Bullfrogs and Green Frogs

PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for harvesting bullfrogs and green frogs on areas under management agreement with the department. (1) Bullfrogs and green frogs may be taken during the statewide season only by hand, hand net, atlatl, gig, bow, snagging, snaring, grabbing, or pole and line except as further restricted by this chapter. (A) Bows may not be used to take frogs on the following areas: 1. Blue Springs (Lake Remembrance); 2. Columbia (Antimi Lake, Cosmo-Bethel Lake, Lake of the Woods, A. Perry Philips Park Lake, Stephens Park Lake, Twin Lakes, Norma Sutherland Smith Park Lake, Vineyards Park Lake); 3. Farmington (Giessing Lake, Hager Lake, Thomas Lake); 4. Fulton (Morningside Lake, Truman Lake, Veterans Park Lake); 5. Jackson County (Prairie Lee Lake); 6. Jefferson City (Hough Park Lake and McKay Park Lake); 7. Mark Twain National Forest (department-managed portions); 8. Mexico (Lakeview Lake, Kiwanis Lake); 9. Moberly (Beuth Park Lake, Rothwell Park Lake, Water Works Lake); 10. Odessa (Lake Venita); 11. Osage Beach (Osage Beach City Park Lake); 12. Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill City Lake and Porter Park Lake); 13. St. James (Scioto Lake); 14. Taos (Countryside Park Lake); 15. Tipton (Tipton Park Lake); and 16. Union (Union City Lake). (B) Only pole and line may be used to take frogs on the following areas: 1. Ballwin (New Ballwin Park Lake, Vlasis Park Lake); 2. Belton (Cleveland Lake); 3. Butler (Butler City Lake); 4. Fenton (Preslar Lake, Upper Fabick Lake, Westside Park Lake); 5. Ferguson (January-Wabash Park Lake); 6. Jennings (Koeneman Park Lake); 7. Kearney (Jesse James Park Lake); 8. Kirksville (Spur Pond); 9. Kirkwood (Walker Lake); 10. Liberty (Capitol Federal® Sports Complex Ponds Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8); 11. Mineral Area College (Quarry Pond); 12. Moberly (Beuth Park Lake); 13. Overland (Wild Acres Park Lake); 14. Potosi (Roger Bilderback Lake); 15. Raymore (Johnston Lake); 16. St. Ann (Gendron Lake); 17. St. Charles (Fountain Lakes Pond, Kluesner Lake, Moore Lake, Skate Park Lake); 18. St. Louis (Benton Park Lake, Boathouse Lake, Fairgrounds Park Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Jefferson Lake, Lafayette Park Lake, O’Fallon Park Lake, North Lake, South Lake); 19. St. Louis County (Bee Tree Park Lake, Blackjack Lake, Carp Lake, Creve Coeur Park Lake, Fountain Lake, Island Lake, Jarville Lake, Simpson Park Lake, Spanish Lake, Sunfish Lake, Tilles Park Lake); 20. Sedalia (Clover Dell Park Lake, Liberty Park Pond, Spring Fork Lake); 21. Warrensburg (Lions Lake); 22. Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Valley Water Mill Lake); 23. Wentzville (Community Club Lake, Heartland Lake); and 24. Windsor (Farrington Park Lake). (C) The taking of frogs is prohibited on the following areas: 1. Bennett Spring State Park; 2. Mark Twain National Forest (Carmen Springs Management Area); 3. Maramec Spring Park; 4. Montauk State Park; 5. Roaring River State Park; 6. St. Joseph (Krug Park Lagoon); and 7. University of Missouri (Thomas S. Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center), except on Ashland Lake. (2) Firearms may not be used to take bullfrogs and green frogs. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.116. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. Amended: Filed April 20, 2005, effective Sept. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Aug. 24, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed March 6, 2006, effective Aug. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006, effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 2007, effective Jan. 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed March 23, 2009, effective Aug. 30, 2009. Amended: Filed March 12, 2010, effective Aug. 30, 2010. Amended: Filed Aug. 30, 2010, effective Jan. 30, 2011. Amended: Filed March 7, 2011, effective July 30, 2011. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2011, effective March 1, 2012. Amended: Filed Sept. 19, 2012, effective March 1, 2013. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2015, effective March 1, 2016. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2016, effective March 1, 2017. Amended: Filed March 1, 2017, effective Aug. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2017, effective March 1, 2018. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. Amended: Filed Sept. 4, 2020, effective Feb. 28, 2021. Amended: Filed Feb. 17, 2022, effective Aug. 30, 2022. Amended: Filed Feb. 10, 2023, effective Aug. 30, 2023. Amended: Filed Sept. 8, 2023, effective Feb. 29, 2024. Amended: Filed Feb. 7, 2025, effective Aug. 30, 2025. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 2025, effective April 30, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.