PURPOSE: This rule establishes the seasons
and methods for hunting furbearers.
(1) Badger, bobcat, gray fox, opossum,
raccoon, red fox, and striped skunk may be taken in any numbers by hunting as
follows: Badger, gray fox, and red fox from November 15 through January 31;
bobcat from November 15 through the last day of February; and opossum, raccoon,
and striped skunk from August 1 through October 15 and from November 15 through
the last day of February.
(2) Pelts
of furbearers may be possessed, transported, consigned for processing, and sold
only by the taker with a valid permit throughout the year, except that bobcats
or their pelts shall be delivered by the taker to an agent of the department
for registration or tagging before selling, transferring, tanning, or mounting,
but not later than April 10. Furbearers may be purchased and sold only under
provisions of this rule, Chapter 10, and
3 CSR
10-4.135. No person shall accept payment for
furbearers taken by another.
(3)
Tagged bobcats or their pelts may be possessed by the taker throughout the year
and may be sold only to a licensed taxidermist, tanner, or fur dealer as
provided in Chapter 10. It shall be illegal to purchase or sell untagged
bobcats or their pelts. After tanning, pelts may be possessed, bought, or sold
without permit. Skinned carcasses of legally taken furbearers may be sold by
the taker throughout the year.
(4)
Coyotes, except as otherwise provided in this section, may be taken by hunting,
and pelts and carcasses may be possessed, transported, and sold in any numbers
throughout the year.
(A) Coyotes may not be
chased, pursued, or taken during daylight hours from April 1 through the day
prior to the beginning of the prescribed spring turkey hunting
season.
(B) During the prescribed
spring turkey hunting season, coyotes may not be chased, pursued, or taken
except during legal shooting hours for turkey hunting using any legal spring
turkey hunting season method by persons holding an unfilled Spring Turkey
Hunting Permit; and
1. A Resident Small Game
Hunting Permit; or
2. A Nonresident
Furbearer Hunting and Trapping Permit.
(5) No furbearers may be chased, pursued, or
taken during daylight hours with the aid of dogs from November 1 through the
prescribed November portion of the firearms deer hunting season, during the
antlerless and CWD portions of the firearms deer hunting season in counties
open to deer hunting, or with firearms from a boat at night.
(6) The dens or nests of furbearers shall not
be molested or destroyed.
(7)
Restrictions on possession shall not apply to tanned pelts, mounted specimens,
or manufactured products.
Notes
3 CSR 10-7.450
AUTHORITY:
sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section
252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original
rule filed Aug. 16, 1972, effective Dec. 31, 1972. Amended: Filed July 13,
1976, effective Dec. 31, 1976. Amended: Filed June 13, 1977, effective Oct. 1,
1977. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 1977, effective Nov. 1, 1977. Amended: Filed Aug.
4, 1978, effective Nov. 1, 1978. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 1980, effective Nov. 1,
1980. Amended: Filed June 29, 1981, effective Aug. 14, 1981. Amended: Filed
June 30, 1982, effective Aug. 12, 1982. Amended: Filed July 5, 1984, effective
Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1985, effective Jan. 1, 1986. Amended:
Filed Sept. 2, 1987, effective Jan. 1, 1988. Amended: Filed Aug. 9, 1988,
effective Jan. 1, 1989. Amended: Filed May 10, 1990, effective Jan. 6, 1991.
Amended: Filed May 10, 1991, effective Jan. 1, 1992. Amended: Filed April 28,
1992, effective Jan. 15, 1993. Amended: Filed April 21, 1993, effective Jan. 1,
1994. Amended: Filed May 30, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Amended: Filed June
11, 1997, effective March 1, 1998. Amended: Filed May 6, 1998, effective March
1, 1999. Amended: Filed May 10, 1999, effective March 1, 2000. Amended: Filed
April 24, 2000, effective March 1, 2001. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective
March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed June 4, 2004, effective Nov. 30, 2004. Amended:
Filed Oct. 13, 2005, effective March 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006,
effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29,
2008. Amended: Filed Jan. 4, 2011, effective July 1, 2011. Amended: Filed Dec.
8, 2014, effective March 1, 2015. Amended: Filed June 28, 2019, effective Dec.
30, 2019. Amended: Filed Dec. 10, 2021, effective June 30, 2022. Amended: Filed
Dec. 7, 2022, effective May 30, 2023.
AUTHORITY: sections 40
and 45 of Art. I V, Mo. Const. and section
252.240, RSMo 2000.* Original
rule filed Aug. 16, 1972, effective Dec. 31, 1972. Amended: Filed July 13,
1976, effective Dec. 31, 1976. Amended: Filed June 13, 1977, effective Oct. 1,
1977. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 1977, effective Nov. 1, 1977. Amended: Filed Aug.
4, 1978, effective Nov. 1, 1978. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 1980, effective Nov. 1,
1980. Amended: Filed June 29, 1981, effective Aug. 14, 1981. Amended: Filed
June 30, 1982, effective Aug. 12, 1982. Amended: Filed July 5, 1984, effective
Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1985, effective Jan. 1, 1986. Amended:
Filed Sept. 2, 1987, effective Jan. 1, 1988. Amended: Filed Aug. 9, 1988,
effective Jan. 1, 1989. Amended: Filed May 10, 1990, effective Jan. 6, 1991.
Amended: Filed May 10, 1991, effective Jan. 1, 1992. Amended: Filed April 28,
1992, effective Jan. 15, 1993. Amended: Filed April 21, 1993, effective Jan. 1,
1994. Amended: Filed May 30, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Amended: Filed June
11, 1997, effective March 1, 1998. Amended: Filed May 6, 1998, effective March
1, 1999. Amended: Filed May 10, 1999, effective March 1, 2000. Amended: Filed
April 24, 2000, effective March 1, 2001. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective
March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed June 4, 2004, effective Nov. 30, 2004. Amended:
Filed Oct. 13, 2005, effective March 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006,
effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29,
2008. Amended: Filed Jan. 4, 2011, effective July 1, 2011 .
Amended by
Missouri
Register January 15, 2015/Volume 40, Number 02, effective
3/1/2015
Amended by
Missouri
Register November 15, 2019/Volume 44, Number 22, effective
12/31/2019
Amended by
Missouri
Register May 2, 2022/Volume 47, Number 9, effective
6/30/2022
Amended by
Missouri
Register April 17, 2023/Volume 48, Number 8, effective
5/31/2023
Amended by
Missouri
Register January 15, 2025/volume 50, Number 02, effective
2/28/2025.
*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended
1984.
