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New law is a win for landowners

Pictured from l to r: Robert Perry and Tyler Stein of the Department of Public Safety; District 21 Representative Jim Halverson; District 26 Representative Rebecca Reimer; District 21 Representative Marty Overweg; Lt. Gov. Tony VenHuizen; Governor Larry Rhoden, seated; Mid-Missouri PBA board members, Brad Christensen, Heather Hammerbeck, and Tom Hausman; District 21 Representative Mykala Voita; Mid-Missouri PBA board member Sara Grim; SDSU Extension Agent Sean Kelly; and legal counsel Stacy Hegge.

In a win for local conservation, HB 1001 was signed into law by Governor Larry Rhoden on Monday, March 9, 2026. The law allows adjoining landowners to burn stateowned (Title VI) ground along the Misso…