3 CSR 10- 4.117: Prohibited Species

(2) For the purpose of this rule, prohibited species of wildlife shall include the following:

(C) Fishes: Live fish or viable eggs of black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); round goby (Neogobius melanostomus); tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris); snakehead fish of the genera Channa or Parachanna (or the generic synonyms of Bostrychoides, Ophicephalus, Ophiocephalus, and Parophiocephalus); walking catfish of the family Clariidae; [and]

  (D) Invertebrates: New Zealand mudsnail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum; rusty crayfish, Faxonius rusticus; marbled crayfish, Procambarus virginalis; crayfish of the genus Cherax; electric blue crayfish, Procambarus alleni; mitten crabs of the genus Eriocheir; zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha; quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis; mystery snails of the genus Cipangopaludina[.]; and

  (E) Reptiles: Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus; common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis. 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed April 20, 2005, effective Sept. 30, 2005. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed February 23, 2024.

PUBLIC COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

: 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.