§ 258.200 — Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.

Missouri § 258.200

• Jurisdiction: Missouri
• Title XVI: CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 258: Outdoor Recreation

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1.  Any person owning land adjoining navigable or nonnavigable free-flowing stream or river shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to persons * or property of persons trespassing or entering on such person's land without implied or expressed permission, invitation, or consent where:

(1)  The person who was injured entered the land by way of the stream or river; and

(2)  Such person was subsequently injured on lands adjoining the stream or river.

2.  The immunity created by this section does not apply if the injuries were caused by:

(1)  The intentional or unlawful act of the owner or possessor of such land; or

(2)  The negligent, willful or wanton act of the owner or possessor of such land.

Legislative History

(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110) *Word "person" appears in original rolls.