The Missouri Constitution forbids lawmakers from accepting free lobbyist meals worth more than $5 — unless the lawmakers are official speakers at the dinner.
It also prohibits them from taking free tickets to St. Louis Cardinals or Kansas City Royals baseball games — unless they're throwing out the first pitch.
The Missouri Ethics Commission outlined those exceptions along with various others Monday as it released a series of interpretations about what state lawmakers and their staff can and can't do under the so-called Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in 2018.
In general, the commission says it's OK for lawmakers to receive some items above the $5 gift limit if they are performing an official duty or service.
A spokesman for Clean Missouri says that could be abused.
