PURPOSE: This amendment corrects the spelling of Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area and corrects punctuation throughout section (1).
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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
(1) Field trials are only permitted on the department areas listed below. A field trial special use permit issued by the area manager is required. Unless otherwise provided on the field trial special use permit, field trials are permitted from September 1 through the Monday closest to March 31. Field trial types and locations may be further restricted on each designated area:
(A) Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area;
(B) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area;
(C) Bois D’ Arc Conservation Area;
(D) Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area;
(E) Canaan Conservation Area;
(F) Duck Creek Conservation Area;
(G) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area;
(H) Fort Crowder Conservation Area;
(I) Helton (The Wayne) Memorial Wildlife Area;
(J) Maintz Wildlife Preserve;
(K) Pony Express Lake Conservation Area;
(L) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area;
(M) Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area;
(N) Shawnee Trail Conservation Area;
(O) Talbot (Robert E.) Conservation Area;
(P) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek);
(Q) Whetstone Creek Conservation Area;
(R) White River Trace Conservation Area; and
(S) Wilhelmina Conservation Area.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed May 9, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed October 3, 2025.
PUBLIC ENTITY COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in aggregate.
PRIVATE ENTITY COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in 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.