Outdoor Recreational Access Program

PURPOSE: This rule specifies public access options for landowners enrolled in a department-sponsored outdoor recreational access program and prohibits uses other than those specifically authorized by the landowner. (1) Public access on private land granted under a departmentsponsored outdoor recreational access program will be designated for one (1) of the following types of access: (A) All access: walk-in access for hunting and fishing permitted under statewide regulations year round from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset; (B) Small game and turkey access: walk-in access for hunting of turkey and small game species (frogs, rabbits, squirrels, quail, pheasant, rails, snipe, doves, woodcock, and waterfowl) permitted under statewide regulations during the designated seasons from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset; (C) Youth only access: walk-in access for hunting and fishing permitted under statewide regulations year round from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset only for persons under the age of sixteen (16) who are accompanied by an adult; (D) Archery access: walk-in access for hunting using archery methods permitted under statewide regulations from September 15 through February 15 and during youth and regular spring turkey seasons from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset. All species eligible for take with archery methods under statewide regulations may be pursued; (E) Fishing access: walk-in access for fishing permitted under statewide regulations year round from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset; and (F) Wildlife viewing access: walk-in access for wildlife viewing and hiking permitted year round from one (1) hour before sunrise until one (1) hour after sunset. (2) All activities or uses by persons other than the landowner of land enrolled in a department-sponsored outdoor recreational access program other than the designated uses require written permission from the landowner on a form provided by the department. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed March 14, 2016, effective July 30, 2016. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.