3 CSR 10- 5.445: Daily Small Game Hunting Permit

Purpose

This rule establishes a new daily small game hunting permit—comparable to the new daily fishing permit.

Summary:

This amendment adds the use of unstaffed firearms shooting range privileges to existing privileges authorized by the permit.

Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission

Chapter 5—Wildlife Code: Permits

Proposed Amendment

Daily Small Game Hunting Permit. To chase, pursue, take, possess, and transport birds (except turkeys), mammals (except black bears, deer, elk, and furbearers), and frogs, [and]to chase furbearers for training dogs during the closed season, and to use unstaffed firearms shooting ranges as provided in Chapter 11. A permit may be purchased for multiple days.

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed June 20, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed June 10, 2026.

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.

 

Official public comment period: July 16, 2026 to August 14, 2026