4, 5)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=701.059Fetched: 10/17/2026