PURPOSE: This amendment changes the name of the spring cavefish to Shawnee Hills cavefish.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 4 – Wildlife Code: General Provisions
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
(3) For the purpose of this rule, endangered species of wildlife and plants shall include the following native species designated as endangered in Missouri:
(E) Fishes: lake sturgeon, pallid sturgeon, taillight shiner, Neosho madtom, [spring]Shawnee Hills cavefish, harlequin darter, goldstripe darter, cypress minnow, central mudminnow, crystal darter, swamp darter, Ozark cavefish, Niangua darter, Sabine shiner, mountain madtom, redfin darter, longnose darter, flathead chub, Topeka shiner, grotto sculpin.
AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.240, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Aug. 15, 1973, effective Dec. 31, 1973. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed October 3, 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.