This amendment clarifies the furbearer species that may be trapped.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 8— Wildlife Code: Trapping: Seasons, Methods
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
(1) Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, red fox, river otter, and striped skunk may be taken in any numbers by trapping only in accordance with the following:
(A) Statewide Seasons.
1. Badger, gray fox, and red fox from November 15 through January 31;
2. Bobcat, coyote, mink, muskrat, and river otter from November 15 through the last day of February;
3. Opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk from August 1 through October 15 and November 15 through the last day of February; and
4. Beaver and nutria from November 15 through March 31.
(B) Special Harvest Season on Private Lands. Coyote, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk may also be taken on private lands from March 1 through April 14.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed July 23, 1974, effective Dec. 31, 1974. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025.
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.