Mo. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 10-4.135
Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024
Section 3 CSR 10-4.135 - TransportationPURPOSE: This amendment allows heads from deer harvested in the CWD Management Zone to be delivered to any department disease surveillance sampling station or department-approved disease surveillance sampling station within forty-eight (48) hours of exit from the county of harvest except during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season when heads must be taken to a designated disease surveillance sampling station as required by 3 CSR 10-4.200(3).
(1) Wildlife legally taken by sport hunting and fishing may be possessed and transported into, within, or out of this state as personal baggage of the taker, who has in his/her possession the required permit, or by other lawful possessor. Except for black bears, cervids, and turkeys taken in Missouri, persons possessing wildlife taken by another shall plainly label that wildlife with the full name, address, and permit number of the taker and the date taken, except that Missouri limits shall apply on Missouri waters unless otherwise provided by reciprocal agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, black bears, cervids, and turkeys reported in accordance with established procedures, when labeled with the full name, address, date taken, and Telecheck confirmation number of the taker, may be possessed, transported, and stored by anyone.(2) Any cervid taken from the wild in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone counties (see 3 CSR 10-4.200(1) ) shall be reported through the Telecheck Harvest Reporting System as required by 3 CSR 10-7.431 prior to transporting the carcass (or parts thereof) outside the county of harvest. Carcasses (or parts thereof) from all cervids taken in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone counties that are transported outside the county of harvest shall be delivered to a licensed meat processor or taxidermist within forty-eight (48) hours of exit from the county of harvest, except-(A) Meat that is cut and wrapped;(B) Meat that has been boned out;(C) Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached;(D) Hides from which all excess tissue has been removed;(F) Antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue;(H) Finished taxidermy products; and(I) Heads may be delivered to any department disease surveillance sampling station or department-approved disease surveillance sampling station within forty-eight (48) hours of exit from the county of harvest except as required by 3 CSR 10-4.200(3).(3) Wildlife legally taken and exported from another state or country may also be shipped into Missouri by common carrier, except cervid carcasses (or parts thereof). Cervid carcasses (or parts thereof) taken from or obtained outside of Missouri may not be imported, transported, or possessed in Missouri, except- (A) Meat that is cut and wrapped;(B) Meat that has been boned out;(C) Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached;(D) Hides from which all excess tissue has been removed;(F) Antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue;(H) Finished taxidermy products; and(I) Head with cape and not more than six inches (6") of neck attached, only if taken to a licensed taxidermist within forty-eight (48) hours of entry.(4) In addition to personal transportation, legally possessed commercial fish, frogs, cervid hides, squirrel and rabbit pelts, furbearer pelts and carcasses, and black bear pelts may be shipped by mail, express and freight, when truly labeled with the names and addresses of shipper and addressee, shipper's permit number, or Telecheck confirmation number, as required, and the contents of each package. Wildlife breeders, taxidermists, fur dealers, and tanners may ship according to regulations specifically provided for such permittees. Wildlife shall not be accepted for shipment unless the shipper shall have complied with the provisions of this rule.(5) Notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, the transportation of waterfowl and other migratory birds shall be in accordance with applicable federal regulations. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. I V, Mo. Const. and section 252.240, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Aug. 14, 1970, effective Dec. 31, 1970. Amended: Filed April 20, 1978, effective Aug. 15, 1978. Amended: Filed July 30, 1979, effective Jan. 1, 1980. Amended: Filed Aug. 7, 1986, effective Jan. 1, 1987. Amended: Filed April 27, 1994, effective Jan. 1, 1995. Amended: Filed Aug. 24, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 13, 2005, effective April 30, 2006. Amended: Filed March 6, 2006, effective Aug. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Sept. 25, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. Amended: Filed Jan. 4, 2011 , effective July 1, 2011 . Amended by Missouri Register January 2, 2020/Volume 45, Number 1, effective 2/29/2020Amended by Missouri Register January 15, 2021/Volume 46, Number 2, effective 2/28/2021Amended by Missouri Register July 1, 2021/Volume 46, Number 13, effective 8/31/2021*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended 1984.