SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 961
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CHAMPION.
Pre-filed December 18, 2003, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3520S.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 67, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to amateur radio antenna regulations.
Section A. Chapter 67, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 67.329, to read as follows:
67.329. 1. No political subdivision shall enact or enforce any order or ordinance that does not comply with the limited preemption of the Federal Communications Commission Amateur Radio Preemption order published at 101 F.C.C. 2d 952 (1985), or any regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 CRF Part 97. Any order or ordinance relating to the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic considerations shall reasonably accommodate amateur communications and represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the political subdivision's legitimate purpose.
2. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a political subdivision from taking action to protect or preserve a historic, a historical, or an architectural district that is established by the political subdivision or pursuant to state or federal law.