FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 124
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LONG.
Pre-filed December 12, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 577, RSMo, relating to public safety offenses by adding thereto one new section relating to the same subject, with a penalty provision.
Section A. Chapter 577, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 577.635, to read as follows:
577.635. 1. No person shall possess or use glass food or beverage containers within fifty feet of any navigable waterway in the state of Missouri, except in designated camps or picnic sites, or in vehicles on designated roads and parking areas. The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this section:
(1) Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the possession or use of glass food or beverage containers;
(2) Any federal, state or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of their official duties; and
(3) Persons on private lands within fifty feet of a navigable waterway.
2. Beginning January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, any person violating the provisions of this section shall be issued a warning. On or after January 1, 2003, any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
3. The provisions of this section shall become effective January 1, 2002.
Missouri House of Representatives