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(AP) -- Most Missouri hunting and fishing
permits will be available to purchase and print over the Internet
starting in March.

The state Department of Conservation says its new system, called
e-Permits, will allow people to buy permits online and print them
on regular computer printers - making them immediately available
from home.

All sport-fishing, hunting and trapping permits will be
available through e-Permits.

 Missourians have been able to buy permits online since 2002. But
under the old system, people received only a confirmation notice,
which they had to use while waiting to receive their actual permits
through the mail. That sometimes took up to two weeks.

When fully implemented, the department expects e-Permits will
reduce the cost of issuing permits by about $500,000 annually.

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