Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB563 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/05/2025

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSEBILLNO.563
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOGGS.
0216H.01P	JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter252,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtohuntingpermits.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter252,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection252.047,toreadasfollows:
252.047.1.Thecommissionshallnotrequireanyresidentornonresident
2landowner,assuchtermsaredefinedbyrulespromulgatedbythecommission,to
3registerthelandowner'spropertybeforereceivinganylandownerhuntingpermitorto
4possessanyhuntingpermittotakewildlifeonthelandowner'sproperty.Anyexisting
5orfuturerequirementforalandownertoregisterthelandowner'spropertytoreceive
6anylandownerhuntingpermitisherebyvoid.
7 2.Thecommissionshallissueanylandownerhuntingpermitrequestedbyany
8residentornonresidentlandownerwhoownsatleastfiveacresofrealpropertyand
9requestssuchlandownerhuntingpermit.
10 3.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,theterm"immediatefamilymemberofthe
11landowner"meansalandowner'sspouse,child,stepchild,sibling,stepsibling,parent,
12stepparent,grandparent,grandchild,andanypersoninanadoptiverelationshipwith
13thelandowner.
14 (2)Alandownerwhoqualifiesforanylandownerhuntingpermitunderthis
15sectionmayrequestanyhuntingpermitauthorizingthetakingofwildlifeonthe
16landowner'spropertyforaspecifiedtwo-dayperiodonbehalfofonenonresident
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17immediatefamilymemberofthelandowner.Nomorethanonerequestshallbemadein
18acalendaryearunderthissubsection.
19 (3)Thecommissionshallissuesuchhuntingpermituponrequest.Suchpermit
20shallbeprovidedfreeofcharge.
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