This rule establishes confined wildlife permit fees and other fees associated with exercising the privileges of this chapter.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 5—Wildlife Code: Permits
Proposed Rule
Proposed Amendment
(1) Fees and costs for permits and other privileges found in this chapter are below. If the fees or costs in this rule conflict with any fee or cost elsewhere in this chapter, the fees and costs in this rule shall control.
(A) Class I Wildlife Breeder Permit (3 CSR 10-9.350). Fee: sixty-three dollars ($63).
(B) Class II Wildlife Breeder Permit (3 CSR 10-9.351). Fee: three hundred sixteen dollars ($316).
(C) Class III Wildlife Breeder Permit (3 CSR 10-9.352). Fee: sixty-three dollars ($63).
(D) Wildlife Exhibitor Permit (3 CSR 10-9.370). Fee: one thousand one hundred three dollars ($1,103).
(E) Wildlife Hobby Permit and other fees.
1. Wildlife Hobby Permit (3 CSR 10-9.420). Fee: thirteen dollars ($13).
2. Quail bands described in 3 CSR 10-9.420. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per 100 bands.
3. Pheasant bands described in 3 CSR 10-9.420. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per 100 bands.
(F) Wildlife Collector’s Permits.
1. Wildlife Collector's Permit for Scientific Purposes (3 CSR 10-9.425). Fee: seven dollars ($7).
2. Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Special Collections of Wildlife (3 CSR 10-9.425). Fee: sixty-five dollars ($65).
(G) Resident Falconry Permit (3 CSR 10-9.440). Fee: one hundred twenty-six dollars ($126).
(H) Licensed hunting preserve permits and other fees.
1. Game Bird Hunting Preserve Permit (3 CSR 10-9.560). Fee: two hundred one dollars ($201).
2.Big Game Hunting Preserve Permit (3 CSR 10-9.560). Fee: two hundred and eighty-four dollars ($284)
3.Game bird transportation stickers described in 3 CSR 10-9.565. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per one hundred (100) stickers.
4. Ungulate locking leg seals required by 3 CSR 10-9.565. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per one hundred (100) seals.
(I) Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit and other fees.
1. Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit (3 CSR 10-9.570). Fee: sixty-three dollars ($63).
2. Coyote and fox ear tags required by 3 CSR 10-9.575. Fee: six dollars ($6) per ten (10) tags.
(J) Field Trial Permit (3 CSR 10-9.625). Fee: twenty-five dollars ($25).
1. Quail bands described in 3 CSR 10-9.625. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per 100 bands.
2. Pheasant bands described in 3 CSR 10-9.625. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per 100 bands.
(K) Dog Training Area Permit and other fees.
1. Dog Training Area Permit (3 CSR 10-9.627). Fee: twenty-five dollars ($25).
2. Game bird transportation stickers described in 3 CSR 10-9.628. Fee: twenty dollars ($20) per one hundred (100) stickers.
(L) Licensed Trout Fishing Area Permit (3 CSR 10-9.640). Fee: one hundred twenty-six
dollars ($126).
(2) A replacement for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated confined wildlife permit may be obtained only through the department office in Jefferson City. Upon verification of the original permit, a replacement permit will be issued at no cost.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed May 16, 2025.
PUBLIC COST: This proposed rule will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.
PRIVATE COST: This proposed rule will cost private entities an estimated twenty-two thousand four hundred fifty-seven dollars ($22,457) 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 COST
I. Department Title: Department of Conservation
Division Title: Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter Title: Chapter 9—Wildlife Code: Confined Wildlife: Privileges, Permits, Standards
| Rule Number and Name: | 3 CSR 10-9.950 Confined Wildlife Permit Pricing: Permit Fees; Other Fees; Permit Replacement Cost |
| Type of Rulemaking: | Proposed Rule
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II. SUMMARY OF FISCAL IMPACT
| Estimate of the number of entities by class which would likely be affected by the adoption of the rule: | Classification by types of business entities which would likely be affected: | Estimated in the aggregate as to the cost of compliance with the rule by the affected entities: |
| 2,032 individuals | Individuals obtaining a 2026 Confined Wildlife Permit and related items. | Aggregate costs are estimated at $22,457. |
III. WORKSHEET
223 (individuals purchasing a Class I Wildlife Breeder Permit) X $9 (permit price increase)= $2,007.
19 (individuals purchasing a Class II Wildlife Breeder Permit) X $47 (permit price increase)= $893.
99 (individuals purchasing a Class III Wildlife Breeder Permit) X $9 (permit price increase)= $891.
5 (individuals purchasing a Wildlife Exhibitor Permit) X $76 (permit price increase)= $380.
99 (individuals purchasing a Wildlife Hobby Permit) X $2 (permit price increase)= $198.
18 (individuals purchasing Pheasant Bands) X $10 (band price increase)= $180.
70 (individuals purchasing Quail Bands) X $10 (band price increase)= $700.
225 (individuals purchasing a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Scientific Purpose) X $1 (permit price increase)= $225.
64 (individuals purchasing a Wildlife Collector’s Permit for Special Collections of Wildlife) X $10 (permit price increase)= $640.
43 (individuals purchasing a Resident Falconry Permit) X $18 (permit price increase)= $774.
146 (individuals purchasing a Game Bird Hunting Preserve Permit) X $69 (permit price increase)= $10,074.
38 (individuals purchasing a Big Game Hunting Preserve Permit) X $24 (permit price increase)= $912.
308 (individuals purchasing Transportation Stickers) X $7 (permit price increase)= $2,156.
27 (individuals purchasing Locking Leg Seals) X $9 (permit price increase)= $243.
23 (individuals purchasing a Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit) X $9 (permit price increase)= $207.
9 (individuals purchasing Ear Tags) X $1 (permit price increase)= $9.
286 (individuals purchasing a Field Trial Permit) X $3 (permit price increase)= $858.
322 (individuals purchasing a Dog Training Area Permit) X $3 (permit price increase)= $966.
8 (individuals purchasing a Licensed Trout Fishing Area Permit) X $18 (permit price increase)= $144.
Individuals affected
223 + 19 + 99 + 5 + 99 + 18 + 70 + 225 + 64 + 43 + 146 + 38 + 308 + 27 + 23 + 9 + 286 + 322 + 8 = 2,032 individuals
Annual Costs
$2,007 + $893 + $891 + $380 + $198 + $180 + $700 + $225 + $640 + $774 + $10,074 + $912 + $2,156 + $243 + $207 + $9 + $858 + $966 + $144 = $22,457.
IV. ASSUMPTIONS
Sales estimates are based on an average of permit year 1999 to 2022 sales reduced by 5%.
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 July 2015 to June 2024. 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 50% for resident permits and 100% for non-resident and commercial permits.