Effective - 28 Aug 1983
253.065. Park rangers, appointment, powers as peace officers. — 1. Each park ranger employed by the director of the department of natural resources and such other employees as may be designated by the director shall be certified by the director of the department of public safety, as provided in chapter 590. Each such person shall take and subscribe an oath of office to perform his duties faithfully and impartially and shall be given a certificate of commission as a peace officer for state parks. The commission shall grant him the same powers as other peace officers to maintain order, preserve the peace and make arrests for violations of law on all land under the jurisdiction and control of the director and on all state and county highways within the boundaries of state parks.
2. Each park ranger shall have the authority to have abandoned vehicles or watercraft removed from state and county roads within state parks and from all land and water owned, leased or under the supervision of the department of natural resources, if the vehicle has been left unattended on the land or in the water, on the roadway or right-of-way for a period of forty-eight hours. If the vehicle is creating a safety or health hazard, it may be removed as soon as is practical. The procedure contained in section 304.155 shall be observed for reporting the storage location, notification of the owner and disposal of the vehicle or watercraft.
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(L. 1961 p. 230 § 2, A.L. 1983 H.B. 350)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation
Section 253.010 - Definitions.
Section 253.035 - Rules and regulations, procedure.
Section 253.040 - Acquisition of land — eminent domain.
Section 253.048 - Flags authorized for display in state parks.
Section 253.050 - Obligations incurred only as authorized by appropriation.
Section 253.060 - Director's and staff's qualifications — compensation.
Section 253.065 - Park rangers, appointment, powers as peace officers.
Section 253.070 - Expenditures, how made.
Section 253.090 - State park earnings fund created, how used.
Section 253.100 - Removal of timber only on order of record.
Section 253.110 - The Confederate Memorial Park as state park.
Section 253.120 - Confederate Memorial Park endowment fund.
Section 253.130 - Portrait to be located in Mark Twain state park.
Section 253.147 - Maintenance, repair, and construction report to general assembly, contents.
Section 253.150 - Definitions.
Section 253.155 - Motor vehicles may operate, where, exception.
Section 253.160 - Speed limits in park.
Section 253.165 - Vehicles in parks subject to general law regulating such vehicles.
Section 253.180 - Domestic animals prohibited from running at large.
Section 253.190 - Exempted domestic animals.
Section 253.195 - Fireworks prohibited, exception.
Section 253.200 - Taking of wildlife prohibited, exception.
Section 253.210 - Definitions.
Section 253.220 - Erection of structure in park to accommodate visitors — may acquire land.
Section 253.240 - Bonds issued on resolution of board, when.
Section 253.250 - Revenue bonds not obligations of state.
Section 253.280 - Bonds refunded, when — refunding bonds may include interest — how paid.
Section 253.290 - Leases for development and operation of resort facilities — rentals.
Section 253.300 - Leases to be let on competitive bids.
Section 253.310 - Lessees to give bond.
Section 253.320 - Conditions required in leases — effect of encumbrances of lessee.
Section 253.350 - Babler memorial state park — powers of department of natural resources.
Section 253.360 - Fund created, use of income and corpus, investments.
Section 253.370 - Thomas Hart Benton homestead memorial.
Section 253.380 - Pansy Johnson-Travis memorial state gardens and trust fund.
Section 253.385 - Acquisition of Rice-Tremonti Home by department of natural resources — duties.
Section 253.395 - Historic preservation revolving fund authorized — definitions — use of fund.
Section 253.400 - Short title.
Section 253.401 - Definitions.
Section 253.402 - Purpose of fund — administration.
Section 253.404 - Property, interest limited to estate, or term necessary to preserve and protect.
Section 253.405 - Sale or lease of acquired property subject to restrictions — reversion clause.
Section 253.407 - Unexpended balance not to be transferred to general revenue.
Section 253.421 - Abandoned materials belong to the state — definitions — rulemaking.
Section 253.530 - State treasurer to be custodian of fund, duties, powers.
Section 253.545 - Definitions.
Section 253.557 - Credits exceeding tax liability — distribution — assignment.