Class III Wildlife

PURPOSE: This rule defines Class III wildlife and clarifies that permits to hold cervids in confinement will only be required for those species of Class III wildlife listed on the Approved Confined Wildlife Species List. Class III wildlife shall include all cervids as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805. Permits to hold Class III wildlife in confinement are only required for the specific species of wildlife approved for each permit type on the Approved Confined Wildlife Species List in 3 CSR 10-9.105. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed Jan. 22, 2021, effective Aug. 30, 2021.