The proposed amendment establishes a minimum length limit of twenty-six inches (26”) for blue and flathead catfish on Mark Twain Lake and corrects the official name of the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.
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Title 3—DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Division 10—Conservation Commission
Chapter 6—Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Proposed Amendment
(1) Daily Limit: Ten (10) channel catfish, five (5) blue catfish and five (5) flathead catfish, except:
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and its tributaries and Harry S. Truman [Lake]Reservoir and its tributaries, the daily and possession limit of blue catfish is ten (10).
(B) On Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, and Table Rock Lake, the daily limit of channel catfish, blue catfish, and flathead catfish is ten (10) in the aggregate.
(C) On the Mississippi River, the daily and possession limit is twenty (20) channel catfish and blue catfish in the aggregate and ten (10) flathead catfish.
(4) Length Limits: No length limits, except:
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and its tributaries and Harry S. Truman [Lake]Reservoir and its tributaries, blue catfish twenty-six inches (26") to thirty-four inches (34") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught. The daily limit may not contain more than two (2) blue catfish more than thirty-four inches (34") in total length.
(B) On Mark Twain Lake, blue catfish and flathead catfish less than twenty-six inches (26”) in total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.240, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed June 13, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. 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.