Comment period on permit changes starts November 17

Missourians have until Dec. 16 to comment on hunting and fishing permit changes approved recently by the Missouri Conservation Commission.
The Conservation Commission approved proposed changes to the structure and prices of hunting, fishing and trapping permits at its meeting Sept. 26 in Poplar Bluff. The agency published details of the changes in four press releases Sept. 29. Earlier Conservation Department press releases announced that the commission was discussing permit changes at its monthly meetings.
A summary of the proposed permit changes is available at MissouriConservation.org/18728. The legal version will appear in the Missouri Register at MissouriConservation.org/9473 on Nov. 17. This will start a 30-day comment period that closes Dec. 16. The changes are scheduled to become effective July 1, 2009.
Comments can be sent to Dave Erickson, Regulations Committee, Mo. Dept. of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.
All comments will be compiled and sent to the Conservation Commissioners for their information and consideration. The Conservation Commission may decide to rescind, alter or continue with changes as previously approved.
Conservation Department Assistant Director Dave Erickson chairs the agency’s Regulations Committee. He said the committee began...
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