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 10-11.125 - Field Trials

Universal Citation: 3 MO Code of State Regs 10-11.125

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment modifies the list of department areas where field trials can be held, allows raccoon field trails on areas over one thousand (1,000) acres with a Field Trial Special Use Permit, standardizes the format used for conservation area names, and corrects an inaccurate reference in the authority section of the rule.

(1) Field trials are only permitted on the department areas listed below. A field trial special use permit issued by the area manager is required. Unless otherwise provided on the field trial special use permit, field trials are permitted from September 1 through the Monday closest to March 31. Field trial types and locations may be further restricted on each designated area:

(A) Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area

(B) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area

(C) Bois D' Arc Conservation Area

(D) Bushwacker Lake Conservation Area

(E) Canaan Conservation Area

(F) Duck Creek Conservation Area

(G) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area

(H) Fort Crowder Conservation Area

(I) Helton (The Wayne) Memorial Wildlife Area

(J) Maintz Wildlife Preserve

(K) Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

(L) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area

(M) Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area

(N) Shawnee Trail Conservation Area

(O) Talbot (Robert E.) Conservation Area

(P) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek)

(Q) Whetstone Creek Conservation Area

(R) White River Trace Conservation Area

(S) Wilhelmina Conservation Area

(2) Field trial participants must comply with 3 CSR 10-7.410 except as otherwise provided by the special use permit.

(3) During field trials, wildlife not prohibited in 3 CSR 10-7.410 may be chased by dogs under control but may be pursued and taken only during the open seasons and only by persons possessing a valid hunting permit, except as provided in section (4) of this rule.

(4) For game bird field trials:

(A) Designated shooters, under the field trial special use permit, may shoot only legally obtained and captive-reared quail, pheasants, exotic partridges, and mallard ducks. The permit holder may purchase quail, pheasants, and mallard ducks no more than ten (10) days prior to a trial and hold them no longer than ten (10) days after a trial.

(B) All birds to be released must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection signed by an accredited veterinarian.

(C) Quail, pheasants, and exotic partridges shall be marked with a permanent avian leg band prior to release. Mallard ducks shall be marked by removal of the hind toe from the right foot, or by tattooing a readily discernible number or letter or combination on the web of one (1) foot.

(D) Legally obtained quail, pheasants, exotic partridges, and mallard ducks may be taken in any number during a field trial and may be possessed and transported from the field trial area by persons other than the field trial permit holder only when accompanied by a receipt listing the date, number, and species, and the name, address, and permit number of the field trial permit holder. In addition, the marked foot must remain attached to mallard ducks.

(5) Field trials using running dogs pursuing raccoon may be conducted on department areas not listed in 3 CSR 10-11.180(3) or 3 CSR 10-11.180(4) and greater than one thousand (1,000) acres where appropriate from September 1 through March 31 only by Field Trial Special Use Permit.

*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended 1984.

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