PURPOSE: This rule informs interested persons how to obtain information and materials about tourist oriented directional signing.

1. (1) General Information. Section 226.525, RSMo 1994 regulates signing of attractions on all classes of highways. The general assembly has delegated authority to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to implement this statute. The commission’s administrative rules 7 CSR 10- 22, have the force and effect of law and should be read together with the statutes.
2. (2) Organization. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission controls and acts by and through the Missouri Department of Transportation which is administered by the director. The state is geographically divided into ten (10) department districts. Each district office is headed by a district engineer responsible to the chief engineer for supervising all departmental activities within that district. Counties in each district follow: District No. 1 includes Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth; District No. 2 includes Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Putnam, Randolph, Saline, Schuyler, Sullivan; District No. 3 includes Audrain, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Scotland, Shelby, Warren; District No. 4 includes Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray; District No. 5 includes Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Pettis; District No. 6 includes Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis; District No. 7 includes Barry, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair, Vernon; District No. 8 includes Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Laclede, Ozark, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster, Wright; District No. 9 includes Carter, Crawford, Dent, Howell, Iron, Oregon, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, Texas, Washington; and District No. 10 includes Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne.
3. (3) How to Obtain Information and Materials. Information and materials regarding logo signing may be obtained in person, or by writing or by telephoning the following District Engineer, Missouri Department of Transportation: District No. 1, 3602 North Belt Highway, Box 287, St. Joseph, MO 64502, (816) 232-3323; District No. 2, U.S. Route 63, P.O. Box 8, Macon, MO 63552,
4. (660) 385-3176; District No. 3, Highway 61 South, P.O. Box 1067, Hannibal, MO 63401,
5. (573) 221-2764; District No. 4, 5117 East 31st Street, Kansas City, MO 64128, (816) 921-7104; District No. 5, 1511 MO Boulevard, P.O. Box 718, Jefferson City, MO 65102, (573) 751-3322; District No. 6, 1590 Woodlake Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017- 5712, (314) 340-4100; District No. 7, 3901 East 32nd Street, P.O. Box 1445, Joplin, MO 64802, (417) 629-3300; District No. 8, 3025 East Kearney, P.O. Box 868, Springfield, MO 65801, (417) 866-3576; District No. 9, U.S. Business Route 63 North, P.O. Box 220, Willow Springs, MO 65793, (417) 469-3134; or District No. 10, U.S. Route 61 No. of U.S. Route 60, P.O. Box 160, Sikeston, MO 63801, (573) 471-4170. AUTHORITY: Art. IV, section 29, Mo. Const., sections 226.020 and 226.525, RSMo 1994 and 226.130, RSMo Supp. 1998.* Original rule filed Feb. 8, 1999, effective Sept. 30, 1999. *Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995; and 226.525, RSMo 1972.