Missouri falconry license

First-year fees

$126 resident falconry permit

Valid for 3 years (3 CSR 10-9.440)

Fee set in 3 CSR 10-9.950(G) (raised from $108, effective with the 2025 fee rule). Applicants under 18 need a parent/guardian co-signature.

Exam & minimum age

Exam: —

Minimum age: 12 — Apprentice permittees must be at least 12 and hold a sponsor; a sponsor may mentor no more than 3 apprentices at once (3 CSR 10-9.442(4)(A)).

Classes: Apprentice → General → Master

Birds by class & trapping

Apprentice: one wild-caught, captive-bred or hybrid raptor; a long exclusion list applies (osprey, swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites, bald/white-tailed/Steller's eagles, northern harrier, Swainson's and ferruginous hawks, sharp-shinned hawk, golden eagle, peregrine and prairie falcons, and several owl species) — no nestlings, no imprints; max 2 wild raptors per 12-month period. General and Master limits and species follow 3 CSR 10-9.442.

Falconry seasons and bag limits for game birds and mammals are set in 3 CSR 10-9.442; migratory birds follow federal frameworks.

Notes from the official sources

Regulation of record: 3 CSR 10-9.442 (falconry), 3 CSR 10-9.440 (resident falconry permit) and 3 CSR 10-9.950 (permit pricing). Confirm exam requirements with MDC before applying.