Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Division 90 - State Parks › Chapter 2 - State Parks Administration › Section 10 CSR 90-2.040 - Park Property

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule is established to ensure the care
				  and protection of all natural and manmade resources within state parks and
				  historic sites.
(1)
				Buildings, Signs and Other Property. No person shall in any manner willfully
				mark, deface or injure in any way, or displace, remove or tamper with any state
				park or historic site buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces,
				railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or
				parts or appurtenances thereof, park signs, notices or placards whether
				temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers or
				other structures, equipment or facilities, without written permission from the
				director. Requests for removal of buildings and structures shall follow
				procedures as outlined in the division's policy regarding care and treatment of
				cultural resources.
(2)
				Unauthorized Use or Removal of Park Property. No person shall dig, move, mar,
				deface or remove from any state park or historic site area any beach sand,
				gravel or minerals, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, artifacts,
				relics, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, down-timber or other wood materials,
				or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency,
				or construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind whether
				permanent or temporary in character or run or string any public service utility
				into, upon or across the lands, without written permission from the
				director.
(3) Climbing on Property.
				No person shall climb, clamber on or over any buildings, structures, forts or
				ruins in any state park or historic site unless s/he is conducted by the
				facility manager or his/her authorized representative.
(4) Trees, Shrubbery, Lawns, etc. No person
				shall cut, carve or injure the bark, or break off limbs or branches or mutilate
				in any way, or pick the flowers of any plant species within any state park or
				historic site. Persons may collect for personal consumption within the state
				park or historic site small quantities of wild edible fruit, berries, seeds,
				and nuts (excluding below-ground plant parts) in quantities not to exceed a
				one-gallon container. Any such edible fruit, etc. so collected shall not be
				transported outside the state park or historic site. Every person is permitted
				to collect by hand edible mushrooms for personal consumption outside the state
				park or historic site providing that the quantity collected does not exceed
				that which fills a two-gallon container. No person shall dig in or otherwise
				disturb or destroy grass areas, or lawns, pile debris or material of any kind
				on park grounds or attach any rope, wire or other contrivance thereto. No
				person shall plant or remove any vegetation and/or propa-gules (seeds, roots,
				etc.), or collect or remove flowers or other plant parts without the written
				permission from the director.
(5)
				Caves. Any person desiring to enter a natural cave in any state park or
				historic site shall comply with the requirements posted at the cave entrance.
				If no sign is posted at the cave entrance, then the facility manager or
				designee must be contacted to determine access requirements. This same person
				shall check out with the facility manager or his/her representative prior to
				leaving the park. The following conditions will be met for those caves in which
				a permit is issued. Failure to comply shall be cause for revocation of the
				permit.
(A) Any person under eighteen (18)
				years of age shall have the signature of his/her parent or guardian or be in
				the company of his/her parent or guardian.
(B) All persons will be familiar with the
				state park rules and shall agree not to litter, remove, injure, disfigure,
				deface or destroy any living organism, object or portion of the cave.
(C) Each person shall have three individual
				sources of light.
(D) Each person
				shall wear a hard hat.
(E) Each
				person shall carry plastic bags for removal of trash and solid human waste and
				to keep spent carbide in.
(F) Each
				group shall carry one (1) first-aid kit in the cave with them.
(G) Overnight camping is not permitted in
				caves or mines.