This amendment removes the Waterfowl Hunting Only Zone from Montrose Conservation Area.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 11—Wildlife Code: Special Regulations for Department Areas
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
(5) On the following department areas, portions designated as Waterfowl Refuge are closed to all public use according to the dates listed below and as shown on the area map or the online conservation atlas. Portions of these designated areas may be open to other activities by posting.
(A) October 15 through March 1:
- Brown (Bob) Conservation Area;
- Coon Island Conservation Area;
- Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area;
- Fountain Grove Conservation Area;
- Four Rivers (August A. Busch Jr. Memorial Wetlands at) Conservation Area;
- Grand Pass Conservation Area;
- Leach (B.K.) Memorial Conservation Area (Kings Lake and Bittern Basin);
- Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area;
9. Montrose Conservation Area;
10. Nodaway Valley Conservation Area;
11. Perry (Ralph and Martha) Conservation Area;
12. Schell-Osage Conservation Area;
13. Settle’s Ford Conservation Area; and
14. Shanks (Ted) Conservation Area.
(6) On the following department areas, portions designated as Waterfowl Hunting Only Zone are closed to all public use except waterfowl hunting, according to the dates listed below and as shown on the area map or the online conservation atlas. Portions of these designated areas may be open to other activities by posting.
- From October 15 – February 15:
- Coon Island Conservation Area;
- Duck Creek Conservation Area;
- Fountain Grove Conservation Area;
- Four Rivers Conservation Area (August A. Busch Jr. Memorial Wetlands at);
- Grand Pass Conservation Area;
[6. Montrose Conservation Area;]
[7.]6. Otter Slough Conservation Area (Waterfowl Hunt Zone 1); and
[8.]7. Schell-Osage 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. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 2001, effective Oct. 15, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed February 4, 2026.
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.