Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 11 - Wildlife Code: Special Regulations for Department Areas › Section 3 CSR 10-11.110 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment references new sections of
				  Chapter 11, clarifies exceptions to the prohibition of digging, excavating, and
				  using trail cameras, and clarifies rules about special use
				  permits.
(1) Department areas
				may be used only as authorized by this chapter, except these rules shall not
				restrict department employees or their designees when conducting offcial events
				or activities. Department areas may be used only in accordance with the
				following:
(A) Department areas designated as
				open to the public may be accessed and used for hiking, sightseeing, and nature
				observation. The locations and times when department areas may be entered,
				remained on, or used for these activities may be further restricted by this
				chapter, signs, or area maps.
(B)
				The following activities are allowed on department areas as further authorized
				by this chapter:
1. Commercial use (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.111) ;
2. Photography and videography (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.112) ;
3. Entering or remaining on department areas,
				or designated portions of department areas (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.115) ;
4. Possession of pets and hunting dogs (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.120) ;
5. Field trials (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.125) ;
6. Use of vehicles, bicycles, horses, and horseback
				riding (See 3 CSR 10-11.130) ;
7. Collecting of nuts, berries, fruits,
				edible wild greens, and mushrooms (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.135) ;
8. Camping (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.140) ;
9. Tree stands (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.145) ;
10. Target shooting and use of shooting ranges (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.150) ;
11. Decoys and blinds (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.155) ;
12. Use of boats and motors (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.160) ;
13. Taking bullfrogs and green frogs (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.165) ;
14. Hunting (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.180 through
				3 CSR
				10-11.186 and
				3 CSR
				10-11.190 through
				3 CSR
				10-11.191) ;
15. Trapping (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.187) ;
16. Fishing (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.200 through
				3 CSR
				10-11.215) ;
17. Taking feral swine (See
				3 CSR
				10-11.220) ;
(C) The following activities are prohibited
				on department areas and may not be authorized by a special use permit:
1. Destruction, defacing, or removal of
				department property;
2. Digging or
				excavating, except for scientific purposes as authorized by a Letter of
				Authorization for Plant Collecting;
3. Guiding for pay;
4. Military or law enforcement training by
				nongovernment entities;
5. Placing
				of grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products on
				land;
6. Placing or using trail or
				game cameras or other similar devices, except for scientific purposes as
				authorized by a Wildlife Collector's Permit;
7. Use of paint ball, airsoft, or similar
				projectile weapons not specifically authorized by this Code;
8. Placement of honey bee apiaries;
9. Parking or storage of watercraft and
				commercial vehicles during closed hours;
10. Use of freworks;
11. Use of remote-controlled boats or land
				vehicles;
12. Prospecting,
				exploring, mining, or extracting minerals, metals, oil, natural gas, or other
				nonrenewable resources, except as specifically approved by the commission;
				and
13. Commercial or political
				advertising, except for commercial advertising by authorized concessionaires or
				by vendors participating in department events;
(D) Activities not listed in subsections
				(1)(A), (1)(B), or (1) (C) of this rule may be authorized by a special use
				permit when the activity is compatible with other authorized
				activities.
(E) Issuance of a
				special use permit is at the discretion of the department. Application for a
				special use permit as required by this chapter does not guarantee that one will
				be issued. All persons entering, remaining on, or using a department area
				pursuant to a special use permit shall abide by the specific conditions stated
				on the permit;
(F) Signs, posted
				regulations, or area maps may further restrict activities in accordance with
				this chapter, including designating portions of department areas as open or
				closed to public use. Area managers may temporarily close or change regulations
				on department areas through posting to protect the public from hazardous
				conditions and threats to public safety, to protect fish and wildlife
				resources, and for special events or resource management activities where
				public use conflicts are likely to occur. All persons entering, remaining on,
				or using a department area shall abide by signs, posted regulations, and area
				maps;
(G) Collecting or possessing
				wild plants and wild animals (including invertebrates) and unprocessed parts
				thereof must be authorized by a Letter of Authorization for Plant Collecting or
				a Wildlife Collector's Permit, respectively, except as otherwise authorized in
				this Code;
(H) Waste containers
				may be used only for disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish generated
				on the department area;
(I)
				Possession of food and beverage containers made of glass are prohibited on the
				following conservation areas:
1. Amidon
				Memorial Conservation Area within the Castor River Shut-Ins Natural Area;
				and
2. Lon Sanders Canyon
				Conservation Area;
(J)
				On Thomas Hill Reservoir, swimming, sailboarding, scuba diving, and water
				skiing are permitted, except water skiing is prohibited north of Highway T on
				the Stinking Creek Arm of the lake and on the warm water arm of the lake
				upstream from the marker buoys; and
(K) On Rockwoods Reservation, rock climbing is allowed
				only in designated and posted areas.