3 CSR 10-11.125 - Field Trials
(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.
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