(2) Bicycles are permitted only on designated multi-use trails and on roads open to vehicular traffic, unless otherwise posted. Groups of more than ten (10) people using bicycles on department areas must obtain a special use permit. Bicycles are also permitted on locations designated as service roads in the online conservation atlas, unless otherwise posted, and except as follows:
(A) Bicycles are not allowed on service roads on department lands associated with nature and education centers, fish hatcheries, staffed ranges, offices, designated natural areas, and on the following department areas:
1. Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area;
2. Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area;
3. Henning (Ruth and Paul) Conservation Area;
4. Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area;
5. McCormack (Jamerson C.) Conservation Area;
6. Platte Falls Conservation Area;
7. Prairie Fork Conservation Area;
[7.]8. Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area;
[8.]9. Rocky Barrens Conservation Area;
[9.]10. Star School Hill Prairie Conservation Area and
[10.]11. Twenty-Five Mile Prairie Conservation Area.
(7) Equestrian use is not permitted on roads open to vehicular traffic on the following department areas:
(A) Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area;
(B) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area;
(C) Cuivre Island Conservation Area;
(D) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area;
(E) Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center;
(F) Prairie Fork Conservation Area;
[(F)](G) Rockwoods Reservation;
[(G)](H) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area;
[(H)](I) Springfield Conservation Nature Center; and
[(I)](J) Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
PUBLIC 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.
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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) Nuts, berries, fruits, edible wild greens and mushrooms may be taken only for personal consumption, unless further restricted in this chapter.
(A) [On Cape Girardeau Conservation Campus Nature Center, Conservation Commission Headquarters, Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Runge Conservation Nature Center, Springfield Conservation Nature Center and Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, t]Taking of nuts, berries, fruits, edible wild greens, and mushrooms is prohibited on the following department areas:
1. Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center
2. Conservation Commission Headquarters
3. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
4. Runge Conservation Nature Center
5. Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
6. Springfield Conservation Nature Center
7. Twin Pines Conservation Education Center
(B) On Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area and Rockwoods Reservation [, taking of nuts, berries, fruits and edible wild greens is prohibited ]only mushrooms may be taken.
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 Aug. 28, 2018.
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.