Proposed Regulation Changes

(2) Permits Required.

  (B) Any person possessing a valid sport fishing license issued by the state of Arkansas, or who is legally exempted from those license requirements, without further permit or license, may fish in the [flowing portions of the ]St. Francis River, within the boundary of Missouri adjacent to Arkansas. North of U.S. Hwy. 62, these persons may also fish in any oxbow lake through which the state boundary passes. South of U.S. Hwy. 62, these persons may also fish all waters between the main levees of the St. Francis River within the boundary of Missouri.   

 

(3) Limits and Possession.

  (G) Fish possessed and transported after a bona fide fishing tournament by the holder of a fish utilization permit need not be kept separate and identifiable following tournament judging.

 

(4) Reciprocal Privileges: Des Moines, Mississippi, Missouri, and St. Francis Rivers.

  (B) [Regulations of the state where the person is licensed shall apply in Arkansas boundary waters. ]Missouri regulations shall apply in the Missouri portion of Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Kansas boundary waters. Persons licensed in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas, and Nebraska, when fishing in waters in which they are not licensed to fish by Missouri, shall comply with the most restrictive laws and regulations of the two (2) states.  

  (C) Persons must be licensed in Missouri to fish in tributaries of the Des Moines, Mississippi, Missouri, and St. Francis rivers.

  (D) Persons licensed in [Arkansas or ]Iowa may not fish from or attach any device or equipment to land under the jurisdiction of Missouri.

  (E) Persons licensed in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas, or Nebraska may fish from or attach devices or equipment to land under the jurisdiction of Missouri.

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed June 13, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.          

 

(1) Daily Limit: Four (4) trout in the aggregate, except:

  (D) The daily limit is two (2) trout in:  Meramec River and its tributaries, except Maramec Spring Branch, in Crawford and Phelps counties from Highway 8 bridge to Scotts Ford; and the unimpounded portion of the North Fork of White River and its tributaries in Ozark County from Patrick Bridge to Norfork Lake[; and Roubidoux Creek from the elevated utility cable crossing approximately one-half (1/2) mile below the Business I-44 bridge in Waynesville to its confluence with the Gasconade River].

 

(2) Methods: Pole and line, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, or jug line, except as further restricted in this rule.

  (A) Only flies and artificial lures may be used when fishing on the waters listed in subsections (4)(C) and (E) of this rule and on the Meramec River in Crawford and Phelps counties from Highway 8 bridge to Scotts Ford, on Dry Fork Creek in Crawford and Phelps counties from the elevated cable crossing to its confluence with the Meramec River, and on the Current River from Montauk State Park to Cedar Grove[, and on Roubidoux Creek from the elevated utility cable crossing approximately one-half (1/2) mile below the Business I-44 bridge in Waynesville to its confluence with the Gasconade River]. Soft plastic baits and natural and scented baits are specifically prohibited.

 

(4) Length Limits: No length limits, except:

  (D) All rainbow trout less than fifteen inches (15") in total length must be released unharmed immediately after being caught on the Meramec River and its tributaries in Crawford and Phelps counties from Highway 8 bridge to Scotts Ford, except Maramec Spring Branch; and on the unimpounded portion of the North Fork of White River and its tributaries in Ozark County from Patrick Bridge to Norfork Lake[; and on the Roubidoux Creek from the elevated utility cable crossing approximately one-half (1/2) mile below the Business I-44 bridge in Waynesville to its confluence with the Gasconade River].

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section [252.240]252.040, RSMo 2016. Original rule filed June 13, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

(4) Length Limits: All bluegill, green sunfish, and bullheads more than five inches (5") in total length and other fish more than twelve inches (12") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught by the methods prescribed in this rule, except there are no length limits for [bighead carp, common carp]invasive fish, gizzard shad, and goldfish[, grass carp, and silver carp].

 

(6) [Bighead carp and silver carp]Invasive fish may not be used as live bait but may be used as dead or cut bait.

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section [252.240]252.040, RSMo 2016. Original rule filed June 13, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

[(5) Red fox, gray fox, and coyotes may be taken alive during the furbearer trapping season by prescribed methods and by cable restraint from November 15 through the last day of February and held in captivity. They may not be exported and may only be sold or given to holders of a valid Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer permit.  Live coyotes, red fox, and gray fox may not be possessed after March 15.  These animals may be held for no longer than seventy-two (72) hours after capture, except when confined in facilities and cared for as specified in 3 CSR 10-9.220, and after approval by an agent of the department. Complete and current records of all transactions must be maintained showing the county of origin, the species, date captured, date of transfer, and name, and permit number of the hound running area operator/dealer receiving each individual animal. These records shall be kept on forms provided by the department and submitted to an agent of the department by April 15.  Printed copies of the forms can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and online at www.missouriconservation.org.  Records shall be made available for inspection by an authorized agent of the department at any reasonable time.]  

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section [252.240]252.040, RSMo 2016. Original rule filed July 23, 1974, effective Dec. 31, 1974. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

 

(1) Commercial fish and live bait may be taken and possessed in any numbers by the holder of a commercial fishing permit from commercial waters with seines, gill nets, trammel nets, hoop nets with or without wings, trotlines, throwlines, limb lines, bank lines, or jug or block lines, and any number of hooks, except:

  (C) Alligator gar may not be taken or possessed, and must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.

 

(12) [Bighead carp, common carp, grass carp, and silver carp]Invasive fish that jump from the water on or into a watercraft, or onto land, may be taken and possessed in any number. Invasive fish may not be transported from waters of the state where taken unconfined or in water.

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section [252.240]252.040, RSMo 2016. Original rule filed Aug. 16, 1973, effective Dec. 31, 1973. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

(1) [The following activities are allowed on department areas only where and as authorized by this chapter or by signs and area brochures or by a special use permit issued by the area manager: swimming, sailboarding, sailboating, skateboarding, boating, entry on areas closed to public use, bicycling, camping, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, removal of water, commercial use, vending, fires outside of designated camping areas, rock collecting, planting, digging and other soil disturbance, field trials, horseback riding, ranging of horses and other livestock, possession of pets and hunting dogs, caving, rock climbing, rappelling, paint-balling, scuba diving, water skiing, geocaching or letterboxing, the use and possession of vehicles and aircraft, the use of decoys, and the use or construction of blinds and tree stands.]Department areas may be used only as authorized by this chapter, except these rules shall not restrict department employees or their designees when conducting official events or activities. Department areas may be used only in accordance with the following.

  (A) Department areas designated as open to the public may be accessed and used for hiking, sightseeing, and nature observation. The locations and times when department areas may be entered, remained on, or used for these activities may be further restricted by this chapter, signs, or area maps.

  (B) The following activities are allowed on department areas as further authorized by this chapter.

    1. Entering or remaining on department areas, or designated portions of department

      areas (See 3 CSR 10-11.115).

    2. Possession of pets and hunting dogs (See 3 CSR 10-11.120).

    3. Field Trials (See 3 CSR 10-11.125).

    4. Use of vehicles, bicycles, horses, and horseback riding (See 3 CSR 10-11.130).

    5. Collecting of nuts, berries, fruits, edible wild greens, and mushrooms (See 3 CSR 10-11.135).

    6. Camping (See 3 CSR 10-11.140).

    7. Tree stands (See 3 CSR 10-11.145).

    8. Target shooting and use of shooting ranges (See 3 CSR 10-11.150).

    9. Decoys and Blinds (See 3 CSR 10-11.155).

    10. Use of boats and motors (See 3 CSR 10-11.160).

    11. Taking bullfrogs and green frogs (See 3 CSR 10-11.165).

    12. Hunting (See 3 CSR 10-11.180 through 3 CSR 10-11.186).

    13. Trapping (See 3 CSR 10-11.187).

    14. Fishing (See 3 CSR 10-11.200 through 3 CSR 10-11.215).

    15. Taking feral swine (See 3 CSR 10-11.220).

  (C) The following activities are prohibited on department areas and may not be authorized by a special use permit.

    1. Destruction, defacing, or removal of department property.

    2. Digging or excavating.

    3. Guiding for pay.

    4. Military or law enforcement training by nongovernment entities.

    5. Placing of grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products on land.

    6. Placing or using trail or game cameras or other similar devices.

    7. Use of paint ball, airsoft, or similar projectile weapons not specifically authorized by this Code.

    8. Placement of honey bee apiaries.

    9. Parking or storage of watercraft and commercial vehicles during closed hours.

    10. Use of fireworks.

    11. Use of remote-controlled boats or land vehicles.

    12. Prospecting, exploring, mining, or extracting minerals, metals, oil, natural gas, or other nonrenewable resources, except as specifically approved by the commission.

    13. Commercial or political advertising, except for commercial advertising by authorized concessionaires or by vendors participating in department events.

  (D) Activities not listed in subsections (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C) of this rule, including commercial use and vending, may be authorized by a special use permit when the activity is compatible with other authorized activities. Special use permits may be issued only by the area manager or their designee. Issuance of a special use permit is at the discretion of the department. Application for a special use permit does not guarantee that one will be issued. All persons entering, remaining on, or using a department area pursuant to a special use permit shall abide by the specific conditions stated on the permit.

  (E) Signs, posted regulations, or area maps may further restrict activities in accordance with this chapter, including designating portions of department areas as open or closed to public use. Area managers may temporarily close or change regulations on department areas through posting to protect the public from hazardous conditions and threats to public safety, to protect fish and wildlife resources, and for special events or resource management activities where public use conflicts are likely to occur. All persons entering, remaining on, or using a department area shall abide by signs, posted regulations, and area maps.

  (F) Collecting or possessing wild plants and wild animals (including invertebrates) and unprocessed parts thereof must be authorized by a Letter of Authorization for Plant Collecting or a Wildlife Collector’s Permit, respectively, except as otherwise authorized in this Code.

  (G) Waste containers may be used only for disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish generated on the department area.

  (H) On Amidon Memorial Conservation Area within the Castor River Shut-Ins Natural Area, possession of food and beverage containers made of glass is prohibited.

  (I) On Thomas Hill Reservoir, swimming, sailboarding, scuba diving, and water skiing are permitted, except water skiing is prohibited north of Highway T on the Stinking Creek Arm of the lake and on the warm water arm of the lake upstream from the marker buoys.

  (J) On Rockwoods Reservation, rock climbing is allowed only in designated and posted areas.

 

[(2) Collecting or possessing wild plants and wild animals (including invertebrates) and unprocessed parts thereof must be authorized by a Letter of Authorization for Plant Collecting or a Wildlife Collector’s Permit, respectively, except as otherwise authorized in this Code.

 

(3) On Thomas Hill Reservoir, swimming, sailboarding, scuba diving, and water skiing are permitted, except water skiing is prohibited north of Highway T on the Stinking Creek Arm of the lake and on the warm water arm of the lake upstream from the marker buoys.

 

(4) The destruction, defacing, or removal of department property and use of fireworks are prohibited.

 

(5) Possession of glass food and beverage containers is prohibited within the Castor River Shut-Ins Natural Area on Amidon Memorial Conservation Area.

 

(6) Waste containers may be used only for disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish generated on the department area.

 

(7) Guiding for pay is prohibited on department areas.

 

(8) Feral livestock may not be taken on lands owned or leased by the Department of Conservation.]

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016. This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

Only portable tree stands are allowed and only from September 1 through January 31 on areas where deer or elk hunting is allowed, by special use permit, or except as otherwise authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 [Turkeys: Special Hunts]Turkey Hunting and 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter.  Unattended stands must be plainly labeled on a durable material with the full name and address, or Conservation Number, of the owner and be removed from the area before February 1. Use of nails, screw-in steps, and any material or method that would damage the tree is prohibited.

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST:  This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

 

(1) Hunting is permitted on department areas, except as further restricted by signs, area brochures, or this chapter and except turkey and deer hunting are allowed as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 [Turkeys: Special Hunts]Turkey Hunting, 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting, and 3 CSR 10-11.190 Elk Hunting of this chapter. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by managed hunt, statewide permits, seasons, methods, and limits apply. A valid area daily hunting tag may be required in addition to statewide permits.

 

(3) Except for deer, elk, and turkey hunting as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 [Turkeys: Special Hunts]Turkey Hunting, 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting, and 3 CSR 10-11.190 Elk Hunting of this chapter, hunting is prohibited on outdoor education sites, conservation education center sites, nature center sites, and any of the following areas that are less than forty (40) acres in size: public fishing accesses, radio facilities, office sites, tower sites, cave sites, and staffed shooting ranges. 

 

(4) Hunting is prohibited on the following department areas except for deer and turkey hunting as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 [Turkeys: Special Hunts]Turkey Hunting and 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:

  [(N) Drovers Prairie Conservation Area]

  [(O)](N) Engelmann Woods Natural Area

  [(P)](O) Forest 44 Conservation Area

  [(Q)](P) Foxglove Conservation Area

  [(R) Gay Feather Prairie Conservation Area]

  [(S)](Q) Goodson (Jean and Joan) Conservation Area

  [(T)](R) Gravois Creek Conservation Area

  [(U)](S) Gravois Mills Access

  [(V)](T) Grundy Memorial Wildlife Area

  [(W)](U) Hartell (Ronald and Maude) Conservation Area

  [(X)](V) Harter (James R.) Conservation Area

  [(Y)](W) Henning (Ruth and Paul) Conservation Area

  [(Z)](X) Hickory Canyons Natural Area

  [(AA)](Y) Hickory Woods Conservation Area

  [(BB)](Z) Hinkson Woods Conservation Area

  [(CC)](AA) Juden Creek Conservation Area

  [(DD)](BB) Klamberg (Roger) Woods Conservation Area

  [(EE)](CC) La Petite Gemme Prairie Conservation Area

  [(FF)](DD) Lichen Glade Conservation Area

  [(GG)](EE) Lily Pond Natural Area

  [(HH)](FF) Limpp Community Lake

  [(II)](GG) Lipton Conservation Area

  [(JJ)](HH) Little Osage Prairie

  [(KK)](II) Malta Bend Community Lake

  [(LL)](JJ) Maple Flats Access

  [(MM)](KK) Maple Woods Natural Area

  [(NN)](LL) Miller Community Lake

  [(OO)](MM) Mint Spring Conservation Area

  [(PP)](NN) Mount Vernon Prairie

  [(QQ)](OO) Niawathe Prairie Conservation Area

  [(RR)](PP) Parma Woods Range and Training Center (south portion)

  [(SS)](QQ) Pawhuska Prairie

  [(TT)](RR) Pelican Island Natural Area

  [(UU)](SS) Perry County Community Lake

  [(VV)](TT) Phantom Forest Conservation Area

  [(WW)](UU) Pickle Springs Natural Area

  [(XX)](VV) Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area

  [(YY)](WW) Ray County Community Lake

  [(ZZ)](XX) Rocheport Cave Conservation Area

  [(AAA)](YY) Rockwoods Range

  [(BBB)](ZZ) Rockwoods Reservation

  [(CCC)](AAA) Rush Creek Conservation Area

  [(DDD)](BBB) Saeger Woods Conservation Area

  [(EEE)](CCC) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area

  [(FFF)](DDD) Sears (F. O. and Leda J.) Memorial Wildlife Area

  [(GGG)](EEE) Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area

  [(HHH)](FFF) Sims Valley Community Lake

  [(III)](GGG) Steyermark (Julian) Woods Conservation Area

  [(JJJ)](HHH) Teszars Woods Conservation Area

  [(KKK)](III) Thirtyfour Corner Blue Hole

  [(LLL)](JJJ) Thompson (Robert H.) Conservation Area

  [(MMM)](KKK) Tower Rock Natural Area

  [(NNN)](LLL) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (designated portion of the Grand River Bottoms Wildlife Management Area)

  [(OOO)](MMM) Twin Borrow Pits Conservation Area

  [(PPP)](NNN) Tywappity Community Lake

  [(QQQ)](OOO) Upper Mississippi Conservation Area (Clarksville Refuge)

  [(RRR)](PPP) Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie (portion south of Highway 82)

  [(SSS)](QQQ) Wah-Sha-She Prairie

  [(TTT)](RRR) Walnut Woods Conservation Area

  [(UUU)](SSS) White Alloe Creek Conservation Area

  [(VVV)](TTT) Wildcat Glade Natural Area

  [(WWW)](UUU) Wild Cherry Ridge Conservation Area

  [(XXX)](VVV) Woods (Walter) Conservation Area

  [(YYY)](WWW) Youngdahl (Mark) Urban Conservation Area

 

(5) Firearms firing single projectiles are prohibited on the following department areas except for deer hunting as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:

  (C) Berrier (Dr. Harry and Lina) Memorial Conservation Area

  [(C)](D) Black Island Conservation Area (Wolf Bayou Unit of)

  [(D)](E) Bois D’Arc Conservation Area

  [(E)](F) Branch Towersite

  [(F)](G) Brickley Hollow Conservation Area

  [(G)](H) Brown (Gerhild and Graham) Conservation Area

  [(H)](I) Cape LaCroix Bluffs Conservation Area

  [(I)](J) Catawissa Conservation Area

  [(J)](K) Charity Access

  [(K)](L) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

  [(L)](M) Cuivre Island Conservation Area (mainland portion)

  [(M)](N) Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area

  [(N)](O) Dorris Creek Prairie Conservation Area

  [(O)](P) Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area

  [(P)](Q) Dupree (Arthur) Memorial Conservation Area

  [(Q)](R) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area

  [(R)](S) Earthquake Hollow Conservation Area

  [(S)](T) Eck (Peter A.) Conservation Area

  [(T)](U) Edmonson Access

  [(U)](V) Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area

  [(V)](W) Fort Leonard Wood Towersite

  [(W)](X) Gale (Larry R.) Access

  [(X)](Y) Glassberg (Myron and Sonya) Family Conservation Area

  [(Y)](Z) Grand Bluffs Conservation Area

  [(Z)](AA) Horse Creek Prairie Conservation Area

  [(AA)](BB) LaBarque Creek Conservation Area

  [(BB)](CC) Lewis (The) Family, Dean, Anna Mae and David D. Lewis Memorial Conservation    Area

  [(CC)](DD) Liberty Bend Conservation Area

  [(DD)](EE) Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area

  [(EE)](FF) Little Dixie Lake Conservation Area

  [(FF)](GG) Little Prairie Conservation Area

  [(GG)](HH) Little River Conservation Area

  [(HH)](II) Logan (Caroline Sheridan) Memorial Wildlife Area

  [(II)](JJ) Lone Jack Lake Conservation Area

  [(JJ)](KK) Lost Valley Fish Hatchery

  [(KK)](LL) Lowe (William) Conservation Area

  [(LL)](MM) Mansfield (Alice Ahart) Conservation Area

  [(MM)](NN) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area

  [(NN)](OO) Mockingbird Hill Access

  [(OO)](PP) Mo-No-I Prairie Conservation Area

  [(PP)](QQ) Mon-Shon Prairie Conservation Area

  [(QQ)](RR) Noser Mill Conservation Area

  [(RR)](SS) Pacific Palisades Conservation Area

  [(SS)](TT) Parma Woods Range and Training Center (south portion)

  [(TT)](UU) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area

  [(UU)](VV) Reform Conservation Area

  [(VV)](WW) Rocky Barrens Conservation Area

  [(WW)](XX) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area

  [(XX)](YY) Shelton (Wade and June) Memorial Conservation Area

  [(YY)](ZZ) Sloan (Dr. O. E. and Eloise) Conservation Area

  [(ZZ)](AAA) Sterling Price Community Lake

  [(AAA)](BBB) Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area

  [(BBB)](CCC) Swift Ditch Access

  [(CCC)](DDD) Tipton Ford Access

  [(DDD)](EEE) Treaty Line Prairie Conservation Area

  [(EEE)](FFF) Tri-City Community Lake

  [(FFF)](GGG) Valley View Glades Natural Area

  [(GGG)](HHH) Vandalia Community Lake

  [(HHH)](III) VanDerhoef (Archie and Gracie) Memorial State Forest

  [(III)](JJJ) Victoria Glades Conservation Area

  [(JJJ)](KKK) Vonaventure Memorial Forest and Wildlife Area

  [(KKK)](LLL) Wigwam School Access

  [(LLL)](MMM) Young Conservation Area

 

[(9) On Caney Mountain Conservation Area -

(A) On the designated fenced portion of the area, firearms squirrel hunting is permitted from the fourth Saturday in May through August 31, and December 1 through February 15; and 

(B) On the remainder of the area, firearms squirrel hunting is permitted under statewide regulations.] 

 

[(10)](9) On Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area -

(A) Rabbits may be hunted only with shotgun from January 1 through February 15, except on designated portions where special management restrictions apply. The daily limit is four (4) rabbits;

  (B) Furbearers other than coyotes not treed with the aid of dogs may be taken only by shotgun during the prescribed season; and

  (C) All furbearers may be taken during managed deer hunts that coincide with the prescribed furbearer season using methods allowed for deer by participants holding a valid managed deer hunting permit and the prescribed permit for taking furbearers.

 

[(11)](10) Hunting is permitted on the following department areas only by holders of a valid area daily hunting tag or as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 [Turkeys: Special Hunts]Turkey Hunting and 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:

  (A) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

  (B) Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area

  (C) Forest 44 Conservation Area

  (D) Green (Charles W.) Conservation Area

  (E) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area

  (F) Prairie Fork Conservation Area

  (G) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area

    1. Rabbits, squirrels, and crows may be taken between sunrise and sunset from December 1 through the end of the statewide season except furbearers may be taken during managed deer hunts that coincide with the prescribed furbearer season using methods allowed for deer by participants holding a valid managed deer hunting permit and the prescribed permit for taking furbearers.

 

[(12)](11) On Lake Girardeau Conservation Area, firearms firing a single projectile are prohibited, except a twenty-two (.22) caliber or smaller rimfire firearm may be used from November 1 through April 1. 

[(13)](12) On the portion of Nodaway River bordered by the portion of Nodaway Valley Conservation Area which has been designated a waterfowl refuge, all hunting is prohibited from October 15 through March 1.

[(14)](13) On Leach (B. K.) Memorial Conservation Area, hunting of wildlife other than waterfowl is allowed during prescribed seasons, except that from October 15 through the end of the appropriate zone’s duck season other wildlife may be hunted only by archery methods and only in designated areas. 

[(15)](14)  On Cover (Dan and Maureen) Prairie Conservation Area, rabbits may not be chased, pursued, or taken during the prescribed quail hunting season.

[(16)](15) Firearms firing single projectiles larger than twenty-two (.22) caliber rimfire are prohibited on the following areas except for deer hunting as authorized in3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:

  (A) Church Farm Conservation Area

  (B) Horton Farm Conservation Area

  (C) Kendzora (Anthony and Beatrice) Conservation Area

  (D) Montrose Conservation Area

  (E) Park (Guy B.) Conservation Area

  (F) Platte Falls Conservation Area

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016. This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

[(2) Quail may be taken only by holders of the prescribed hunting permit and a valid area daily hunting tag, and hunters must check out immediately after the close of their hunting trip on the following department areas:

    (A)  Bunch Hollow Conservation Area

    (B)  Crowleys Ridge Conservation Area

    (C) Maintz Wildlife Preserve

    (D) Seat (Emmett and Leah) Memorial Conservation Area]

 

[(3)](2)  On Whetstone Creek Conservation Area quail hunting is permitted only through December 15.

 

[(4)  Quail hunting is permitted only through December 15 by holders of the prescribed hunting permit and a valid area daily hunting tag, and hunters must check out immediately after the close of their hunting trip. [on the following department areas:

    (A)  Bois D’Arc Conservation Area

    (B)  Talbot (Robert E.) Conservation Area

    (C)  White River Trace Conservation Area]

 

[(5)](3)  On Cover (Dan and Maureen) Prairie Conservation Area quail hunting is permitted only by holders of the prescribed hunting permit who have been selected to participate in the area’s managed quail hunts.

 

[(6)](4)  Quail hunting is prohibited on the following department areas:

  (A)  Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area

  (B) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed October 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009.For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST:  This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

(3) Gizzard shad may be taken from lakes and ponds by dip net or throw net, except at the following areas:

  (I) St. Ann (Gendron Lake)

  [(I)](J) St. Louis (Benton Park Lake, boathouse Lake, Fairgrounds Park Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hyde Park Lake, Jefferson Lake, Lafayette Park Lake, North Riverfront Park Lake, O’Fallon Park Lake, North Lake, South Lake)

  [(J)](K) St. Louis County (Bee Tree Park Lake, Blackjack Lake, Carp Lake, Creve Coeur Park Lake, Fountain Lake, Island Lake, Jarville Lake, Simpson Park Lake, Spanish Lake, Sunfish Lake, Tilles Park Lake)

  [(K)](L) Union (Union City Lake).

 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016. This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.116. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020.

 

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

PRIVATE COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

 

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.