3 CSR 10-10.788: Resident Commercial Live Coyote and Fox Trapping Permit

Purpose

This rule establishes a permit for residents of the state to take, possess, transport, and hold coyotes, red fox, and gray fox alive and to sell these animals to the holder of a valid Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit.

Summary:

This amendment moves the fee for Resident Commercial Live Coyote and Fox Trapping Permit to 3 CSR 10-10.950.

Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission

Chapter 10—Wildlife Code:  Commercial Permits: Seasons, Methods, Limits

Proposed Amendment

Resident Commercial Live Coyote and Fox Trapping Permit. Required in addition to a valid Resident Trapping Permit to take, possess, transport, and hold coyote, red fox, and gray fox alive in accordance with the provisions of 3 CSR 10-10.789, and to sell or give these furbearers to the holder of a valid Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit in accordance with 3 CSR 10-9.575 and 3 CSR 10-10.789. [Fee: Fifty-one dollars ($51).] 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025. 

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

PRIVATE ENTITY 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. 

Official public comment period: July 2, 2025 to July 31, 2025