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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 252.002 (2026)

Department of conservation created

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  252.002.  Department of conservation created — commission appointment, qualifications — director, appointment. — 1.  There is hereby created a department of conservation to be headed by a conservation commission of four members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party.  The members shall have the qualifications, serve the terms and receive the expense reimbursement provided in Article IV, Constitution of Missouri.  The commission shall appoint a director of the department of conservation who with its approval shall appoint assistants and other employees.

  2.  All the powers, duties and functions of the conservation commission, chapters 252, 254, and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of conservation.

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(L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 3)

Effective 5-02-74

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2018 · leading case: Hill v. Mo. Dep't of Conservation, 550 S.W.3d 463 (Mo. 2018).
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Hill v. Mo. Dep't of Conservation, 550 S.W.3d 463 (Mo. 2018). · cites it 2× “Today, the Commission acts through the Missouri Department of Conservation, see § 252.002, RSMo 2000, and regulates a variety of animal species, including elk and deer.”
Miller v. City of Manchester, 834 S.W.2d 904 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “The Missouri Legislature codified the creation of the conservation commission in § 252.002, RSMo.1986. It recognized the conservation commission’s power to prescribe rules and regulations in §§ 252.”
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