(1) Boats (including canoes, kayaks,
paddleboards, and sailboats) may be used on lakes and ponds except as further
restricted in this chapter. Boats may not be left unattended overnight.
Houseboats, airboats, and personal watercraft as defined in section
306.010, RSMo, are prohibited.
Float tubes may be used for authorized fishing and hunting activities.
Registration and a fee may be required for rental of department-owned boats.
Fees shall be paid prior to use.
(A) Except
as provided below, only electric motors are permitted on lakes and ponds of
less than seventy (70) acres. Electric motors and outboard motors are permitted
on lakes of seventy (70) or more acres and on certain areas in conjunction with
waterfowl hunting, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1)(A) 2. of this
rule. Outboard motors in excess of ten (10) horsepower must be operated at
slow, no-wake speed, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1)(A)3. of this
rule.
1. Only department-owned boats may be
used, only electric motors are permitted, and the use of float tubes is
specifically prohibited on the following department areas:
A. Blind Pony Lake Conservation
Area.
B. Hunnewell Lake
Conservation Area
C. Hunnewell Lake
Conservation Area
D. Reed (James
A.) Memorial Wildlife Area
2. On DeLaney (Robert G.) Lake Conservation
Area, only electric motors are permitted.
3. On Thomas Hill Reservoir Conservation
Area, houseboats are prohibited at all times, and all boating is prohibited on
the main arm of the lake above Highway T from October 15 through January 15. No
other restrictions in this section apply to this area.
4. On Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation
Area, only department-owned boats may be used, only electric motors are
permitted, and the use of float tubes is specifically prohibited, except-
A. Canoes and kayaks launched by hand may be
used only by the holder of a valid area boating tag on Lakes 6, 34, 35, 36, and
38 from April 1 through September 30. Prior to launching, a user of each canoe
or kayak must register their boat at the area headquarters to obtain an area
boating tag and must check out at the area headquarters immediately after
leaving the water. Area boating tags are issued for a specific canoe or kayak
and are valid only for the specific lake designated on the tag. An area boating
tag may not be obtained for more than one (1) lake at the same time or for any
canoe or kayak that is currently registered under a valid area boating tag; and
B. Canoes and kayaks launched by
hand may be used without an area boating tag on Lakes 6, 34, 35, 36, and 38
from October 1 through March 31.
5. On Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area,
the use of carry-in boats and float tubes as authorized in section (1) of this
rule may only be used on designated waterfowl hunting pools and the following
lakes:
A. Catclaw Lake;
B. Cottontail Lake;
C. Gopher Lake; and
D. Jackrabbit Lake
6. Boats are prohibited on the following
department areas:
A. Bellefontaine
Conservation Area; and
B. Weldon
Spring Conservation Area (lakes and ponds).
