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Missouri Department of Conservation temporarily waives fishing permits starting Friday because of COVID-19 emergency
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. —
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Conservation Commission said they are temporarily waiving permit requirements for sport fishing or daily trout tags for Missouri residents and nonresidents during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The MDC said the waiver for a permit or trout tag to fish will run from Friday, March 27, through April 15, and all season dates and fish limits will continue to apply and be enforced.
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“The current public-health emergency caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) has many Missourians and others looking for safe ways to get outside in nature,” MDC director Sara Parker Pauley said. “Missouri’s rivers and streams offer high quality fishing as a way for people to connect with nature while still complying with all health and safety recommendations. Fishing is also a great way to get some much needed physical and mental health benefits during this stressful time.”
Pauley said that it is still critical for everyone to continue to heed all recommendations for hand-washing, social distancing and other public-health measures while fishing and during other outdoor activities, including maintaining at least 6 feet of distance between all individuals who are not family members.
The MDC said Missouri is a great place to fish with more than a million acres of surface water and great fishing.
The state has more than 200 different fish species, with more than 20 of them being game fish for the state’s more than 1.1 million anglers. You can get more info on Missouri fishing at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/fishing.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/missouri-department-of-conservation-temporarily-waives-fishing-permits-starting-friday-because-of-covid-19-emergency-fish-coronavirus/31915140