Missouri allows studded tires from November 1 through March 31.
Allowed in season
Rule
RSMo 307.171
November 1
Opens for 2026-27
Sunday, November 1, 2026
March 31
Last day
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
22 days
Window opens in
as of Saturday, October 10, 2026
The rule
The studded tire rule in Missouri
Allowed in season
Missouri allows studded tires from November 1 through March 31.
Missouri bars tires with metal or carbide studs on its roads between April 1 and November 1, so studs are allowed in the colder months from November through March.
1. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any road or highway of this state between the first day of April and the first day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with tires containing metal or carbide studs.
Studded tires, prohibited when, RSMo 307.171 (effective Aug 28, 1996), read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source
Yes, within a season. Missouri allows studded tires from November 1 through March 31. RSMo 307.171 reads: "1. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any road or highway of this state between the first day of April and the first day of November while the motor vehicle is equipped with tires containing metal or carbide studs."
From November 1. For the 2026-27 season that is Sunday, November 1, 2026, and the window runs through Wednesday, March 31, 2027.
March 31 is the last day of the window, which for 2026-27 is Wednesday, March 31, 2027.
Iowa, November 1 through April 1; Illinois, barred; Tennessee, October 1 through April 15; Arkansas, November 15 through April 15; Oklahoma, November 1 through April 1; Kansas, November 1 through April 1; Nebraska, November 1 through April 1. Each state's page quotes its own statute.
Montana: October 1 through May 31, 243 days. The national page lists every state's window.
