{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-257.490","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 257.490","heading":"Liberal construction required.","body":"This chapter being necessary for securing the public health, safety, convenience and welfare shall be liberally construed to effect the control, conservation and utilization of the resources of this state.","path":["Title XVI - CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT","Chapter 257 - Water Conservancy Districts"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=257.490","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"d9d59c7e7e5644995ef72054f8e81253fac15cd9db14b6215e266f7bbffe68f1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-257.480","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-258.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}