Commercialization

PURPOSE: This rule requires persons commercializing in wildlife to possess the prescribed permit and to keep records of their transactions available for inspection. (1) Wildlife or ginseng may be bought, sold, offered for sale, exchanged, transported, or delivered only under the conditions of the prescribed permit, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. No affidavit, receipt, or other document may be issued or used in lieu of the required permit. Any permit issued or obtained by false statement or through fraud, or while permits are revoked or denied by the commission, shall be invalid. The commission may suspend, revoke, or deny a permit or privilege for cause, but not until an opportunity has been afforded for a hearing before the commission or its authorized representative. Hearings under this section shall be contested cases pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo, and any person aggrieved by a final decision shall be entitled to judicial review as provided in Chapter 536, RSMo. (2) Permits for commercial wildlife or ginseng may be obtained only upon satisfaction of all requirements imposed by this Code, including payment of fees at the time of application. Fees and costs for permits and other privileges found in this chapter are established in 3 CSR 10-10.950. (3) No commercial wildlife or ginseng permit, or commercial wildlife or ginseng permit application, may be loaned, falsified, altered, or misrepresented in any manner. (4) The acceptance of a permit for commercial wildlife or ginseng shall constitute an acknowledgment of the duty to comply with the provisions of this code. (5) Permits for commercial wildlife or ginseng are nontransferable and are valid from July 1 through June 30 of the prescribed permit year. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Aug. 18, 1970, effective Dec. 31, 1970. Amended: Filed July 30, 1979, effective Jan. 1, 1980. Amended: Filed Aug. 8, 1989, effective Jan. 1, 1990. Amended: Filed April 21, 1993, effective Jan. 1, 1994. Amended: Filed May 30, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Amended: Filed April 25, 1996, effective March 1, 1997. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 2004, effective Feb. 28, 2005. Amended: Filed March 12, 2013, effective Aug. 30, 2013. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Feb. 9, 2018, effective July 30, 2018. Amended: Filed Feb. 23, 2024, effective July 1, 2025. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.