This proposed amendment clarifies reporting and other requirements to be met by fur dealers and fur buyers transacting in pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
(1) Each fur dealer shall keep an up-to-date, accurate record of all furbearer pelts and pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri purchased, sold, consigned, or stored. For each transaction, the seller’s name, address, and permit number shall be recorded immediately in either a fur record book furnished or a form approved by the department. All such records and furs shall be made available for inspection by an authorized agent of the department at any reasonable time.
(2) Each fur dealer shall submit annually a report on either forms furnished or those approved by the department. Printed copies of these forms can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and online at www.missouriconservation.org. All fur dealers’ reports shall include all transactions in furbearer pelts and pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri for the twelve (12) months preceding April 10 of the current year and an inventory of fur held in storage. Such reports shall be submitted by April 20.
(3) Nonresident fur dealers shall conduct business only at the location in Missouri specified on the permit, with resident fur dealers at their business locations, and at established fur auction sites.
(4) Fur dealers and employees specified on their permit, who are buying, selling, possessing, or transporting pelts or carcasses of furbearers or pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri shall have a copy of the prescribed permit in his/her possession.
(5) Furbearer pelts and pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri may be shipped or transported into Missouri without a Missouri fur dealer permit for consignment or sale at an established fur auction site or to the location specified on a Missouri fur dealer permit if the pelts are accompanied by the appropriate permit or other proof of legality in the state of origin.
(6) Issuance of a permit after the first year shall be conditioned on compliance with this rule and receipt by the department of satisfactory reports for the preceding permit period.
(7) Fur dealers may consign pelts or carcasses of furbearers and pelts of black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri for storage or processing at locations other than that specified on the permit provided the consignee is identified in the fur record book.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed July 30, 1979, effective Jan. 1, 1980. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed September 4, 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.