578.520. Private land, permission of owner needed to fish, hunt, or trap, penalty for violation. - Missouri Statutes

Private land, permission of owner needed to fish, hunt, or trap,penalty for violation.

578.520. 1. No person shall fish, hunt, or trap upon or retrievewildlife from any private land that is not owned or in the possession ofsuch person without permission from the owner or lessee of such land.

2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guiltyof a class B misdemeanor.

3. Any person who knowingly enters or remains on private property forthe purpose of hunting, fishing, trapping, or retrieving wildlife inviolation of subsection 1 of this section may, in addition to the penaltyin subsection 2 of this section, be required by the court to surrender anddeliver any license or permit issued by the department of conservation tohunt, fish, or trap. The court shall notify the conservation commission ofany conviction under this section and request the commission take necessaryaction to revoke all privileges to hunt, fish, or trap for at least oneyear from the date of conviction.

(L. 2007 S.B. 198)