Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 9 - Wildlife Code: Confined Wildlife: Privileges, Permits, Standards › Section 3 CSR 10-9.625 - Field Trial Permit

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment increases the fee for a Field
				  Trial Permit to reflect a more current cost adjustment based on changes in the
				  Consumer Price Index.
(1) To
				conduct a field trial on lands other than those owned or leased by the
				department, application for a permit must be made to the department by a
				resident, and postmarked not less than ten (10) days prior to the trial. The
				application shall specify location of trial headquarters in Missouri, area
				where the trial will be held, type of wildlife to be chased or pursued,
				approximate number of hunters, approximate number of dogs, and starting and
				closing dates. A single trial permit shall not cover a period of more than ten
				(10) consecutive days. Fee: twenty-two dollars ($22).
(2) Each permit holder shall record the names
				and addresses of all participants for each trial held, and shall maintain these
				records for one (1) year following the closing date of the trial. These records
				shall be subject to inspection by an authorized agent of the department at any
				reasonable time.
(3) Future permits
				shall be conditioned on compliance with this rule. Receipt by the department of
				unresolved and repeated complaints from area landowners concerning operation of
				the field trial may result in permit denial.
(4) A field trial permit does not authorize
				trespass.
(5) Except as otherwise
				provided in this rule, permits will not be valid for hound field trials during
				or five (5) days prior to the spring turkey, black bear, firearms deer, or
				firearms elk hunting season except on established field trial areas. Permits
				for raccoon field trials will be valid during nighttime hours and provide for
				casting no more than four (4) dogs at one (1) time during or five (5) days
				prior to the spring turkey hunting season and during all but the November
				portion of the firearms deer hunting season and in open counties during the
				firearms portion of the elk hunting season. In field trials under permit,
				wildlife not prohibited in
				3 CSR
				10-7.410 may be chased by dogs under control, but may
				be pursued and taken only during the open seasons and only by persons
				possessing a valid hunting permit, except as provided in section (6) of this
				rule. The sponsoring organization shall issue identification bearing the field
				trial permit number to all persons without a valid hunting permit who enter
				dogs in a trial; provided, that this identification shall not be required for
				trials held entirely on one (1) contiguous tract of land where an agent of the
				department is provided with a complete list of the names and addresses of all
				participants before the trial.
(6)
				For game bird field trials:
(A) Designated
				shooters, under the field trial permit, may shoot only legally obtained and
				captive-reared: quail, pheasants, exotic partridges and mallard ducks. The
				permit holder may purchase quail, pheasants, and mallard ducks no more than ten
				(10) days prior to a trial and hold them no longer than ten (10) days after a
				trial.
(B) Quail, pheasants and
				exotic partridges shall be marked with a permanent avian leg band prior to
				release. Mallard ducks shall be marked by removal of the hind toe from the
				right foot, or by tattooing a readily discernible number or letter or
				combination on the web of one (1) foot.
(C) Legally obtained quail, pheasants, exotic
				partridges and mallard ducks may be taken in any number during a field trial
				and may be possessed and transported from the field trial area by persons other
				than the field trial permit holder only when accompanied by a receipt listing
				the date, number and species, and name, address and permit number of the field
				trial permit holder. In addition, the marked foot must remain attached to
				mallard ducks.