PURPOSE: This rule requires each treated timber company to brand, for identification purposes, all treated timber products sold in Missouri.

1. (1) All treated timber, as defined in section 280.010, RSMo 2000, two inches (2") thick and over shall be branded clearly and with reasonable permanency by one (1) of the following methods before being sold or offered for sale in the state of Missouri:

   1. (A) Hammerstamp branding
   2. (B) Water-proof labels;
   3. (C) Ink-stamp branding.
2. (2) All treated timber, as defined in section 280.010, RSMo 2000, less than two inches (2") in nominal thickness shall not have less than twenty percent (20%) of the pieces within a bundle branded before being sold or offered for sale in the state of Missouri.
3. (3) All brands shall be registered with the director of agriculture and shall not be identical to nor closely resemble any other company’s brand or brands registered with the director of agriculture.
4. (4) The brand used under this regulation shall not be less than one-half inch (1/2") in diameter.

5. (5) Labels or ink stamps must possess the following requirements:

   1. (A) Name and address of treater;
   2. (B) Type of preservative used;
   3. (C) Retention level and/or end use.

AUTHORITY: section 280.050, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed March 8, 1962, effective March 18, 1962. Amended: Filed Sept. 15, 1976, effective Dec. 11, 1976. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 1980, effective Feb. 1, 1981. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Aug. 6, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. *Original authority: 280.050, RSMo 1961, amended 1979, 1984, 1993, 1995.