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Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.405 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment provides for a
				  statewide possession limit of eight (8) trout.
(1) Fish, mussels and clams, bullfrogs and
				green frogs, turtles and live bait may be taken only as provided in this
				chapter or as further restricted in Chapter 11, Chapter 12 or as otherwise
				noted.
(2) Permits Required.
(A) Any person, to exercise the privileges of
				this chapter, must obtain and have on his/her person the prescribed permit,
				temporary permit authorization number(s) or evidence of exemption. The
				temporary permit authorization number(s) and picture identification must be
				carried at all times while fishing until the actual permit(s) is
				received.
(B) Any person possessing
				a valid sport fishing license issued by the state of Arkansas, or who is
				legally exempted from those license requirements, without further permit or
				license, may fish in the St. Francis River, within the boundary of Missouri
				adjacent to Arkansas. North of U.S. Hwy. 62, these persons may also fish in any
				oxbow lake through which the state boundary passes. South of U.S. Hwy. 62,
				these persons may also fish all waters between the main levees of the St.
				Francis River within the boundary of Missouri.
(C) Any person possessing a valid sport
				fishing license issued by the state of Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Kansas or
				Nebraska, or who is legally exempted from those license requirements, without
				further permit or license, may fish in the Des Moines, Mississippi and Missouri
				rivers and their backwaters within the boundary of Missouri adjacent to the
				state where that person is licensed. These persons may also fish in the
				Missouri portion of any oxbow lakes through which the state boundary
				passes.
(D) Any person possessing a
				valid sport fishing license issued by the state of Kentucky, or who is legally
				exempted from those license requirements, without further permit or license,
				may fish in the Mississippi River within the boundary of Missouri adjacent to
				the state of Kentucky. For the purposes of these reciprocal fishing privileges,
				the river is defined as the main channel and immediate side or secondary
				channels or chutes. It does not include oxbow or floodplain lakes, or
				backwaters that extend onto the floodplain or up tributaries when the
				Mississippi River level exceeds thirty-three feet (33') at the Cairo, Illinois
				gaging station.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.410 - Fishing Methods

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the methods by which
				  fishermen may take fish.
(1)
				Fish may be taken by the use of pole and line, trotline, throwline, limb line,
				bank line, jug line, gig, bow, crossbow, underwater spearfishing, snagging,
				snaring, grabbing, or atlatl, but only as specifically authorized in
				3 CSR 10-6.415
				through
				3 CSR 10-6.550. No
				person may attempt to take fish by rock or hand fishing, with or without hook.
				Live bait, mussels, clams, bullfrogs, green frogs, common snapping turtles, and
				soft-shelled turtles may be taken only as specifically authorized in
				3 CSR 10-6.605 through
				3 CSR 10-6.620.
(2) Number of Poles and Hooks.
(A) Not more than three (3) unlabeled poles
				and not more than thirty-three (33) hooks in the aggregate, for any or all
				methods, may be used by any person at one (1) time.
(B) On the Mississippi River, not more than
				two (2) unlabeled poles and not more than fifty (50) hooks in the aggregate may
				be used by any person at one (1) time. While fishing concurrently on the
				Mississippi River and other Missouri waters, not more than fifty (50) hooks in
				the aggregate may be used and not more than thirty-three (33) of those hooks
				may be used in waters other than the Mississippi River.
(C) Trotlines and throwlines of more than one
				(1) individual may be joined together, but the number of hooks in the aggregate
				shall not exceed the prescribed number for one (1) individual on the waters
				that are being fished, and the lines must be labeled with each person's full
				name and address or Conservation Number.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.415 - Restricted Zones

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment removes fishing restrictions
				  on the red ribbon portion of Roubidoux Creek.
(1) The following zones are closed to all
				fishing:
(A) Black River within the wing
				walls of Clearwater Dam.
(B)
				Clarence Cannon Reregulation Pool within four hundred feet (400') below
				Clarence Cannon Dam (the no-boating zone).
(C) Greer Spring Branch upstream from its
				confluence with the Eleven Point River.
(D) Lake Taneycomo within seven hundred sixty
				feet (760') below Table Rock Dam.
(E) Osage River within two hundred
				twenty-five feet (225') below Bagnell Dam, except that live bait may be taken
				only by dip net and throw net.
(F)
				Osage River/Lake of the Ozarks within five hundred twenty-five feet (525') on
				the left descending bank and nine hundred seventy-seven feet (977') on the
				right descending bank below Truman Dam in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
				restricted zone.
(G) St. Francis
				River within two hundred twenty-five feet (225') below Wappapello
				Dam.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.415 - Restricted Zones

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes zones, primarily below
				  certain dams, where fishing and fishing methods are restricted.
(1) The following zones are closed to all
				fishing:
(A) Black River within the wing walls
				of Clearwater Dam.
(B) Clarence
				Cannon Reregulation Pool within four hundred feet (400') below Clarence Cannon
				Dam (the no-boating zone).
(C)
				Greer Spring Branch upstream from its confluence with the Eleven Point
				River.
(D) Lake Taneycomo within
				seven hundred sixty feet (760') below Table Rock Dam.
(E) Osage River within two hundred
				twenty-five feet (225') below Bagnell Dam, except that live bait may be taken
				only by dip net and throw net.
(F)
				Osage River/Lake of the Ozarks within a boundary beginning from the face of
				Truman Dam downstream along the left descending bank to the no-fishing zone
				sign at East Bledsoe Ferry Park (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), across the
				water in a straight line to the no-fishing zone sign at West Bledsoe Ferry Park
				(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), upstream along the right descending bank to the
				face of the Truman Dam, and returning to the point of origin along the face of
				the Truman Dam in the U.S Army Corps of Engineers' restricted zone;
				and
(G) St. Francis River within
				two hundred twenty-five feet (225') below Wappapello Dam.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.505 - Black Bass

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(1) Daily
				Limit: Six (6) in the aggregate, including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass,
				spotted bass, and all black bass hybrids, except:
(A) The daily limit may include no more than
				one (1) smallmouth bass on the Big Piney River from Slabtown Access to the
				confluence of the Gasconade River, the Eleven Point River from Thomasville
				Access to the Arkansas line, the Elk River, the Gasconade River from the
				Highway Y bridge (Pulaski County) to the Highway D bridge (Phelps County), the
				Jacks Fork River from the Highway 17 bridge to the confluence of the Current
				River, the James River from the Hooten Town bridge (The Loop Road at Route O)
				to the Highway 413/Highway 265 bridge at Galena, Joachim Creek from the Highway
				V bridge to the Highway A bridge (Jefferson County), Osage Fork of the
				Gasconade River from the Skyline Drive bridge (near Orla in Laclede County) to
				its confluence with the Gasconade River, and Tenmile Creek from the Highway B
				bridge (Carter County) to its confluence with Cane Creek.
(B) The daily limit is two (2) black bass on
				Montrose Lake
(C) On the Meramec,
				Big, and Bourbeuse rivers and their tributaries, the daily and possession limit
				for black bass is twelve (12) in the aggregate and may include no more than six
				(6) largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in the aggregate, except that the daily
				limit may include no more than one (1) smallmouth bass on the Big River from
				the Council Bluff Lake Dam to its confluence with the Meramec River, the
				Meramec River from the Highway 8 bridge to the railroad crossing at Bird's
				Nest, and Mineral Fork from the Highway F bridge (Washington County) to its
				confluence with the Big River.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.510 - Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment establishes a minimum
				  length limit of twenty-six inches (26") for blue and flathead catfish on Mark
				  Twain Lake and corrects the official name of the Harry S. Truman
				  Reservoir.
(1) Daily Limit:
				Ten (10) channel catfish, five (5) blue catfish, and five (5) flathead catfish,
				except-
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and its
				tributaries and Harry S. Truman Reservoir and its tributaries, the daily and
				possession limit of blue catfish is ten (10).
(B) On Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, and
				Table Rock Lake, the daily limit of channel catfish, blue catfish, and flathead
				catfish is ten (10) in the aggregate.
(C) On the Mississippi River, the daily and
				possession limit is twenty (20) channel catfish and blue catfish in the
				aggregate and ten (10) flathead catfish.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.511 - Experimental Catfish Hand Fishing Season, Methods, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(Rescinded May 7, 2007)
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.515 - Crappie

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(1) Daily Limit:
				Thirty (30) in the aggregate, including white crappie and black crappie, except
				on the following waters where the daily limit is fifteen (15): Bull Shoals
				Lake, Lake of the Ozarks, Long Branch Lake, Mark Twain Lake, Montrose Lake,
				Norfork Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake, Stockton Lake, Table Rock Lake, Thomas Hill
				Reservoir, and Truman Lake.
(2)
				Methods: Pole and line, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, or jug
				line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the
				year.
(4) Length Limits: No length
				limits, except:
(A) All crappie less than
				nine inches (9") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed
				immediately after being caught from Lake of the Ozarks, Pomme de Terre Lake,
				and Truman Lake.
(B) All crappie
				less than ten inches (10") in total length must be returned to the water
				unharmed immediately after being caught from Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake,
				Stockton Lake, and Table Rock Lake.
(C) On Smithville Lake and Wappapello Lake
				the daily limit may include not more than fifteen (15) fish more than nine
				inches (9") in total length.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.520 - Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Grass Pickerel, Chain Pickerel

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods and
				  limits for taking muskellunge, northern pike, grass pickerel and chain
				  pickerel.
(1) Daily Limit:
				One (1) muskellunge or one
(1) northern pike,
				and six (6) grass pickerel and chain pickerel in the aggregate.
(2) Methods: Pole and line, trotline,
				throw-line, limb line, bank line or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year.
(4) Length Limits: All muskellunge less than
				thirty-six inches (36") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed
				immediately after being caught.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.525 - Paddlefish

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment establishes a
				  statewide minimum length limit of thirty-two inches (32") for taking
				  paddlefish, prohibits snagging for all species on Table Rock Lake after taking
				  the daily limit of two (2) paddlefish, and corrects the official name of the
				  Harry S. Truman Reservoir and Dam.
(1) Daily Limit: Two (2).
(2) Methods: Pole and line, snagging,
				grabbing, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, or jug line.
(3) Seasons: March 15 through April 30,
				except on the Mississippi River where the season is March 15 through May 15 and
				September 15 through December 15.
(4) Length Limits: All paddlefish less than
				thirty-two inches (32") in body length, measured from the eye to the fork of
				the tail, must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being
				caught, except-
(A) On Lake of the Ozarks and
				its tributaries, Table Rock Lake and its tributaries, and Harry S. Truman
				Reservoir and its tributaries, all paddlefish less than thirty-four inches
				(34") in body length, measured from the eye to the fork of the tail, must be
				returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.530 - Goggle-eye (Ozark Bass, Rock Bass, and Shadow Bass) and Warmouth

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods, and
				  limits for taking rock bass and warmouth.
(1) Daily Limit: Fifteen (15) in the
				aggregate.
(2) Methods: Pole and
				line, trotline, throw-line, limb line, bank line or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year.
(4) Length Limits: All goggle-eye (Ozark
				bass, rock bass, and shadow bass) and warmouth less than seven inches (7") in
				total length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being
				caught, except all goggle-eye and warmouth less than eight inches (8") in total
				length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught on
				the Big Piney River from Highway 17 bridge (Texas County) to its confluence
				with the Gasconade River, Courtois Creek from Highway 8 bridge (Crawford
				County) to its confluence with Huzzah Creek, the Eleven Point River from
				Thomasville Access to the Arkansas line, Huzzah Creek from Willhite Road
				(Crawford County) to its confluence with the Meramec River, and Meramec River
				from Highway 19 bridge (Dent County) to Pacific Palisades Conservation
				Area.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.533 - Shovelnose Sturgeon

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods and
				  limits for taking shovelnose sturgeon.
(1) Daily Limit: Ten (10), except on the
				Missouri River downstream from Carl R. Noren Access to Chamois Access where all
				shovel-nose sturgeon must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after
				being caught.
(2) Methods: Pole and
				line, trotline, throw-line, limb line, bank line, or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year.
(4) Length Limits: All shovelnose sturgeon
				more than thirty inches (30") in length, measured from the tip of snout to the
				fork of tail, must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being
				caught.
(5) Shovelnose sturgeon, or
				parts thereof (including eggs), may not be used as bait.
(6) Shovelnose sturgeon must remain whole and
				intact while on waters of the state or adjacent banks.
(7) Extracted shovelnose sturgeon eggs may
				not be possessed while on waters of the state or adjacent banks, and may not be
				transported. Shovelnose sturgeon eggs may not be bought, sold, or offered for
				sale.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.535 - Trout

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment decreases the daily
				  limit of trout at Maramec Spring Park from five (5) to four (4)
				  trout.
(1) Daily Limit: Four
				(4) trout in the aggregate, except:
(A) From
				November 1 through the last day of February, all trout must be released
				unharmed immediately after being caught from Hickory Creek in Newton County
				from the Highway 86 bridge to its confluence with Shoal Creek;
(B) On Lake Taneycomo and its tributaries,
				only one (1) browntrout may be included in the aggregate daily limit of
				trout;
(C) The daily limit is one
				(1) trout in: Barren Fork Creek in Shannon County from County Road A-D to its
				confluence with Sinking Creek; Blue Springs Creek in Crawford County from Blue
				Springs to its confluence with Meramec River; Crane Creek in Stone and Lawrence
				counties upstream from Quail Spur Crossing on Stone County Road 13-195; Current
				River and its tributaries from Montauk State Park to Cedar Grove; Eleven Point
				River in Oregon County from its confluence with Greer Spring Branch to Turner
				Mill; Little Piney Creek from the Phelps County line in Sections 9 and 16 of
				T35N, R8W, including Piney Spring Branch and Lane Spring Branch, to Milldam
				Hollow Access; Spring Creek in Phelps County from Relfe Spring to its
				confluence with Big Piney River; Mill Creek in Phelps County from Yelton Spring
				to its confluence with Little Piney Creek including Wilkins Spring and spring
				branch; and the North Fork of White River in Ozark County from the upper outlet
				of Rainbow Spring to Patrick Bridge; and
(D) The daily limit is two (2) trout in:
				Meramec River and its tributaries, except Maramec Spring Branch, in Crawford
				and Phelps counties from Highway 8 bridge to Scotts Ford; and the unimpounded
				portion of the North Fork of White River and its tributaries in Ozark County
				from Patrick Bridge to Norfork Lake.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.540 - Walleye and Sauger

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods and
				  limits for taking walleye and sauger.
(1) Daily Limit: Four (4) in the aggregate,
				except on the Mississippi River, the daily and possession limit is eight
				(8).
(2) Methods: Pole and line,
				trotline, throw-line, limb line, bank line or jug line.
(3) Seasons: Throughout the year, except that
				from February 20 through April 14 walleye and sauger may be taken and possessed
				only between one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after
				sunset in the Swan Creek Arm of Bull Shoals Lake above Highway 160 and in the
				unimpounded portions of all streams except the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
				Walleye and sauger may not be possessed on waters or banks thereof during
				closed seasons or closed hours.
(4)
				Length Limits: All walleye and sauger less than fifteen inches (15") in total
				length must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught,
				except:
(A) All walleye and sauger less than
				eighteen inches (18") in total length must be returned to the water unharmed
				immediately after being caught from Bull Shoals Lake and its tributaries,
				Current River and its tributaries, Eleven Point River and its tributaries, Long
				Branch Lake, Norfork Lake and its tributaries, Table Rock Lake and Wappapello
				Lake and its tributaries including the St. Francis River and its tributaries
				above Wappapello Dam.
(B) On the
				Mississippi River, there is no length limit on walleye and sauger.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.545 - White Bass, Yellow Bass, Striped Bass

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods, and
				  limits for taking white, yellow, and striped bass.
(1) Daily Limit: Fifteen (15) white bass,
				yellow bass, striped bass, and their hybrids in the aggregate, except:
(A) On Thomas Hill and Long Branch lakes
				where the daily limit is four (4) in the aggregate.
(B) On the Mississippi River where the daily
				and possession limit is thirty (30) in the aggregate.
(C) On Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes and
				their tributaries, only three (3) striped bass may be included in the
				aggregate.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.550 - Other Fish

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment extends the fall
				  snagging, snaring, or grabbing season by fifteen (15) days, from January 31 to
				  February 15, for taking all other fish and prohibits snagging for all species
				  on Table Rock Lake after taking the daily limit of two (2)
				  paddlefish.
(1) Daily Limit:
				The daily limit for fish, other than those species listed as endangered in
				3 CSR
				10-4.111, alligator gar, or defined as game fish, is
				fifty (50) in the aggregate, if taken by pole and line, trotline, throwline,
				limb line, bank line, or jug line. The daily limit if taken by gig, atlatl,
				bow, crossbow, grabbing, snaring, snagging, or underwater spearfishing is
				twenty (20), in the aggregate. Invasive fish, common carp, grass carp, and
				goldfish may be taken and possessed in any number. Invasive fish may not be
				transported from waters of the state where taken unconfined or in water.
(A) In the Current River from Cedar Grove
				downstream to the Arkansas line, the daily limit may include no more than five
				(5) hog-suckers.
(B) In the
				Mississippi River, the daily and possession limit for fish included in this
				rule, except invasive fish, common carp, grass carp, and goldfish is one
				hundred (100) in the aggregate.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.605 - Live Bait

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment reestablishes the
				  seasons, methods, and limits for taking common carp and grass carp as live
				  bait.
(1) Daily Limit: In the
				aggregate, one hundred fifty (150) crayfish, freshwater shrimp, and those
				species of fish not defined as game fish in
				3 CSR 10-20.805; and
				five (5) each of the following amphibians: southern leopard frog, plains
				leopard frog, and cricket frog. Bighead carp, common carp, goldfish, grass
				carp, and silver carp may be taken and possessed in any number.
(2) Methods.
(A) Live bait may be taken by a trap with
				throat opening not to exceed one and one-half inches (1 1/2") in any dimension,
				dip net, throw net, pole and line, or a seine not more than twenty feet (20')
				long and four feet (4') deep, of a mesh not more than one-half inch (1/2") bar
				measure.
(B) Live bait, except
				fish, may be taken by hand.
(C)
				Crayfish may also be taken by trap with an opening not to exceed one and
				one-half inches (1 1/2") by eighteen inches (18").
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.610 - Mussels and Clams

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates the currently accepted common
				  name of Asian clam.
(1) Daily Limit:
				Five (5) in the aggregate. Limits apply to live and dead animals. Two (2) shell
				halves (valves) shall be considered one (1) mussel or clam. Asian clams may be
				taken and possessed in any number.
(2) shell halves (valves) shall be considered
				one (1) mussel or clam. Asiatic clams may be taken and possessed in any
				number.
(2) Methods: Hand, handnet
				or pole and line.
(3) Seasons:
				Throughout the year.
(4) Mussels
				and clams taken and possessed under this rule may be used as bait.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.615 - Bullfrogs and Green Frogs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods and
				  limits for taking bullfrogs and green frogs.
(1) Daily Limit: Eight (8) in the
				aggregate.
(2) Methods: Hand,
				handnet, atlatl, gig, bow, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, jug line,
				snagging, snaring, grabbing, or pole and line by the holder of a fishing
				permit. An artificial light may be used.
(3) Seasons: Sunset June 30 through October
				31.
(4) Bullfrogs and green frogs
				taken and possessed under this rule may be used as bait.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 6 - Wildlife Code: Sport Fishing: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-6.620 - Turtles

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes seasons, methods and
				  limits for taking turtles.
(1) Daily Limit: Common snapping turtles and
				soft-shelled turtles; two (2) turtles in aggregate.
(2) Methods: Snagging, snaring, grabbing,
				bow, crossbow, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, jug line, hand,
				handnet, or pole and line. Shooting turtles with firearms is prohibited except
				as provided in
				3 CSR
				10-4.130.
(3) Seasons: Common snapping turtles
				throughout the year; soft-shelled turtles from July 1 through December
				31.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.410 - Hunting Methods

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the methods by which
				  wildlife may be hunted.
(1)
				Wildlife may be hunted and taken only in accordance with the following:
(A) Motor-Driven Air, Land, or Water
				Conveyances. No person shall pursue, take, attempt to take, drive, or molest
				wildlife from or with a motor-driven air, land, or water conveyance at any
				time, except as follows:
1. Motorboats may be
				used if the motor has been completely shut off and its progress therefrom has
				ceased, except as provided in
				3 CSR
				10-7.431;
2. Unmanned motor-driven air conveyances,
				commonly referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
				(UAV), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), and drones, may be used to
				locate and recover wounded black bear, deer, elk, and turkey only in accordance
				with the following:
A. A black bear, deer,
				elk, or turkey is wounded when a properly licensed hunter has struck an animal
				with a projectile fired from a legal hunting method during the open
				season;
B. Any person operating an
				unmanned motor-driven air conveyance for the purposes of this paragraph must
				first obtain permission from the public or private landowner, or their
				authorized representative, prior to launching or landing a motor-driven air
				conveyance from or on such landowner's property. Nothing in this paragraph
				shall be construed to authorize trespass to locate and recover a wounded
				animal;
C. No person may possess or
				control a firearm, bow, or other implement whereby wildlife could be killed or
				taken while afield, whether acting singly or as one (1) of a group of persons,
				during times when an unmanned motor-driven air conveyance is in flight. This
				restriction shall not apply to the possession of concealable firearms, as
				defined in Chapter 571, RSMo, provided such firearms are not used to take
				wildlife;
D. Unmanned motor-driven
				air conveyances shall be operated in a manner that does not harass any
				wildlife. For the purposes of this paragraph, harass means to disturb, worry,
				molest, rally, concentrate, harry, chase, drive, herd, or torment. No person,
				whether acting singly or as one (1) of a group of persons, may pursue or take
				any wildlife that has been harassed by or with the aid of an unmanned
				motor-driven air conveyance; and
E.
				The use of an unmanned motor-driven air conveyance in accordance with this
				paragraph is specifically excluded from the definitions of pursue and take as
				defined in this Code. Operators of unmanned motor-driven air conveyances used
				in the recovery of a wounded animal as prescribed in this paragraph are exempt
				from hunting permit requirements, provided they are not the taker of the
				wounded animal;
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.411 - Exemptions for Persons with Disabilities

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(Rescinded March 1, 1999)
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.412 - Landowner Application

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes the process by which
				  landowners as defined in
				  3 CSR
				  10-20.805 may submit an application to obtain
				  landowner deer and turkey permits and to apply for the elk and bear permits
				  that will be awarded to approved landowners.
(1) Resident and nonresident landowners as
				defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 may apply for
				approval on a form provided by the department to obtain landowner deer and
				turkey hunting permits.
(2)
				Resident landowners as defined in
				3 CSR
				10-20.805 whose qualifying property is in Carter,
				Reynolds, or Shannon Counties may apply for approval to be eligible for the
				Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit(s) awarded to approved resident landowners
				as described in 3 CSR 10-7.710.
(3) Resident landowners as defined in
				3 CSR
				10-20.805 whose qualifying property is fully located
				in any Black Bear Management Zone may apply for approval to be eligible for the
				Resident Black Bear Hunting Permits awarded to approved resident landowners
				within the Bear Management Zone for which they are applying, as described in
				3 CSR
				10-7.905.
(4) This application shall include the
				applicant's name, date of birth, domicile address, phone number, conservation
				identification number, e-mail, property acreage, landowner type, type of
				corporate ownership (if applicable), and parcel identification for the
				qualifying property. All applicants must submit an individual application. A
				new application for approval to obtain landowner deer and turkey hunting
				permits or to establish eligibility for the bear and elk permits awarded to
				approved resident landowners must be submitted at least once every three (3)
				years or at any time when there is a change to any information required on the
				current application. Approval of applications received less than sixty (60)
				days prior to any deer or turkey hunting season or prior to any bear or elk
				hunt application period cannot be guaranteed. In addition to the application
				required by this rule, submission of proof of eligibility to receive landowner
				permits or for the bear or elk permits awarded to approved resident landowners
				may also be required by the department at any time. Failure to submit
				satisfactory proof of eligibility at the request of the department shall be
				sufficient cause for denial of an application or withdrawal of approval to
				obtain landowner deer or turkey hunting permits or to be considered for the
				bear or elk permits awarded to approved resident landowners.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.415 - Quail: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and
				  limits for quail hunting.
(1)
				Quail may be taken from November 1 through January 15. Daily limit: eight (8)
				quail; possession limit: sixteen (16) quail.
(2) Youth at least six (6) but not older than
				fifteen (15) years of age may take quail during the last full weekend of
				October. Daily limit: eight (8) quail; possession limit: sixteen (16)
				quail.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.417 - Ruffed Grouse: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(Rescinded August 30, 2010)
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.420 - Rabbits: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and
				  limits for rabbit hunting.
(1) Cottontail and swamp rabbits may be taken
				between sunrise and sunset, from October 1 through February 15. Daily limit:
				six (6) rabbits; including no more than two (2) swamp rabbits; possession
				limit: twelve (12) rabbits; including no more than four (4) swamp
				rabbits.
(2) No jackrabbit shall be
				killed at any time except in accordance with
				3 CSR
				10-4.130.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.425 - Squirrels: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and
				  limits for squirrel hunting.
Squirrels may be taken from the fourth Saturday in May
				  through February 15. Daily limit: ten (10) squirrels; possession limit: twenty
				  (20) squirrels.
*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended
					 1984.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.427 - Groundhogs: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and
				  limits for groundhog hunting.
Groundhogs (woodchucks) may be taken, possessed and sold in
				  any numbers from the day following the prescribed spring turkey hunting season
				  through December 15. Groundhog pelts may be possessed and sold throughout the
				  year in accordance with
				  3
				  CSR 10-10.768.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.430 - Pheasants: Seasons, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and
				  limits for pheasant and gray partridge hunting.
(1) Male pheasants may be taken from November
				1 through January 15. Daily limit: two (2) male pheasants; possession limit:
				four (4) male pheasants.
(2) Youth
				at least six (6) but not older than fifteen (15) years of age may take male
				pheasants during the last full weekend of October. Daily limit: two (2) male
				pheasants; possession limit: four (4) male pheasants.
(3) A foot or the fully feathered head must
				be left attached to all pheasants during transportation and storage.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.431 - Deer Hunting Seasons: General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment exempts hunters from being
				  required to wear hunter orange during the new CWD portion of firearms deer
				  season in closed counties and clarifies the use of a blood-tracking dog for the
				  recovery of wounded deer.
(1)
				The current Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet
				is hereby incorporated in this Code by reference. This booklet is published
				annually in August by, and a printed copy can be obtained from, the Missouri
				Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and is
				also available online at
www.missouriconservation.org
.
				This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
				additions.
(2) Deer shall mean
				white-tailed deer and mule deer. Antlered deer shall mean deer with at least
				one (1) antler at least three inches (3") long, except as provided in
				3 CSR
				10-7.435. Deer may be pursued, taken, killed,
				possessed, or transported only as permitted in this Code.
(3) Persons hunting or pursuing deer must
				possess a prescribed deer hunting permit. Resident landowners can qualify for
				no-cost permits.
(4) Deer may be
				pursued or taken only from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half
				(1/2) hour after sunset.
(5) Deer
				Hunting Methods.
(A) Archery: longbows,
				recurve bows, compound bows, crossbows, and atlatl.
(B) Muzzleloader: muzzleloading or
				cap-and-ball firearms, .40 caliber or larger, not capable of being loaded from
				the breech.
(C) Any legal method:
				archery and muzzleloader methods; atlatl; shotguns; handguns or rifles firing
				expanding-type center fire ammunition; and air-powered guns, .40 caliber or
				larger, charged only from an external high compression power source (external
				hand pump, air tank, or air compressor).
(D) Prohibited, in use or possession:
1. Methods restricted by local
				ordinance;
2. Self-loading firearms
				with capacity of more than eleven (11) cartridges in magazine and chamber
				combined with the exception of concealable firearms, as defined in Chapter 571,
				RSMo. Firearms possessed under this exception may not be used to take wildlife
				while deer hunting.;
3. Ammunition
				propelling more than one (1) projectile at a single discharge, such as
				buckshot;
4. Full hard metal case
				projectiles;
5. Fully automatic
				firearms; and
6. Electronic calls
				or electronically activated calls.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.431 - Deer Hunting Seasons: General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes general provisions for
				  hunting deer.
(1) The current
				Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet is hereby
				incorporated in this Code by reference. This booklet is published annually in
				August by, and a printed copy can be obtained from, the Missouri Department of
				Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and is also available
				online at
www.missouriconservation.org
.
				This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
				additions.
(2) Deer shall mean
				white-tailed deer and mule deer. Antlered deer shall mean deer with at least
				one (1) antler at least three inches (3") long, except as provided in
				3 CSR
				10-7.435. Deer may be pursued, taken, killed,
				possessed, or transported only as permitted in this Code.
(3) Persons hunting or pursuing deer must
				possess a prescribed deer hunting permit. Resident landowners can qualify for
				no-cost permits.
(4) Deer may be
				pursued or taken only from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half
				(1/2) hour after sunset.
(5) Deer
				Hunting Methods.
(A) Archery: longbows,
				recurve bows, compound bows, crossbows, and atlatl.
(B) Muzzleloader: muzzleloading firearms as
				defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 (including
				cap-and-ball firearms) .40 caliber or larger.
(C) Any legal method: archery and
				muzzleloader methods; atlatl; shotguns; handguns or rifles firing
				expanding-type center fire ammunition; and air-powered guns, .40 caliber or
				larger, charged only from an external high compression power source (external
				hand pump, air tank, or air compressor).
(D) Prohibited, in use or possession:
1. Methods restricted by local
				ordinance;
2. Self-loading firearms
				with capacity of more than eleven (11) cartridges in magazine and chamber
				combined with the exception of concealable firearms, as defined in Chapter 571,
				RSMo. Firearms possessed under this exception may not be used to take wildlife
				while deer hunting.;
3. Ammunition
				propelling more than one (1) projectile at a single discharge, such as
				buckshot;
4. Full hard metal case
				projectiles;
5. Fully automatic
				firearms; and
6. Electronic calls
				or electronically activated calls.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.432 - Deer: Archery Hunting Season

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The amendment aligns the Wildlife Code with
				  recent statutory changes in regards to the constitutional carry of a
				  conceal-able firearm.
(1) The
				archery deer hunting season is September 15 through January 15, excluding the
				November portion of the firearms deer hunting season. Use archery methods only;
				firearms may not be possessed except any person may carry concealable firearms,
				as defined in Chapter 571, RSMo, on or about his/her person while hunting.
				Firearms possessed under this exception may not be used to take wildlife while
				archery hunting.
(2) Archery Deer
				Hunting Permits.
(A) Resident or Nonresident
				Archer's Hunting Permit. Valid for two (2) deer statewide, except that only one
				(1) antlered deer may be taken prior to the November portion of the firearms
				deer hunting season.
(B) Resident
				or Nonresident Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit. Valid for one (1)
				antlerless deer in any open county. Persons may purchase and fill any number of
				these permits, where valid. A Nonresident Archer's Hunting Permit must be
				purchased before purchasing Nonresident Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting
				Permits.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.433 - Deer: Firearms Hunting Season

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the firearms deer
				  hunting seasons, limits, and provisions for hunting.
(1) The firearms deer hunting season is
				comprised of seven (7) portions.
(A)
				Antlerless portions: October 11 through 13, 2024, and December 7 through 15,
				2024; use any legal deer hunting method to take antlerless deer in Adair,
				Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell,
				Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian,
				Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb,
				Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry,
				Hickory, Howard, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede,
				Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Maries,
				Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton,
				Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski,
				Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland,
				Shannon, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste.
				Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Webster,
				Worth, and Wright counties.
(B)
				Youth portions: November 2 through 3, 2024, and November 29 through December 1,
				2024; for persons at least six (6) but not older than fifteen (15) years of
				age; use any legal deer hunting method to take one (1) deer statewide during
				the November 2 through 3, 2024, portion; use any legal deer hunting method to
				take deer statewide during the November 29 through December 1, 2024,
				portion.
(C) November portion:
				November 16 through 26, 2024; use any legal deer hunting method to take deer
				statewide.
(D) CWD portion:
				November 27 through December 1, 2024; use any legal deer hunting method to take
				deer in Adair, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Boone, Caldwell, Camden,
				Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Crawford,
				Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Grundy, Hickory, Howard,
				Howell, Jasper, Jefferson, Knox, Laclede, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon,
				Madison, Maries, McDonald, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Newton, Oregon, Osage,
				Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Ripley,
				Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shannon, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St.
				Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Vernon, Warren, Washington,
				and Webster counties.
(E)
				Alternative methods portion: December 28, 2024, through January 7, 2025; use
				muzzleloader and archery methods, crossbows, atlatl, handguns, and air-powered
				guns as defined in 3 CSR 10-7.431 to take deer
				statewide.