General Provisions

PURPOSE: This rule establishes general provisions for the chapter, to be consistent with the format of other chapters. (1) Any person holding wildlife in captivity in any manner shall have in his/her possession the prescribed permit or evidence of exemption. The commission may suspend, revoke, or deny a permit or privilege for cause, but not until an opportunity has been afforded for a hearing before the commission or its authorized representative. The hearings under this section shall be a contested case pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo, and any person aggrieved by a final decision shall be entitled to judicial review as provided in Chapter 536, RSMo. (2) Permits listed in this chapter may be obtained only upon satisfaction of all requirements imposed by this code, including payment of fees at the time of application. Fees and costs for permits and other privileges found in this chapter are established in 3 CSR 10-9.950. (3) Permits listed in this chapter are nontransferable. No permit or permit application referenced in this chapter may be loaned, falsified, altered, or misrepresented in any manner. (4) The acceptance of a permit listed in this chapter shall constitute an acknowledgement of the duty to comply with the provisions of this code. (5) Except as provided in 3 CSR 10-9.425, permits listed in this chapter are valid from July 1 through June 30 of the prescribed permit year(s) listed on the permit. (6) Confined wildlife held within the provisions of this chapter, and any facilities used to hold such wildlife are subject to inspection by a conservation agent at any reasonable time. Refusal to allow access for an inspection shall constitute sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of permit privileges. (7) Confined wildlife held under permit within the provision of this chapter shall include only those species listed on the following Approved Confined Wildlife Species List. Approved Confined Wildlife Species List Permittee Type/Classification Common Name Scientific Name Class I Wildlife Breeders Game Birds Ducks, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grouse, Blue Dendragapus obscurus Grouse, Greater Sage- Centrocercus urophasianus Grouse, Gunnison Sage- Centrocercus minimus Grouse, Ruffed Bonasa umbellus Grouse, Sharp-tailed Tympanuchus phasianellus Grouse, Spruce Falcipennis canadensis Partridge, Gray Perdix perdix Pheasant, Ring-necked (all subspecies) Phasianus colchicus Ptarmigan, Rock Lagopus mutus Ptarmigan, White-tailed Lagopus leucurus Ptarmigan, Willow Lagopus lagopus Quail, Bobwhite (all subspecies) Colinus virginianus Quail, California Callipepla californica Quail, Gamble’s Callipepla gambelii Quail, Mountain Oreortyx pictus Quail, Scaled Callipepla squamata Turkey, Wild (all subspecies) Meleagris gallopava Mammals Badger Taxidea taxus Bobcat Lynx rufus Chipmunk, Eastern Tamias striatus Coyote Canis latrans Fox, Gray Urocyon cinereoargenteus Fox, Red Vulpes Vulpes Groundhog (Woodchuck) Marmota monax Mink Mustela vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Opossum Didelphis virginiana Otter, River Lontra canadensis Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Rabbit, Swamp Sylvilagus aquaticus Raccoon Procyon lotor Squirrel, Eastern Gray Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel, Fox Sciurus niger Squirrel, Franklin’s Ground Spermophilus franklinii Squirrel, Thirteen-lined Ground Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Squirrel, Southern Flying Glaucomys Volans Weasel, Least Mustela nivalis Weasel, Long-tailed Mustela frenata Amphibians Salamanders Salamander, Tiger Ambystoma tigrinum Frogs and Toads Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus Frog, Green (Bronze) Lithobates clamitans Frog, Southern Leopard Lithobates sphenocephalus Toad, American Anaxyrus americanus Treefrog, Eastern (Cope’s) Gray Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis Treefrog, Green Hyla cinerea Reptiles Turtles Cooter, River Pseudemys concinna Slider, Red-eared Trachemys scripta elegans Softshell, Smooth Apalone mutica Softshell, Spiny Apalone spinifera Turtle, Ornate Box Terrapene ornata Turtle, Alligator Snapping Macrochelys spp. Turtle, Common Map Graptemys geographica Turtle, Common Musk (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus Turtle, Common Snapping Chelydra serpentina Turtle, Mississippi Mud Kinosternon subrubrum Turtle, Southern Painted Chrysemys dorsalis Turtle, Three-toed Box Terrapene carolina triunguis Turtle, Western Painted Chrysemys picta belli Lizards Lizard, Eastern Collared Crotaphytus collaris Lizard, Prairie (Fence) Sceloporus consobrinus (undulates) Lizard, Slender Glass Ophisaurus attenuatus Lizard, Texas Horned Phrynosoma cornutum Skink, Five-lined Plestiodon fasciatus Snakes Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer sayi Kingsnake, Prairie Lampropeltis calligaster Kingsnake, Speckled Lampropeltis getula holbrooki Snake, Black Rat Pantherophis obsoleteus Snake, Eastern Garter Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Snake, Eastern Hog-nosed Heterodon platirhinos Snake, Great Plains Rat Pantherophis emoryi Snake, Red Milk Lampropeltis triangulum syspila Snake, Red-sided Garter Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Snake, Western Hog-nosed (Plains) Heterodon nasicus Permittee Type/Classification Common Name Scientific Name Class II Wildlife Breeders Bear, Black (& hybrids) legally obtained under a valid Class II Wildlife Breeder Permit prior to August 30, 2021 Ursus americanus Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus Lion, Mountain (& hybrids) legally obtained under a valid Class II Wildlife Breeder Permit prior to August 30, 2021 Puma concolor Rattlesnake, Pygmy Sistrurus miliarius Rattlesnake, Timber (Canebrake) Crotalus horridus Wolf, Gray legally obtained under a valid Class II Wildlife Breeder Permit prior to August 30, 2021 Canis lupus Class III Wildlife Breeders Deer, Mule and their hybrids Odocoileus hemionus Deer, White-tailed and their hybrids Odocoileus virginianus Elk and their hybrids (unless raised for food production and not commingled with mule deer and white-tailed deer and their hybrids) Cervus elaphus Wildlife Exhibitors Permit Species of wildlife permitted under 3 CSR 10-9.370. Game Bird Hunting Preserves Ducks, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Partridges, Exotic (all species) All species Pheasants (all species) All species Quail (all species) All species Big Game Hunting Preserves Antelope, Pronghorn Antilocapra Americana Boar, Wild (including feral hogs, razorback hogs, European boars and other pig species) Caribou (Reindeer Rangifer tarandus Deer, Fallow Dama dama Deer, Mule Odocoileus hemionus Deer, Red Cervus species Deer, Sika Cervus nippon Deer, White-tailed Odocoileus virginianus Elk Cervus elaphus Goat, Mountain Oreamnos americanus Moose Alces alces Sheep, Bighorn Ovis canadensis Sheep, Dall Ovis dalli Ungulates (other species) deer, antelope deer, goats, sheep, etc. Permittee Type/Classification Common Name Scientific Name Wildlife Hobby Permit Badger Taxidea taxus Bobcat Lynx rufus Coyote Canis latrans Fox, Gray Urocyon cinereoargenteus Fox, Red Vulpes Vulpes Groundhog (Woodchuck) Marmota monax Mink Neovison vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Opossum Didelphis virginiana Otter, River Lontra canadensis Pheasant, Ring-necked (all subspecies) Phasianus colchicum Quail, Bobwhite (all subspecies) Colinus virginianus Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Rabbit, Swamp Sylvilagus aquaticus Raccoon Procyon lotor Squirrel, Eastern Gray Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel, Fox Sciurus niger Weasel, Least Mustela nivalis Weasel, Long-tailed Mustela frenata Wildlife Collector’s Permit Species and numbers of each are limited to those specified on the permit. Resident Falconry Permit Birds of prey as permitted under 3 CSR 10-9.422. Hound Running Area Operator and Dealer Permit Coyote Canis latrans Fox, Gray Urocyon cinereoargenteus Fox, Red Vulpes Vulpes Field Trial Permit Ducks, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Partridges, Exotic (all species) All species Pheasants (all species) All species Quail (all species) All species Dog Training Area Permit Ducks, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Partridges, Exotic (all species) All species Pheasants (all species) All species Quail (all species) All species Permittee Type/Classification Common Name Scientific Name AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed June 9, 1993, effective Jan. 1, 1994. Amended: Filed April 25, 1996, effective March 1, 1997. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 2004, effective Feb. 28, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 14, 2005, effective Feb. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006, effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed March 19, 2007, effective April 1, 2007. Amended: Filed Sept. 30, 2010, effective March 1, 2011. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Feb. 9, 2018, effective July 30, 2018. Amended: Filed Jan. 29, 2021, effective Aug. 30, 2021. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.