The proposed amendment adds Lost Valley Fish Hatchery to areas where fishing is permitted only by reservation or education groups, reflects changes made to area lakes that provide trout fishing opportunities on Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area, and deletes prior fishing methods and hours of restricted public use on Lost Valley Fish Hatchery.
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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
(2) Fishing is permitted only by reservation by educational groups, and fish must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught, except as provided by special use permit on the following department areas or individually named lakes:
(A) Bass Pond, Catfish Pond, Hybrid Pond (Bellefontaine Conservation Area)
(B) Belladonna Pond (Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery)
(C) Bois D’Arc Conservation Area Aquatic Education Pond
(D) Bray Pond (Bray (Marguerite) Conservation Area)
(E) Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area Aquatic Education Pond
(F) Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
(G) Lost Valley Fish Hatchery
[(G)](H) Mule Camp Pond (Twin Pines Conservation Education Center)
[(H)](I) Prairie Fork Conservation Area
[(I)](J) Sunfish Lake (Hartell (Ronald and Maude) Conservation Area)
[(J)](K) Woods (Walter) Conservation Area Aquatic Education Pond.
(6) On Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area:
(A) Fishing is permitted only on designated waters from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily;
(B) On Lakes 16, 31, and 32, only flies, artificial lures, and soft plastic baits (unscented) may be used and fish must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught;
(C) On Lakes 7 and 21[and 28], only flies, artificial lures, and soft plastic baits (unscented) may be used from November 1 through January 31;
(D) On Lake 12, fishing is restricted to persons fifteen (15) years of age or younger and not more than one (1) pole and line may be used by any one (1) person at any time;
(E) On Lakes 1, 2, and 15, fishing is permitted only by reservation by educational groups, and fish must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught, except as provided by special use permit; and
(F) On Lakes 3, 7, 21, 22, and 23,[and 28,] from November 1 through January 31, not more than one (1) pole and line may be used by one (1) person at any time and the use of natural or scented baits as chum is prohibited.
[(7) On Lost Valley Fish Hatchery, fishing is permitted only on designated waters from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday from March 1 through November 30. Fishing is restricted to persons fifteen (15) years of age or younger and not more than one (1) pole and line may be used by any one (1) person at any time.]
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule was 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 August 27, 2021.
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.