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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1956
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE BOSLEY .
4868H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 407, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to the regulation
of firearm ammunition, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 407, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to
2 be known as sections 407.1 170, 407.1 171, and 407.1 172, to read as follows:
407.1 170. 1. After December 31, 2026, no person or entity shall sell any fir earm
2 ammunition unless the person or entity is designated by the secr etary of state as a
3 licensed ammunition seller .
4 2. This section shall not apply to:
5 (1) A commer cial hunting club, provi ded the ammunition is used and consumed
6 on the premis es of the club while engaged in lawful hunting activity;
7 (2) A domesticated game bird hunting club, pr ovided the ammunition is used
8 and consumed on the premis es of the club while engaged in lawful hunting activity;
9 (3) A domesticated migratory game bird shooting club, provide d the
1 0 ammunition is used and consumed on the premis es of the club while engaged in
11 lawful hunting activity;
12 (4) A nonpro fit mutual or public benefit corporation that engages in recr eational
13 shooting and lawful hunting activity , prov ided the ammunition is used and consumed
14 during a shooting or hunting event conducted by the corporation;
15 (5) A target shooting facility that holds a business or regu latory license, pr ovided
16 the ammunition is kept within the facility's premis es at all times and used on the
17 pr emises; or
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (6) A person who sells no mor e than one hundred rou nds of ammunition to one
19 vendor in one month and who cumulatively sells no mor e than two hundre d fifty ro unds
20 per year to vendors in this state.
21 3. The secr etary of state may establish eligibility criteria for licensed
22 ammunition sellers. At a minimum, a licensed ammunition seller shall not be
23 pr ohibited by state or federal law or by a court order fr om possessing, receivi ng,
24 owning, or pur chasing a fir earm.
25 4. Beginning September 1, 2026, the secr etary of state shall accept applications
26 for licensed ammunition sellers. The secr etary of state may charge a fee sufficient to
27 cover rea sonable costs of issuing a license. The secr etary of state shall either issue a
28 license or deny an application within sixty days of recei ving the application. If an
29 application is denied, the secr etary of state shall inform the applicant of the rea son for
30 denial in writing.
31 5. A license for a licensed ammunition seller shall be issued in a form prescrib ed
32 by the secr etary of state. Licenses shall be valid for one year and shall authorize the
33 licensed ammunition seller to sell ammunition:
34 (1) Fr om any location specified in the license; or
35 (2) At a gun show or event if the gun show or event is not conducted fr om any
36 motorized or towed vehicle.
37 6. The secr etary of state shall pro mulgate regu lations to implement the
38 pr ovisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
39 536.010, that is creat ed under the authority delegated in this section shall become
40 effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the pro visions of chapter 536 and,
41 if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any
42 of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to re view , to
43 delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul a rule are subsequently held
44 unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule prop osed or
45 adopted after the effective date of this section shall be invalid and void.
46 7. Any person who sells fir earm ammunition in violation of this section shall be
47 guilty of a class D misdemeanor . Each individual sale shall be deemed a separate
48 violation.
407.1 171. 1. No licensed ammunition seller shall employ in a position that
2 handles, sells, delivers, or has custody or contro l of fir earms or ammunition an agent or
3 employee who the seller knows or reas onably should know is pro hibited by state or
4 federal law or by court order fr om possessing, rec eiving, owning, or pur chasing a
5 fir earm or ammunition.
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6 2. No licensed ammunition seller shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale any
7 ammunition in a manner that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a pur chaser
8 without the assistance of the seller or the seller's employee.
9 3. A violation of this section shall be a class D misdemeanor .
407.1 172. 1. No person or entity shall supply , deliver , sell, or give possession or
2 contr ol of any fir earm ammunition to a person who the person or entity knows or has
3 cause to believe is pr ohibited by a court order fro m owning, possessing, or having
4 custody or control of any fir earm ammunition.
5 2. No person or entity shall supply , deliver , sell, or give possession or control of
6 any fir earm ammunition to:
7 (1) A person who the person or entity knows or has cause to believe is not the
8 actual pur chaser of the ammunition; or
9 (2) A person who the person or entity knows or has cause to believe will
10 subsequently sell or transfer the ammunition to a person pro hibited by a court order
11 fr om owning, possessing, or having custody or contr ol of any fir earm ammunition.
12 3. The sale, delivery , or transfer of fir earm ammunition shall occur only in a
13 face-to-face transaction with the seller , deliver er , or transfero r being pr ovided bona fide
14 evidence of the identity of the pur chaser or transferee. However , ammunition may be
15 pur chased over the internet or thr ough other means of r emote ordering if the
16 ammunition is first deliver ed to a licensed ammunition seller in this state who verifies
17 the pur chaser or transfer ee is not pro hibited by state or federal law or by court order
18 fr om possessing, receiv ing, owning, or pur chasing a fir earm or ammunition.
19 4. After December 31, 2026, no res ident of this state shall bring or transport into
20 this state fir earm ammunition that the resi dent purch ased outside of this state unless the
21 r esident first has the ammunition deliver ed to a licensed ammunition seller in this state
22 for delivery to the res ident after the seller verifies the pur chaser or transfer ee is not
23 pr ohibited by state or federal law or by court order from possessing, recei ving, owning,
24 or pur chasing a fir earm or ammunition. This subsection shall not apply to:
25 (1) A gunsmith acting in an official capacity;
26 (2) A wholesaler acting in an official capacity;
27 (3) A federally licensed manufactur er or importer of fir earms or ammunition
28 acting in an official capacity;
29 (4) A licensed ammunition seller;
30 (5) A federally licensed collector of fir earms;
31 (6) A law enforce ment agency or agent ther eof acting in an official capacity;
32 (7) A contract or common carrier or an authorized agent or employee ther eof
33 acting in an official capacity;
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34 (8) A person who pur chases the ammunition fr om an immediate family member ,
35 spouse, or registe red domestic partner if the person brings or transports into this state
36 no mor e than fifty rou nds;
37 (9) An executor or administrator of an estate that includes ammunition;
38 (10) A person who was not a res ident of this state when he or she acquired the
39 ammunition;
40 (1 1) A hunter who pur chased the ammunition for use in a lawful hunting activity
41 that occurr ed outside this state if the person brings or transports into this state no mor e
42 than fifty roun ds; or
43 (12) A person who participates in an organized competitive match or league
44 competition that involves the use of fire arms in a match or competition sponsore d by ,
45 conducted under the auspices of, or appr oved by a law enforcem ent agency or nationally
46 r ecognized or state-r ecognized entity that fosters pro ficiency in, or pr omotes education
47 about, fir earms if the person brings or transports into this state no mor e than fifty
48 r ounds.
49 5. A violation of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor .
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