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 10-7.405 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment modifies the Mississippi
				  River levels that will trigger closing hunting during the spring turkey hunting
				  season and the fall deer and turkey hunting seasons in Southeast Missouri in
				  Zones 1 and 2.
(1) Any person
				while hunting or while using dogs or birds of prey in pursuit of wildlife in
				any manner, including training, shall 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 hunting until the actual permit(s) is received.
				Wildlife may not be held alive under hunting permits.
(2) There shall be no closed season or limits
				on house sparrows or European starlings.
(3) No person shall take or attempt to take
				any wildlife from or across a public roadway with a firearm, bow, or
				crossbow.
(4) Wildlife, except
				waterfowl, may not be pursued or taken while trapped or surrounded by
				floodwaters or while fleeing from floodwaters or fire.
(A) In Southeast Missouri no person shall
				take, attempt to take, or pursue wildlife, except waterfowl, during the fall
				deer and turkey sea-son(s) in:
1. Zone 1
				(Scott County) when the Mississippi River level is at or above thirty-five feet
				(35') on the Thebes, IL, gauge. Zone 1 fall deer and turkey season boundary
				shall be that portion of Missouri east of a line running west from the Illinois
				border at Commerce access in the town of Commerce to North Water Street; south
				on North Water Street to Mo. Hwy. E; west on Mo. Hwy. E to Mo. Hwy. N; south on
				Mo. Hwy. N to County Hwy. 351; south on County Hwy. 351 to Mo. Hwy. NN; south
				on Mo. Hwy. NN to the Scott County line; east on the Scott County line to the
				Illinois border.
2. Zone 2
				(Mississippi County) when the Mississippi River level is at or above
				forty-three feet (43') on the Cairo, IL, gauge. Zone 2 fall deer and turkey
				season boundary shall be that portion of Missouri east of a line running west
				from the Illinois border on the Mississippi County line to Mo. Hwy. NN; south
				on Mo. Hwy. NN to County Hwy. 222; east on County Hwy. 222 to Mo. Hwy. N; south
				on Mo. Hwy. N to Mo. Hwy. 62; east on Mo. Hwy. 62 to Mo. Hwy. 77; south on Mo.
				Hwy. 77 to Mo. Hwy. D; west on Mo. Hwy. D to County Hwy. 329; south on County
				Hwy. 329 to County Hwy. 318; west on County Hwy. 318 to Mo. Hwy. DD; south on
				Mo. Hwy. DD to County Hwy. 331; south on County Hwy. 331 to Mo. Hwy. 80; west
				on Mo. Hwy. 80 to Mo. Hwy. AA; south on Mo. Hwy. AA to Mo. Hwy. FF; south on
				Mo. Hwy. FF to Mo. Hwy. 77; south on Mo. Hwy. 77 to Mo. Hwy. A; east on Mo.
				Hwy. A to the Kentucky border.
3.
				Zone 3A (New Madrid and Mississippi counties) when the Mississippi River level
				is at or above thirty-four feet (34') on the New Madrid, MO, gauge. Zone 3A
				fall deer and turkey season boundary shall be that portion of Missouri south of
				a line running west from the Kentucky border on U.S. Hwy. A to Mo. Hwy. 77;
				north on Mo. Hwy. 77 to Mo. Hwy. 102; west on Mo. Hwy. 102 to County Hwy. 521;
				west on County Hwy. 521 to Mo. Hwy. 102; north on Mo. Hwy. 102 to County Hwy.
				526; west on County Hwy. 526 to County Hwy. 727; south on County Hwy. 727 to
				Mo. Hwy. P; South on Mo. Hwy. P to Mo. Hwy. WW; west on Mo. Hwy. WW to Mo. Hwy.
				U; west on Mo. Hwy. U to Interstate 55; south on Interstate 55 to Mo. Hwy. M;
				east on Mo. Hwy. M to Mo. Hwy. KK; west on Mo. Hwy. KK to Mo. Hwy. 162; east on
				Mo. Hwy. 162 to the Tennessee border.
4. Zone 3B (New Madrid and Mississippi
				counties) when the Mississippi River level is at or above thirty-six feet (36')
				on the New Madrid, MO, gauge. Zone 3B fall deer and turkey season boundary
				shall be that portion of Missouri south of a line continuing from Zone 3A on a
				line running north on Mo. Hwy. U to Mo. Hwy. P; east on Mo. Hwy. P to Mo. Hwy.
				BB; north on Mo. Hwy. BB to Mo. Hwy. OO; east on Mo. Hwy. OO to the toe of the
				protected side of the Corps of Engineers secondary levee; north on the Corps of
				Engineers secondary levee to Mo. Hwy. 80; east on Mo. Hwy. 80 to Mo. Hwy. AA;
				south on Mo. Hwy. AA to Mo. Hwy. FF; south on Mo. Hwy. FF to Mo. Hwy. 77; south
				on Mo. Hwy. 77 tying back into Zone 3A.
5. Zone 3C (New Madrid and Mississippi
				counties) when the Mississippi River level is at or above forty feet (40') on
				the New Madrid, MO, gauge. Zone 3C fall deer and turkey season boundary shall
				be that portion of Missouri south of a line continuing from Zone 3B on a line
				running north on Mo. Hwy. V to Mo. Hwy. 80; east on Mo. Hwy. 80 to the toe of
				the protected side of the Corps of Engineers secondary levee; north on the
				Corps of Engineers secondary levee to Mo. Hwy. 77; south on Mo. Hwy. 77 to Mo.
				Hwy. D; west on Mo. Hwy. D to County Hwy. 329; south on County Hwy. 329 to Mo.
				Hwy. DD; south on Mo. Hwy. DD to County Hwy. 331; south on County Hwy. 331 to
				Mo. Hwy. 80; west on Mo. Hwy. 80 to Mo. Hwy. AA tying back into Zone
				3B.
6. Zone 4 (Pemiscot County)
				when the Mississippi River level is at or above thirty-two feet (32') on the
				Caruthersville, MO, gauge. Zone 4 fall deer and turkey season boundary shall be
				that portion of Missouri east of a line running west from the Tennessee border
				on Mo. Hwy. 162 to Mo. Hwy. TT; south on Mo. Hwy. TT to Mo. Hwy. T; west on Mo.
				Hwy. T to Interstate 55; south on Interstate 55 to Interstate 155; southeast on
				Interstate 155 to Mo. Hwy. U; west on Mo. Hwy. U to Mo. Hwy. D; south on Mo.
				Hwy. D to County Hwy. 536; west on County Hwy. 536 to County Hwy. 515; south on
				County Hwy. 515 to U.S. Hwy. 164; west on U.S. Hwy. 164 to Mo. Hwy. H; south on
				Mo. Hwy. H to County Hwy. 569; south on County Hwy. 569 to the Arkansas
				border.
7. Zone 5A (Dunklin County)
				when the St. Francis River level is at or above twenty-one feet (21') on the
				St. Francis, AR, gauge. Zone 5A fall deer and turkey season boundary shall be
				that portion of Missouri west of a line running east from the Arkansas border
				on U.S. Hwy. 62 to Mo. Hwy. 53; south on Mo. Hwy. 53 to Mo. Hwy. 25; south on
				Mo. Hwy. 25 to Mo. Hwy. 84; west on Mo. Hwy. 84 to the Arkansas
				border.
8. Zone 5B (Dunklin County)
				when the St. Francis River level is at or above fifteen and one-half feet
				(15.5') on the Holly Island, MO, gauge. Zone 5B fall deer and turkey season
				boundary shall be that portion of Missouri west of a line running east on Mo.
				Hwy. 84 to U.S. Hwy. 412; southwest on U.S. Hwy. 412 to Mo. Hwy. F; south on
				Mo. Hwy. F to Mo. Hwy. FF; south on Mo. Hwy. FF to the Arkansas
				border.