Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Division 10 - Conservation Commission
Chapter 5 - Wildlife Code: Permits
Section 3 CSR 10-5.215 - Permits and Privileges: How Obtained; Not Transferable

(1) Permits may be obtained only upon satisfaction of all requirements imposed by this Code and state statute, including payment of fees and provision of Social Security number, at the time of application.

(2) A permit for the taking of wildlife or the harvesting of ginseng may be issued only to an individual and may be used only by the individual to whom it is issued. No permit, application for permit, method exemption, Missouri Conservation Heritage Card, or special hunting or fishing tag may be loaned, predated, falsified, altered, or misrepresented in any manner, except that a Missouri Conservation Heritage Card may be presented by another to purchase permits on behalf of the person named thereon. No firearms hunting permit shall be issued without containing the hunter education certificate card number where applicable.

(3) The acceptance of a permit, privilege, or method exemption shall constitute an acknowledgement of the duty to comply with the provisions of this Code and to pursue wildlife in a safe manner. All permits and privileges are conditioned upon such compliance.

(4) Any person born on or after January 1, 1967, shall obtain and display an approved hunter education certificate card prior to purchase of any firearms hunting permit, except as exempted in 3 CSR 10-5.205. Any person purchasing a firearms hunting permit for another person who is required to be hunter education certified must display a valid hunter education certificate card bearing the name of the person for whom the permit is being purchased. A hunter education card need not be displayed if certification can be verified through direct access to computer data files. Hunter education certification shall be verified by permit vendors on all firearms hunting permits, except as exempted in 3 CSR 10-5.205. Hunter education certification shall be limited to persons eleven (11) years of age or older. Black bear and elk hunting permits may be obtained only by residents of Missouri eleven (11) years of age or older that have obtained an approved hunter education certificate card or were born before January 1, 1967, except as exempted in 3 CSR 10-5.205(1)(K). The Missouri Conservation Permit Card will be issued as a replacement for lost or damaged hunter education certificate cards. Fee: five dollars ($5).

(5) Permits are nontransferable and are valid from the date of purchase through the last day of February of the prescribed permit year, except the Migratory Bird Hunting Permit, the Resident Ginseng Harvester Permit, the Nonresident Ginseng Harvester Permit, the Resident Trapping Permit, and the Nonresident Furbearer Hunting and Trapping Permit shall be valid through June 30. Except as provided for permits purchased by telephone, no affidavit, receipt, or other document may be issued or used in lieu of the required permit. Temporary permit authorization number(s) allowing immediate use of permit privileges may be provided for permits (except black bear, deer, elk, and turkey permits) purchased through the department's authorized telephone sales service provider. The temporary permit authorization number(s) and picture identification must be carried at all times while hunting, fishing, or trapping until the actual permit(s) is received. Any permit issued or obtained by false statement or through fraud, or while privileges are revoked or denied by the commission, shall be invalid.