{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-253.010","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following words shall mean:\n(1) \"Department\" , the department of natural resources;\n(2) \"Land\" , upland, land under water, the water itself and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable in land or water;\n(3) \"Park\" , any land, site or object primarily of recreational value or of cultural value because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric, archeologic, scientific, or other distinctive characteristics or natural features;\n(4) \"Parkway\" , an elongated area of parkland, usually contiguous to a pleasure driveway and often containing recreational areas.","path":["Title XVI - CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT","Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=253.010","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"d1afb5f3d8f73abfddcb1a6934569a9b47acbc4453a0ca06cf307fd0a9a2cca4","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-252.333","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-253.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}