Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 258.200
in effect258.200. Limited liability for person owning land adjoining streams or rivers, when. — 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.
(L. 2000 H.B. 1097 § 258.110) *Word "person" appears in original rolls.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=258.200Fetched: 10/17/2026