PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the form of the document to be filed with the Department of Agriculture.

1. (1) An approved document may be any one

2. (1) of the following:

   1. (A) Certified Land Corner Document form; or
   2. (B) Special form approved by the Department of Agriculture.

3. (2) Preparation of Certified Land Corner Document Forms. All information (except drawings) will be typed or completed in black ink. Lettering or typing shall not be less than eight hundredths inch (0.08") in height. Drawings may be made in black pencil so long as all drawings will make sharp and clear copies.

   1. (A) The following information shall be included on all corner forms:

      1. 1. The description of the original monu-

ment, witness ties, and any subsequent restorations, including the date of the survey, the document reference (book and page and/or microfilm location) and the professional surveyor of record. Original survey notes need not be given in urban or built-up areas;

1. 2. Signature and seal of the professional

land surveyor;

1. 3. Date of the survey field work;
2. 4. Basis of bearing system used;
3. 5. Description of the monument, monu-

ment marking, and witness/reference ties;

1. 6. Comprehensive sketch of the corner

location sufficient to find the monument; and

1. 7. Coordinates referenced to the

Missouri Coordinate System of 1983, if known.

1. (B) The following additional information is required for forms showing the restoration or alteration of existing corner monuments:

   1. 1. Description of the evidence found

indicating the corner is existent;

1. 2. Resident witness affidavits, when the

corner is restored from testimony; and

1. 3. Distances and directions used to

retrace prior evidence.

1. (C) The following additional information will be required for reestablished corners:

   1. 1. Statement of the method used to

reestablish the corner; and

1. 2. Distances and bearings used in the

reestablishment procedure.

AUTHORITY: sections 60.321 and 60.550, RSMo 2016.* Rule originally filed as 10 CSR 30-3.080. Original rule filed May 3, 1994, effective Dec. 30, 1994. Moved to 2 CSR 90- 61.080 and amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2016, effective June 30, 2017.

*Original authority: 60.321, RSMo 1989, amended 2013 and 60.550, RSMo 1969, amended 2013.