This amendment increases the fee for a Hound Running Area Operator 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
To maintain and operate a hound running area and to purchase, transport, propagate, hold in captivity and sell to or release legally acquired foxes and coyotes into a permitted hound running area. Fee: [fifty dollars ($50.00)]fifty-four dollars ($54.00).
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed Sept. 29, 1994, effective July 1, 1995. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed May 25, 2023.
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.