306.109. Alcoholic drinking devices, containers, and coolers prohibited on rivers--violation, penalty.

Alcoholic drinking devices, containers, and coolers prohibited onrivers--violation, penalty.

306.109. 1. No person shall possess or use beer bongs or otherdrinking devices used to consume similar amounts of alcohol on the riversof this state. As used in this section, the term "beer bong" includes anydevice that is intended and designed for the rapid consumption or intake ofan alcoholic beverage, including but not limited to funnels, tubes, hoses,and modified containers with additional vents.

2. No person shall possess or use any large volume alcohol containersthat hold more than four gallons of an alcoholic beverage on the rivers ofthis state.

3. No person shall possess expanded polypropylene coolers on orwithin fifty feet of any river of this state, except in developedcampgrounds, picnic areas, landings, roads and parking lots located withinfifty feet of such rivers. This subsection shall not apply to high densitybait containers used solely for such purpose.

4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guiltyof a class A misdemeanor.

5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons on theMississippi River, Missouri River, or Osage River.

(L. 2009 H.B. 62)