3 CSR 10-10.722: Resident Roe Fish Commercial Harvest Permit

Purpose

This rule establishes a special permit required in addition to the Commercial Fishing Permit for residents of the state to harvest shovelnose sturgeon from the Missouri River.

Summary:

This amendment moves the fee for a Resident Roe Fish Commercial Harvest Permit to 3 CSR 10-10.950.

Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission

Chapter 10—Wildlife Code:  Commercial Permits: Seasons, Methods, Limits

Proposed Amendment

Resident Roe Fish Commercial Harvest Permit. Required in addition to the Commercial Fishing Permit to take, possess, and sell bowfin, paddlefish, and shovelnose sturgeon and their eggs from the Mississippi River in accordance with 3 CSR 10-10.725. [Fee: five hundred forty-two dollars ($542).] 

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 30, 2003, effective July 1, 2004. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed May 16, 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.

Official public comment period: July 2, 2025 to July 31, 2025