Mo. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 10-7.905
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 3 CSR 10-7.905 - Black Bear Hunting Season: Application and Draw Process(1) Missouri residents, as defined in 3 CSR 10-5.220, may apply for black bear hunting permits.(A) Bear Management Zone-specific permit quotas for black bear hunting permits are established annually by the Conservation Commission. At least ten (10) percent of the Resident Black Bear Hunting Permit Black Bear Management Zone-specific permit quota will be awarded annually to approved resident landowners, as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805, whose qualifying property is in the specific Black Bear Management Zone for which they are applying. If the number of qualifying landowner applicants is less than the percentage of the permits allocated for landowners, that portion of the quota not issued to a qualifying landowner will be reallocated to other applicants. Permit quotas for the 2024 black bear season will be set as follows:1. Bear Management Zone 1: two hundred (200) Resident Black Bear Hunting Permits.2. Bear Management Zone 2: one hundred fifty (150) Resident Black Bear Hunting Permits.3. Bear Management Zone 3: fifty (50) Resident Black Bear Hunting Permits.(B) To be eligible for the Resident Black Bear Hunting Permit(s) awarded to approved resident landowners, an application must have been submitted to and have been approved by the department as described in 3 CSR 10-7.412 prior to applying for a Resident Black Bear Hunting Permit.(C) Permit Draw. 1. The application period will be from May 1-31 annually and results will be available by July 1 annually.2. Application fee for Resident Black Bear Hunting Permit: ten dollars ($10).3. Only one (1) application is allowed per year.4. Only one (1) person is allowed per application.5. Permits are nontransferable.Adopted by Missouri Register January 15, 2021/Volume 46, Number 2, effective 2/28/2021Amended by Missouri Register May 3, 2021/Volume 46, Number 09, effective 4/15/2021Amended by Missouri Register May 2, 2022/Volume 47, Number 9, effective 4/15/2022Amended by Missouri Register April 17, 2023/Volume 48, Number 8, effective 3/31/2023Amended by Missouri Register May 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 10, effective 4/15/2024.