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§ 578.152 RSMo – Trespassing to Disrupt Hunting or Fishing in Missouri

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Posted by Christopher Combs on July 22, 2025

578.152. Interference with lawful hunting, fishing or trapping in the second degree — penalty

Going into a hunting or fishing area just to disrupt others is a crime

If someone purposely enters or stays in a legal hunting, fishing, or trapping area to interfere with those activities, they can be charged with a misdemeanor—even if they don’t physically interrupt anyone.

1. A person commits this offense if they go into or remain in a hunting, fishing, or trapping area with the intent to interfere with legal wildlife harvesting.

2. Interference with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

View the full statute here

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