Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.346

Landowner owes no duty of care to persons entering without fee to keep land..

Known as the Agritourism Promotion Act

The act spans §§ 537–537 (141 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Henderson v. United States (1992)

Most recently applied in Mark D. Wilson Janet L. Wilson v. United States of America the Boy Scouts of America, Mark D. Wilson Janet L. Wilson v. The Boy Scouts of America, Jason S. Harbian Michael Harbian Sharon Harbian Daniel R. Winfrey, a Minor, by Susan Crump, His Mother and Next Friend, and Susan Crump v. United States of America the Boy Scouts of America (May 1993)

Effective: 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories; (L. 1983 S.B. 162 § 2, A.L. 2012 S.B. 628, A.L. 2021 H.B. 369)

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1. Except as provided in sections 537.345 to 537.348, and section 537.351, an owner of land owes no duty of care to any person who enters on the land without charge to keep his or her land safe for recreational use or to give any general or specific warning with respect to any natural or artificial condition, structure, or personal property thereon.

2. No owner of land shall be liable for injuries of a trespasser occurring on his or her residential area or noncovered land, as those terms are defined in section 537.348, if such area or land is adjacent to a park, as defined in section 253.010, or a trail, as defined in section 258.100, if such trespasser is accessing or accessed the owner's property from the adjacent park or trail.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.