Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.165
Each water patrolman appointed by the Missouri state water patrol and each of such other employees as may be designated by the patrol, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office to perform his duties faithfully and impartially, and shall be given a certificate of appointment, a copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state, granting him all the powers of a peace officer to enforce all laws of this state, upon all of the following:
(6) Any other jurisdictional area, pursuant to the provisions of section 306.167.
Each water patrolman may board any watercraft at any time, with probable cause, for the purpose of making any inspection necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Each water patrolman may arrest on view, and without a warrant, any person he sees violating or who he has reasonable grounds to believe has violated any law of this state, upon any water or land area subject to his jurisdiction as provided in this section. It is further provided that each water patrolman shall be bonded in like manner and amount as sheriffs under section 57.020, RSMo. Each water patrolman shall, within six months after receiving his certificate of appointment, satisfactorily complete a law enforcement training course including six hundred hours of actual instruction conducted by a duly constituted law enforcement agency or any other school approved under chapter 590, RSMo.
(L. 1963 p. 424 §1, A.L. 1971 S.B. 2, A.L. 1977 S.B. 194, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 135)
Effective 5-25-89
CROSS REFERENCE:
Scholarships or grants for disabled personnel injured or survivors of personnel killed in the line of duty, RSMo 173.260