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 10-9.223 - Wildlife Movement: Certification, Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule clarifies that all wildlife held
				  or transported in confinement shall comply with applicable state and federal
				  animal health standards and movement requirements.
(1) All persons holding or transporting
				wildlife in confinement shall comply with applicable state and federal
				regulations for animal health standards and movement requirements. These
				records shall be maintained on the premises and shall be subject to inspection
				by a conservation agent at any reasonable time for a period of at least five
				(5) years.
(2) Live white-tailed
				deer, white-tailed deer-hybrids, mule deer, mule deer-hybrids, raccoons, foxes,
				and coyotes may not be imported into this state. The movement of Class III
				wildlife held under permit within the provisions of this chapter shall also
				comply with 3 CSR 10-9.354 and
				3 CSR
				10-9.565.
(3) Live skunks may not be imported, bought,
				sold, transported, given away, or otherwise disposed of in this
				state.
(4) Live Eastern cottontail
				rabbits, swamp rabbits, and jackrabbits may only be imported or transported
				into this state, as follows:
(A) Eastern
				cottontail rabbits, swamp rabbits, and jackrabbits originating from a state or
				country where Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) has been diagnosed in the prior
				twelve (12) months may not be imported or transported into Missouri. Eastern
				cottontail rabbits, swamp rabbits, and jackrabbits originating from a state or
				country other than those where RHD has been diagnosed in the prior twelve (12)
				months may be imported only by the holder of an entry permit issued by the
				state wildlife veterinarian;
(B)
				Any person requesting entry of such rabbits or hares shall submit a Certificate
				of Veterinary Inspection to the state wildlife veterinarian. To obtain an entry
				permit from the state wildlife veterinarian, the Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection must state the following:
1. All
				eastern cottontail rabbits, swamp rabbits, and jackrabbits in the shipment have
				been examined within seventy-two (72) hours of shipment for and found free of
				communicable diseases and have originated from a single premise that has no
				signs of a communicable disease;
2.
				There has been no movement of rabbits or hares onto the originating premises
				within thirty (30) days prior to the shipment; and
3. No rabbits in the shipment have had
				contact with free-ranging wild rabbits or hares within thirty (30) days prior
				to the shipment; and
(C)
				For the purposes of this section, the term Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
				means a legible record made on an official form of the state of origin, issued
				by an accredited licensed veterinarian. The official Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection shall state that the animal(s) are free of visible signs of
				contagious, infectious, or communicable disease and describe the animal(s) by
				species, breed, sex, and age.