2014 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 578 Miscellaneous Offenses
Section 578.525 Until December 31, 2016--Private land, retrieval of wildlife, permission of owner required--penalty for violation.
578.525. 1. No person shall, while engaged in the retrieval of wildlife from private land that is not owned or in the possession of such person with permission of the landowner or lessee of the land:
(1) Intentionally drive or flush any large or small game located on the land toward other hunters of the retriever's same hunting group located on other parcels of land or right-of-ways; or
(2) Intentionally discharge a firearm at large or small game that originates from the private land during retrieval.
2. Unlawful retrieval of large or small game is a class B misdemeanor.
(L. 2007 S.B. 198)
*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.
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