Landowner Application

PURPOSE: This rule describes the process by which landowners as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 may submit an application to obtain landowner deer and turkey permits and to apply for the elk and bear permits that will be awarded to approved landowners. (1) Resident and nonresident landowners as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 may apply for approval on a form provided by the department to obtain landowner deer and turkey hunting permits. (2) Resident landowners as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 whose qualifying property is in Carter, Reynolds, or Shannon counties may apply for approval to be eligible for the Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit(s) and Resident Antlerless Elk Hunting Permit(s) awarded to approved resident landowners as described in 3 CSR 10-7.710. (3) Resident landowners as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 whose qualifying property is fully located in any Black Bear Management Zone may apply for approval to be eligible for the Resident Black Bear Hunting Permits awarded to approved resident landowners within the Bear Management Zone for which they are applying, as described in 3 CSR 10-7.905. (4) This application shall include the applicant’s name, date of birth, domicile address, phone number, conservation identification number, e-mail, property acreage, landowner type, type of corporate ownership (if applicable), and parcel identification for the qualifying property. All applicants must submit an individual application. A new application for approval to obtain landowner deer and turkey hunting permits or to establish eligibility for the bear and elk permits awarded to approved resident landowners must be submitted at least once every three (3) years or at any time when there is a change to any information required on the current application. Approval of applications received less than sixty (60) days prior to any deer or turkey hunting season or prior to any bear or elk hunt application period cannot be guaranteed. In addition to the application required by this rule, submission of proof of eligibility to receive landowner permits or for the bear or elk permits awarded to approved resident landowners may also be required by the department at any time. Failure to submit satisfactory proof of eligibility at the request of the department shall be sufficient cause for denial of an application or withdrawal of approval to obtain landowner deer or turkey hunting permits or to be considered for the bear or elk permits awarded to approved resident landowners. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed Sept. 4, 2020, effective Feb. 28, 2021. Amended: Filed Sept. 6, 2024, effective Feb. 28, 2025.