Monetary Values Established for Fish and Wildlife

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the monetary values of fish as a standard for evaluating losses resulting from fish kills. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here. (1) Monetary values set out in the publication of the American Fisheries Society entitled Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills (AFS Special Publication #35, 2017) are adopted by the Conservation Commission as the standard for evaluating replacement costs of fish and mussels resulting from kills. This publication is incorporated by reference, as published by the American Fisheries Society, 425 Barlow Place, Suite 110, Bethesda, MD 20814. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Aug. 2, 1974, effective Aug. 13, 1974. Amended: Filed July 13, 1976, effective Oct. 11, 1976. Amended: Filed June 25, 1979, effective Oct. 11, 1979. Amended: Filed Aug. 3, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed April 21, 1993, effective Jan. 1, 1994. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 2004, effective Feb. 28, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2017, effective March 1, 2018. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.