This amendment increases the fee for a Wildlife Collector’s Permit to reflect a more current cost adjustment based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 9—Wildlife Code: Confined Wildlife: Privileges, Permits, Standards
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
(1) A permit to collect, possess, mount, or preserve wildlife for scientific related purposes.
(A) Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Scientific Purposes. Wildlife collector’s permits may be granted to an authorized representative of a university, college, school, incorporated city, state or federal agency, publicly-owned zoo, or wildlife or research organization or other qualified individual; provided, that the collection shall be used exclusively for scientific, educational or museum purposes. Fee: [five dollars ($5)]six dollars ($6).
(B) Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Special Collections of Wildlife. Wildlife collector’s permits may be issued to professionally qualified individuals who charge a fee for biological studies for specific projects where the potential results are of sufficient public value and interest to justify special collection of wildlife. Fee: [fifty dollars ($50)]fifty-five dollars ($55).
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 cost private entities an estimated five hundred forty-five dollars ($545) annually 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.
FISCAL NOTE
PRIVATE ENTITY COST
I. Department Title: Department of Conservation
Division Title: Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter Title: Chapter 9—Wildlife Code: Confined Wildlife: Privileges, Permits, Standards
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Rule Number and Name: |
3 CSR 10-9.425 Wildlife Collector’s Permit |
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Type of Rulemaking: |
Proposed Amendment |
II. SUMMARY OF FISCAL IMPACT
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Estimate of the number of entities by class which would likely be affected by the adoption of the proposed rule: |
Classification by types of the business entities which would likely be affected: |
Estimate in the aggregate as to the cost of compliance with the rule by the affected entities: |
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Approximately 289 individuals |
Individuals purchasing a Wildlife Collector’s Permit |
$545 annual aggregate |
III. WORKSHEET
[225 (Individuals purchasing a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Scientific Purposes) X $1.00 (permit price increase)] + [64 (Individuals purchasing a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Special Collections of Wildlife) X $5.00 (permit price increase)] = $545
- ASSUMPTIONS
For the commercial permit year 2022, we estimate 225 individuals purchased a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Scientific Purposes and 64 individuals purchased a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Special Collections of Wildlife.
The commission based its proposed permit-price increases on information from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) related to cost-of-living increases from 2008 to 2022. CPI is a commonly used measurement of the average changes over time in prices paid by consumers for consumer goods and services. The commission is recommending a gradual price increase over 10 years at a CPI of 75% for resident permits and 100% for non-resident and commercial permi