Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures
- FISHING
- 503.270 - Open season; hours of fishing.
- 503.290 - Manner and means of fishing; requirements for use of second combination of hook, line and rod; taking frogs.
- 503.300 - Regulations of Commission: Types and use of bait; chumming.
- 503.310 - Live bait: Authority of Commission; permit required for sale.
- 503.360 - Unlawful fishing from hatcheries.
- 503.380 - Commercial taking of unprotected wildlife.
- 503.400 - Fishways and fish ladders: Construction and maintenance; penalty.
- 503.410 - Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder.
- 503.420 - Fish screens: Installation and maintenance; unlawful acts.
- 503.425 - Dredging operations: Permits; unlawful acts.
- FUR-BEARING MAMMALS AND TRAPPING
- 503.440 - Open season for fur-bearing mammals.
- 503.450 - Manner of hunting fur-bearing mammals.
- 503.452 - Registration or marking of traps, snares and similar devices; fee for registration.
- 503.454 - Trapping license required; unlawful to remove or disturb trap of licensee.
- 503.470 - Control of fur-bearing mammals doing damage.
- 503.540 - Authority of Department to enter land and remove beaver or otter.
- 503.570 - Minimum visitation of traps, snares and other devices not designed to cause immediate death; removal of mammals.
- 503.575 - Sale of live beaver by Department.
- 503.580 - Unlawful to set trap within 200 feet of public road or highway; exception.
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 503.005 - Manner of hunting: Killing bird or animal while flying in aircraft prohibited; exceptions; penalty.
- 503.010 - Manner of hunting or trapping: Unlawful use of aircraft, helicopter, motor-driven vehicle or boat.
- 503.015 - Interference with person lawfully hunting or trapping.
- 503.030 - Possession of wildlife after end of open season; storage.
- 503.035 - Meat or game processor: Disposal for distribution by Department of game for which processing or storage charges are not paid; immunity; civil remedies.
- 503.037 - Commercial preservation facility: Maintenance of records; inspection.
- 503.040 - Transportation of wildlife or raw furs taken within State.
- 503.050 - Unlawful to waste game bird, mammal, fish or amphibian.
- HUNTING
- 503.090 - Unlawful to hunt except during open season.
- 503.120 - Hunting game mammals: Designation of sex, age and physical characteristics of mammals which may be taken.
- 503.135 - Hunting of migratory waterfowl: Requirement of federal stamp.
- 503.140 - Hours of hunting.
- 503.150 - Manner of hunting game birds or mammals.
- 503.165 - Carrying loaded rifle or shotgun in or on vehicle on or along public way unlawful; exceptions.
- 503.175 - Penalty for discharging firearm from or over federal or state highway or county road.
- 503.185 - Hunting accident causing injury or death of person or property damage: Report; revocation of license.
- 503.200 - Competitive field trials for hunting dogs and falconry; use of upland game birds for trials and training.
- 503.240 - Unlawful to hunt, trap or fish upon certain private property without permission.
- 503.242 - Unlawful to hunt alternative livestock.
- MISCELLANEOUS PROTECTIVE MEASURES
- 503.590 - Noncommercial collections of live wildlife; regulations concerning fencing or containment of collections of wildlife; provisions inapplicable to alternative livestock.
- 503.595 - Prevention or alleviation of damage caused by wildlife.
- 503.597 - Introduction or removal of aquatic life or wildlife: Approval required; investigation; regulations.
- 503.610 - Protection of bald eagle and golden eagle.
- 503.620 - Protection of birds included in Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
- 503.631 - Dogs running at large: Unlawful to permit tracking, harassing or killing of big game mammal.
- 503.636 - Dogs running at large: Unlawful to permit tracking, harassing or killing of wildlife in state-owned area for management of wildlife.
- 503.650 - Collection or shipping of wildlife for scientific or educational purposes; fee for permit.
- PROTECTION AND PROPAGATION OF NATIVE FAUNA
- 503.584 - Legislative finding; conservation, protection and propagation of selected species.
- 503.585 - Placement of animal threatened with extinction on list of fully protected species; special permit for capture, removal or destruction.
- 503.586 - Translocation or destruction of endangered species found to be destructive.
- 503.587 - Duties of Commission.
- 503.588 - Duties of Governor.
- RAPTORS
- 503.582 - Permit required to hunt, trap, possess or sell birds of prey or parts thereof; regulations.
- 503.583 - Falconry license for practicing falconry or training birds of prey: Requirement; fee; limit; banding; limitations on capture and killing; exception in regulations.
- 503.5833 - Submission of certain information regarding holder of permit or license to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services. [Effective until the date
- 503.5835 - Suspension of permit or license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of permit or license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of