Addendum to Opinion No. 65-85 (1985)

Dear Mr. Gale:

This addendum to the above-captioned opinion letter is in response to your question asking whether the provision of §252.240.2, RSMo Supp. 1984, providing for the commercial use of endangered plant species by regulation of the Missouri Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri, is void under 16 U.S.C. § 1535(f) and the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.

Section 252.240.2, RSMo Supp. 1984, provides in part:

2. The exportation, transportation, or sale of any endangered species of plant, or parts thereof, or the sale of or possession with intent to sell any…