Missouri Statutes
§ 236.270 — Penalty for building without permission.
Missouri § 236.270
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.270 (2026).
Text
Any person who shall build or heighten any dam, or any other stoppage or obstruction on or across any watercourse, without first obtaining permission from the court of the proper county, according to law, and shall thereby work any injury to any other person, shall forfeit to the party injured double damages for such injury, to be recovered by civil action.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 10307)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9178; 1919 § 7420; 1909 § 5477
Nearby Sections
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§ 236.050
Petition, where filed.§ 236.060
Writ of ad quod damnum.§ 236.070
Duty of sheriff in executing writ.§ 236.110
Inquest to be in writing.§ 236.120
Proceedings on return of inquest.§ 236.140
Costs, how adjudged.§ 236.150
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Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 236.270, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/236/236.270.