Chronic Wasting Disease

PURPOSE: This rule places a restriction on activities that are likely to unnaturally concentrate white-tailed deer, and thus increase the potential spread and prevalence of CWD. This rule also requires mandatory disease sampling during designated dates within designated counties. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that publication of the entire text of the material that 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) The placement of grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable natural and manufactured products is prohibited in designated counties. Designated counties are those within ten (10) miles of a confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease-positive test result for any cervid. See the current Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, hereby incorpo rated in this Code by reference, for designated counties. This booklet is published annually in August by, and a printed copy can be obtained from, the Missouri Department of Conserva tion, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and is also avail able online at www.missouriconservation.org. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. The following exceptions apply: (A) Feed placed within one hundred (100) feet of any resi dence or occupied building; or (B) Feed placed in such a manner to reasonably exclude ac cess by deer; or (C) Feed placed as part of a feral hog or CWD management effort authorized by an agent of the department; or (D) Feed and minerals present solely as a result of normal agricultural or forest management or crop and wildlife food production practices. (2) The head from any deer taken within a designated county on the first Saturday and Sunday of the November portion of the deer firearms hunting season must be presented by the taker to a designated disease surveillance sampling station on the day taken. See the current Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, hereby incorporated in this Code by reference, for designated counties and sampling station locations. This booklet is published annually in August by, and a printed copy can be obtained from, the Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and is also available online at www.missouricon servation.org. 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 Dec. 15, 2015, effective May 30, 2016. Amended: Filed March 1, 2017, effective Aug. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Feb. 9, 2018, effective July 30, 2018. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed May 29, 2019, effective Feb. 29, 2020. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 12, 2025, effective June 30, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.