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

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 258.200

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(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.