Peace officer's and conservation agent's powers to enforce
A peace officer who thinks someone is breaking certain laws about land or property can tell that person to stop. If the person does not stop when told, that is a class A misdemeanor, which is a serious crime. Law enforcement officers must enforce these rules, and conservation agents can also enforce them and arrest people who break them. These rules do not apply to landowners or others who are legally allowed to be on the land and doing lawful things there.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
578.153. 's and 's powers to — failure to obey peace officer or conservation agent, . — 1. A peace officer as defined by chapter 590 who reasonably believes that a person has violated section 578.151 or 578.152 may the person to . The of failure to obey the order of a peace officer to desist from conduct in violation of sections 578.151 and 578.152 is a .
2. Any shall and any of the may enforce the of sections 578.151, 578.152 and this section and violators of such sections.
3. The conduct declared by sections 578.151 and 578.152 shall not include any lawful activity by the landowner or persons in of the land.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1988 S.B. 434 & 435 § 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 304, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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