Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment changes the required size of
properties for landowners to enroll in the Chronic Wasting Disease Management
Program from 20 acres to 5 acres.
(1) Landowners with property located within a
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone as defined in
3 CSR
10-4.200 may enroll property in the
department-sponsored Chronic Wasting Disease Management Program to obtain
no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permits in accordance with the
following:
(A) For the purposes of this rule a
landowner shall include any person owning at least five (5) contiguous acres
within two (2) miles of a confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease-positive.
(B) The landowner shall submit an application
on a form provided by the department to enroll in the program. Application for
enrollment in the program shall be on an annual basis.
(C) Approval of applications received less
than thirty (30) days prior to any deer hunting season cannot be
guaranteed.
(D) The landowner may
designate persons who are authorized to receive no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease
Management Permit(s) for use on the enrolled property. The landowner or his/her
authorized representative shall submit the following information to the
department for any person who is authorized to obtain no-cost Chronic Wasting
Disease Management Permit(s): Name, domicile address, email, phone number,
conservation identification number, and property identification number assigned
to the enrolled property by the department.
(2) The number of permits allocated for use
on an enrolled property will be determined by the department based on localized
disease-management goals.
(3) In
addition to the take of deer in accordance with statewide deer hunting
regulations, additional deer may be taken during the firearms and archery deer
hunting seasons on properties enrolled in the department-sponsored Chronic
Wasting Disease Management Program in accordance with the following:
(A) Persons hunting or pursuing additional
deer on enrolled properties must possess a valid no-cost Chronic Wasting
Disease Management Permit. No-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permits
may be obtained only by a person whose name, domicile address, e-mail, phone
number, conservation identification number, and the enrolled property
identification number has been submitted to the department by a participating
landowner with property enrolled in the program. A valid resident, nonresident,
or landowner Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit, Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting
Permit, Archer's Hunting Permit, or Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit is
required as a prerequisite to obtain a no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease
Management Permit.
(B) Each no-cost
Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permit is valid for one (1) deer of either
sex. All no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permits are valid only on
the enrolled property they were issued for.
(C) Persons hunting or pursuing deer on a
no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permit shall be properly licensed
for the season they are hunting. Properly licensed during the Archery Deer
Hunting Season shall mean possession of one (1) of the archery permits (either
filled or unfilled) required by this rule as a prerequisite for obtaining a
no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permit. Properly licensed during the
Firearms Deer Hunting Season shall mean possession of one (1) of the firearms
deer hunting permits (either filled or unfilled) required by this rule as a
prerequisite for obtaining a no-cost Chronic Wasting Disease Management
Permit.
(D) Additional deer may be
taken on enrolled properties only in accordance with statewide deer hunting
regulations in this chapter. All applicable statewide season, method, permit,
limit, tagging, and checking requirements apply, except antlered and antlerless
deer limits established by
3 CSR
10-7.431,
3 CSR
10-7.434, and
3 CSR
10-7.437 shall not apply to deer taken on a no-cost
Chronic Wasting Disease Management Permit.
