Wildlife Code - Comment on Existing Regulations

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The Department of Conservation welcomes your comments on all Wildlife Code of Missouri regulations.

Missouri statute 536.175 RSMo, passed by the General Assembly in 2012, requires all state agencies to conduct a periodic review of their regulations every five years and submit a report to the legislature. 

On July 1, 2025, a public notice will be published in the Missouri Register that each rule in the Wildlife Code is open for comment from July 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025. 

During this 60-day period, the public may submit comments here or through other traditional means (letter, telephone call) on any Department regulation. Those providing comments must identify themselves and comments must be directly associated with a specific regulation.  

To facilitate the process, we’ve provided links to each chapter and rule below. You’ll notice that a PURPOSE statement which describes the intent of the regulation is listed for each rule to help you identify the regulation that you wish to comment on.  Also under each rule is a link to the Secretary of State’s website which contains complete text of each rule and an electronic comment form for your convenience. 

If interested in future Wildlife Code changes, you can sign up for automatic notifications of administrative rule changes from the Secretary of State.

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Wildlife Code
  • 3 CSR 10- 1.010: Organization and Methods of Operation
    Purpose:

    State departments are required by sections 536.023(3) and 252.002, RSMo to provide descriptions of their organizations. This rule describes the internal organization of the Department of Conservation, the methods of operation of the Conservation Commission and procedures for receiving information and requests from the public.

  • 3 CSR 10- 2.020: Classification and Requirements of Forest Crop Lands After December 1974
    Purpose:

    The Conservation Commission is authorized to make rules implementing the state forestry law. This rule establishes procedures for classifying and maintaining private land as forest crop land and requirements for managing, transfer and cancellation of classified lands.

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