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 10-9.628 - Dog Training Area: Privileges

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the privileges and
				  responsibilities under this permit by creation of a new rule, and clarifies
				  that more than one (1) dog training area permit may be issued for the same
				  tract of land.
(1) A dog
				training area permit is required to operate a dog training area, and to
				purchase, hold, release and shoot on the training area only legally obtained
				and captive-reared: pheasants, exotic partridges, quail and mallard ducks.
				Captive-reared mallard ducks may be taken, possessed, transported, and stored
				only as provided in this chapter and federal regulations. Such ducks must be
				physically marked prior to six (6) weeks of age by removal of the hind toe from
				the right foot, or by tattooing of a readily discernible number or letter or
				combination thereof on the web of one (1) foot. Receipts for all game birds
				purchased or held must be maintained, and are subject to inspection by an
				authorized agent of the department at any reasonable time.
(2) Game birds held for more than twenty-four
				(24) hours must be confined in covered facilities that meet standards specified
				in
				3 CSR
				10-9.220. For mallard ducks, such facilities must be
				designed and managed to immediately re-capture any unharvested ducks.
(3) Dog training areas shall be a single
				tract of land not more than forty (40) acres in size and posted with signs as
				specified or provided by the department. These signs can be obtained from the
				Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.
				Multiple dog training area permits may be issued for a single tract of
				land.
(4) Shooting privileges shall
				be limited to the individual dog training area permit holder and not more than
				two (2) training assistants, whose names shall be listed on the permit
				application and the dog training area permit. All shooters shall possess the
				prescribed hunting permit. Only non-toxic shot may be used for taking mallard
				ducks.
(5) Game birds taken while
				dog training, other than mallard ducks, may be possessed and transported from
				the area only when accompanied by a receipt listing the date, number and
				species taken, and the dog training area permit holder's name and permit
				number; or when accompanied by an approved transportation sticker for each game
				bird taken. Transportation stickers must be purchased from the department by
				the dog training area permit holder.
(6) Captive-reared mallard ducks taken while
				dog training may be possessed and transported from the area only when
				accompanied by a receipt listing the date, number and species taken, and dog
				training area permit holder's name and permit number. In addition, the marked
				foot must remain attached to mallard ducks.
NOTE: (For federal regulations on migratory
				  waterfowl, see Title 50, Parts 20 and 21 of the
Code of Federal
				  Regulations
.)