I am sorry , Woodbow. But just because they didn' t purchase the property doesn' t mean they cannot.

Go to page 2 in the Wildlife Code of Missouri, Rules of the Commission;

Section 41. Aquisition of property--eminent domain.

The commission may aquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or otherwise, all property necessary, useful or convenient for its purposes, and shall exercise the right of eminent domain as provided by law for the highway commission.

Now, that being stated, I did read the sales tax section (section 43a) and understand that this is where they get said monies for aquisition of properties. But don' t be confused about the power they have. They choose not to use it in most cases, but they still have it if they see fit, as I stated earlier.