This amendment removes the requirement of hunters that harvest a deer in the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone and process their own deer, from having to debone or quarter the deer prior to leaving the harvest county.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 4—Wildlife Code: General Provisions
Proposed Amendment
Proposed Amendment
[(2) Any cervid taken from the wild in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone counties (see 3 CSR 10-4.200(1)) shall be reported through the Telecheck Harvest Reporting System as required by 3 CSR 10-7.431 prior to transporting the carcass (or parts thereof) outside the county of harvest. Carcasses (or parts thereof) from all cervids taken in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone counties that are transported outside the county of harvest shall be delivered to a licensed meat processor or taxidermist within forty-eight (48) hours of exit from the county of harvest, except -
(A) Meat that is cut and wrapped;
(B) Meat that has been boned out;
(C) Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached;
(D) Hides from which all excess tissue has been removed;
(E) Antlers;
(F) Antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue;
(G) Upper canine teeth; and
(H) Finished taxidermy products.]
[(3)](2) Wildlife legally taken and exported from another state or country may also be shipped into Missouri by common carrier, except cervid carcasses (or parts thereof). Cervid carcasses (or parts thereof) taken from or obtained outside of Missouri may not be imported, transported, or possessed in Missouri, except -
(A) Meat that is cut and wrapped;
(B) Meat that has been boned out;
(C) Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached;
(D) Hides from which all excess tissue has been removed;
(E) Antlers;
(F) Antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue;
(G) Upper canine teeth;
(H) Finished taxidermy products; and
(I) Head with cape and not more than six inches (6”) of neck attached, only if taken to a licensed taxidermist within forty-eight (48) hours of entry.
[(4)](3) In addition to personal transportation, legally possessed commercial fish, frogs, cervid hides, squirrel and rabbit pelts, furbearer pelts and carcasses, and black bear pelts may be shipped by mail, express and freight, when truly labeled with the names and addresses of shipper and addressee, shipper’s permit number, or Telecheck confirmation number, as required, and the contents of each package. Wildlife breeders, taxidermists, fur dealers, and tanners may ship according to regulations specifically provided for such permittees. Wildlife shall not be accepted for shipment unless the shipper shall have complied with the provisions of this rule.
[(5)](4) Notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, the transportation of waterfowl and other migratory birds shall be in accordance with applicable federal regulations.
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.