That Quail Place Forum
Raising Gamebirds => Individual State/Country Discussion => Missouri => Topic started by: aenicho2 on November 24, 2008, 01:01:47 PM
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My mom is raising bobwhite quail, illegaly i suppose. When she ordered them they didn't ask or inquire about her having a license to raise them. I live in Missouri and I was wondering where and how she should go about getting a license because she would like to sell the eggs and meat, but she doesn't want to break the law. I have looked all over the internet and haven't found anything about how or where to go to get a license so I am hoping someone knows.
Thank you
Abby
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Call the Dept of Conservation down in Jefferson City. They will mail you permit forms to fill out. She will need a Breeders Permit to sell birds, if she sells live birds the consumer will also have to have a permit.
As for possessing BW's before a permit I'm guessing you will have to pay a fine for them. You might be able to explain to the agent what happened and them might be able to help you out about that issue.
Mark
Missouri Resident
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Some states like mine if you have under 50 birds at a time you do not have to have a permit. Check with fish & wildlife in your state they will tell you what you need to do. thank ya Jim
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What county? You may want to send me a P.M., rather than posting publicly. Some of the County Enforcement people are pretty easy to get along with. Others are not.
In Mo., there is a different classification for 50, or fewer birds. There is a required permit, and a small fee, but it does not allow for selling birds. The game breeders permit is only $50 per year, which allows any number to be hatched, possessed, or sold. If she bought them from a Mo. grower, they should have requested a permit number. Sellers do not have to actually check the permit, but eventually, everything should match up, or someone will pay.
Their main concern is that everyone has a proper permit (and pays a fee). Most people would move the birds, clean the pens/cages, or put in a few coturnix, and then call the State for an inspection, not mentioning that they had Bobwhites. Ignorance can be a semi-excuse, if she takes care of everything, immediately.
Does she have a receipt? That would be pretty important to my agent, proving they were not obtained illegally.
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http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/2089.pdf
This is the permit app for a hobby permit for Missouri. You cannot sell to others with it but allows 50 or fewer quail or pheasants to be raised for personal use.
The permit app also costs $10 and has a place to order leg bands for $10 per 100.
Link to page with all permit forms-
http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/MDCLibrary/MDCLibrary2.aspx?NodeID=236
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Hey mobe, think maybe you could post that info under the "Missouri" section? ^-^
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yep