3 CSR 10-11.160 - Use of Boats and Motors
(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
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).
Notes
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