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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-4 - Fish; processing and possession

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each person who takes any fish subject to
			 any length limit; either statewide or water body-specific, shall leave the
			 head, body, and tail fin attached while the person has possession of the fish
			 on the water.
(b) Each person who
			 has taken any fish shall retain the fish in that person's possession until any
			 of the following occurs:
(1) The fish is
			 consumed or processed for consumption.
(2) The fish is transported to the person's
			 domicile or given to another person. Legally taken sport fish may be possessed
			 without limit in time and may be given to another if accompanied by a dated
			 written notice that includes the donor's printed name, signature, address, and
			 permit or license number.
(3) The
			 fish is transported to a place of commercial preservation or place of
			 commercial processing for consumption.
(4) The fish is returned unrestrained to the
			 waters from which the fish was taken.
(5) The fish is disposed of at a location
			 designated for fish disposal or at a designated fish cleaning
			 station.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-5 - Bullfrogs and turtles; legal equipment, methods of take and license requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Legal
			 equipment and methods for taking bullfrogs shall be the following:
(1) Hand;
(2) hand dip net;
(3) hook and fishing line;
(4) gig;
(5) bow and arrow with barbed head and a line
			 attached from arrow to bow; and
(6) crossbow and arrow with barbed head and a
			 line attached from arrow to crossbow.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-6 - Fishing; bait

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 The following types of bait may be used for the taking of fish, frogs, or
			 turtles by legal means and methods:
(1)
			 Artificial lures;
(2) bait
			 fish;
(3) prepared bait;
(4) vegetable material;
(5) material or artificial matter attached to
			 a hook; and
(6) other wildlife,
			 except those species specifically prohibited as bait and those species listed
			 in K.A.R. 115-15-1 or K.A.R. 115-15-2 .
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-7 - Fishing; Missouri river license requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A person
			 possessing a valid sport fishing license issued by the state of Missouri shall
			 not be required to obtain a Kansas fishing license in order to fish in the
			 following locations in Kansas:
Department Lands and Waters
(1) The flowing portions and backwaters of
			 the Missouri river; and
(2) any
			 oxbow lake through which the Kansas-Missouri boundary passes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-8 - Weigh-in black bass fishing tournaments using tournament black bass pass

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each
			 individual or organization desiring to conduct a registered and permitted
			 weigh-in black bass fishing tournament that allows the use of the tournament
			 black bass pass shall apply to the secretary on a form provided by the
			 department. These tournaments may be held only within the period beginning
			 September 1 and extending through June 15.
(b) Each application shall contain the
			 following information:
(1) The name, address,
			 and phone number of the individual or the contact member of the organization
			 desiring to conduct the tournament;
(2) the location of the proposed tournament
			 and a copy of the written permission of the facility manager authorizing the
			 tournament location and the date or dates;
(3) the date or dates and the times that the
			 tournament is to be conducted;
(4)
			 a description of the equipment used to conduct weigh-in and release procedures;
(5) a map containing the proposed
			 location of the weigh-in and release sites; and
(6) other relevant information as required by
			 the secretary or the secretary's designee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-9 - Weigh-in black bass fishing tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each individual or organization
			 conducting a weigh-in black bass fishing tournament shall ensure that all of
			 the following minimum requirements are met when conducting weigh-in procedures:
(1) One individual shall provide work crew
			 support for each 10 registered anglers.
(2) One weigh-in tank filled with an
			 electrolyte chemical-water solution and fitted with recirculation and aeration
			 accessories shall be maintained for each 25 registered anglers.
(3) If the water temperature at the
			 tournament location is 75 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler, the water contained in
			 the weigh-in tank shall be maintained at the same temperature as that of the
			 tournament location water.
(4) If
			 the water temperature at the tournament location is warmer than 75 degrees
			 Fahrenheit, the water in the weigh-in tank shall be maintained at a temperature
			 that is between five and 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the tournament
			 location water but shall not exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit at any
			 time.
(5) Not more than four
			 anglers shall be in the weigh-in line at any one time.
(6) Each weigh-in bag containing water from
			 the well of the vessel shall be reinforced, reusable, and capable of holding up
			 to 15 pounds of live fish and two gallons of water.
(7) The weigh-in site shall meet the
			 following requirements:
(A) Be located near
			 the vessel mooring site and the release site, vehicle, or vessel; and
(B) be located at all times under a portable
			 awning, in an event tent, or in the shade.
(8) Only fish that meet the special length
			 limit for the specific body of water where the weigh-in tournament is being
			 conducted shall be weighed within the period beginning June 16 and ending
			 August 31.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-9 - Weigh-in black bass fishing tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each individual or
			 organization conducting a weigh-in black bass fishing tournament shall ensure that
			 all of the following minimum requirements are met when conducting weigh-in
			 procedures:
(1) One individual shall provide work
			 crew support for each 10 registered anglers.
(2) One weigh-in tank filled with an electrolyte
			 chemical-water solution and fitted with recirculation and aeration accessories shall
			 be maintained for each 25 registered anglers.
(3) If the water temperature at the tournament
			 location is 75 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler, the water contained in the weigh-in
			 tank shall be maintained at the same temperature as that of the tournament location
			 water.
(4) If the water temperature at
			 the tournament is warmer than 75 degrees Fahrenheit, the water in the weigh-in tank
			 shall be maintained at a temperature that is between five and 10 degrees Fahrenheit
			 cooler than the tournament location water but shall not exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit
			 at any time.
(5) Not more than four
			 anglers shall be in the weigh-in line at any one time.
(6) Each weigh-in bag containing water from the
			 well of the vessel shall be reinforced, reusable, and capable of holding up to 15
			 pounds of live fish and two gallons of water.
(7) The weigh-in site shall meet the following
			 requirements:
(A) Be located near the vessel
			 mooring site and the release site, vehicle, or vessel; and
(B) be located at all times under a portable
			 awning, in an event tent, or in the shade.
(8) Only fish that meet the special length limit
			 for the specific body of water where the weigh-in tournament is being conducted
			 shall be weighed within the period beginning June 16 and ending August 31.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-10 - Fishing; special provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A person who takes any fish from a body
			 of water shall not tag, mark, brand, clip any fin of, mutilate, or otherwise
			 disfigure any fish in a manner that would prevent species identification,
			 examination of fins, recovery of tags, or determination of sex, age, or length
			 of the fish before releasing the fish back into the body of water, unless a
			 permit authorizing this activity has been issued to that person by the
			 department.
(b) No person may
			 possess any live fish upon departure from any designated aquatic nuisance body
			 of water, except during a department-permited fishing tournament. During a
			 department-permited fishing tournament, any individual may possess live fish
			 upon departure from designated aquatic nuisance waters along the most direct
			 route to the weigh-in site if the individual possesses a department
			 authorization certificate as a participant in the tournament. Designated
			 aquatic nuisance species waters shall be those specified in the department's
			 "Kansas aquatic nuisance species designated waters," dated November 17, 2022,
			 which is hereby adopted by reference.
(c) No person may fish or collect bait
			 within, from, or over a fish passage, fish ladder, fish steps, or fishway.
			 "Fish passage, fish ladder, fish steps, or fishway" shall mean a structure that
			 facilitates the natural migration of fish upstream on, through, or around an
			 artificial barrier or dam.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-10 - Fishing; special provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A person who takes
			 any fish from a body of water shall not tag, mark, brand, clip any fin of, mutilate,
			 or otherwise disfigure any fish in a manner that would prevent species
			 identification, examination of fins, recovery of tags, or determination of sex, age,
			 or length of the fish before releasing the fish back into the body of water, unless
			 a permit authorizing this activity has been issued to that person by the
			 department.
(b) No person may possess
			 any live fish upon departure from any designated aquatic invasive species body of
			 water, except during a department-permitted fishing tournament. During a
			 department-permitted fishing tournament, any individual may possess live fish upon
			 departure from designated aquatic invasive species waters along the most direct
			 route to the weigh-in site if the individual possesses a department authorization
			 certificate as a participant in the tournament. Designated aquatic invasive species
			 waters shall be those specified in the department's "Kansas aquatic invasive species
			 designated waters," dated June 2, 2023, which is hereby adopted by
			 reference.
(c) No person may fish or
			 collect bait within, from, or over a fish passage, fish ladder, fish steps, or
			 fishway. "Fish passage, fish ladder, fish steps, or fishway" shall mean a structure
			 that facilitates the natural migration of fish upstream on, through, or around, an
			 artificial barrier or dam.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-1 - Department lands and waters: hunting, furharvesting, and discharge of firearms

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Subject to
			 provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice or as specified in
			 the document adopted by reference in subsection (e), the following activities
			 shall be allowed on department lands and waters:
(1) Hunting during open seasons for hunting
			 on lands and waters designated for public hunting;
(2) furharvesting during open seasons for
			 furharvesting on lands and waters designated for public hunting and other lands
			 and waters as designated by the department;
(3) target practice in areas designated as
			 open for target practice; and
(4)
			 noncommercial training of hunting dogs.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-2 - Blinds, stands, and decoys

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Subject to provisions and restrictions as established by posted
				notice, blinds, stands, and decoys shall be allowed on department lands and
				waters as follows:
(a) Floating blinds
			 and portable stands used for hunting may be placed not more than 14 days before
			 the hunting season for which the blind or stand will be used and shall be
			 removed from department property within 14 days after the hunting season for
			 which the blind or stand was placed has ended.
(b) Floating blinds and portable stands used
			 for purposes other than hunting may be placed for a period not to exceed 14
			 days and shall be removed from department property at the conclusion of 14 days
			 or after the intended use of the blind or stand has ended, whichever time
			 period is less.
(c) Ladders,
			 screw-in metal steps, and steps attached by ropes, cables, or chains may be
			 used for access to portable stands and shall be removed when the portable stand
			 is removed as required by subsection (a) or (b).
(d) Natural blinds may be used for any
			 authorized activity and shall be constructed of natural herbaceous materials or
			 woody debris, or both, that are present at the site of the natural
			 blind.
(e) Any individual may use a
			 placed portable blind, floating blind, portable stand, or natural blind when
			 the blind or stand is not occupied.
(f) Any blind, stand, or climbing device not
			 in conformance with regulations or posted notice provisions or restrictions may
			 be removed or destroyed by the department.
(g) Each portable blind, floating blind, and
			 portable stand shall be marked with either the user's name and address or the
			 user's department-issued identification number in a visible, legible, and
			 weatherproof manner.
(h) No
			 individual shall place more than two portable blinds or stands on any single
			 department-owned or department-managed property.
(i) Portable blinds shall not be left
			 unattended overnight.
(j) Decoys
			 shall not be left unattended overnight.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-3 - Non-toxic shot; department lands and waters

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each individual hunting with a shotgun on department lands or
				waters posted as a "steel shot only" area or "non-toxic shot only" area shall
				possess and use only non-toxic shot as approved under
				K.A.R.
				115-18-14.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-4 - Non-commercial hunting dog training

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Subject to
			 provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice, department lands
			 and waters that are designated for public hunting or other areas as designated
			 by the department shall be open for the non-commercial training of hunting dogs
			 as follows:
(1) The non-commercial training
			 of bird dogs and retrieving dogs shall be authorized throughout the year.
(2) The non-commercial training of
			 trail hounds and sight hounds shall be authorized during and in compliance with
			 established running and hunting seasons.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-6 - Fishing, fish bait, and seining

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Fishing and the taking of fishing bait shall be allowed on
				department lands and waters, subject to the following general
				restrictions:
(a) Fishing shall be
			 prohibited at boat ramps and boat docks closed to fishing by posted
			 notice.
(b) Fishing shall be
			 prohibited at swimming areas and swimming beaches that are posted as swimming
			 areas or swimming beaches and delineated by buoys or other markers.
(c) Minnows, bait fish, and other fishing
			 bait may be taken for use as fishing bait only on a noncommercial basis and may
			 be used only in the department-managed water where taken.
(d) Seining in department-managed waters
			 shall be prohibited.
(e) The
			 cleaning of fish in state parks shall occur only at designated fish-cleaning
			 stations or other locations as established by the department.
(f) The use of trot lines and set lines shall
			 be prohibited in the waters of Crawford state park, Meade state park, Scott
			 state park, and all department-managed impoundments under 1,201 surface acres
			 in size.
(g) Additional
			 restrictions may be established by posted notice.
This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1,
				2012.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-7 - Boating and general restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
All department lands and waters and all federal reservoirs
				shall be open to boating subject to provisions, restrictions, and closures as
				established by posted notice. All of the following general restrictions shall
				apply:
(a) Each operator of a
			 motorized vessel on a state fishing lake shall operate the vessel only for
			 fishing or hunting purposes unless otherwise authorized by the department.
(b) Each operator of a motorized
			 vessel on a state fishing lake shall operate the vessel at no-wake speeds if
			 required by posted notice.
(c) No
			 operator of a vessel shall operate the vessel within 200 feet of any area
			 posted specifically for swimming or diving and delineated by buoys or other
			 markers.
(d) Each operator of a
			 vessel shall operate the vessel at no-wake speeds of five miles per hour or
			 less when within 200 feet of any of the following:
(1) A dock;
(2) a boat ramp;
(3) a person swimming;
(4) a bridge structure;
(5) a moored or anchored vessel;
(6) a sewage pump-out facility;
(7) a nonmotorized watercraft;
(8) a boat storage facility; or
(9) a concessionaire's facility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-8 - Swimming

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Swimming
			 shall be allowed in all department waters, subject to the following
			 restrictions:
(1) Swimming shall be
			 prohibited in state fishing lakes except as authorized by posted notice.
(2) Skin and scuba diving shall be
			 allowed only in department waters designated for these activities by posted
			 notice.
(3) Swimming in any
			 department water may be prohibited or restricted by posted notice.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-9 - Camping

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Camping shall
			 be allowed only in designated areas on department lands and waters and shall be
			 subject to provisions or restrictions as established by posted
			 notice.
(b) All campers and camping
			 units, as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 115-1-1, in state parks shall be limited to a
			 stay of not more than 14 consecutive days in a campground unless otherwise
			 established by posted notice or as otherwise authorized by written permit from
			 the department, as follows:
(1) Upon
			 completing 14 consecutive days in a campground, each person and all property of
			 each person shall be absent from that campground for at least five
			 days.
(2) One extended camping stay
			 of not more than 14 additional consecutive days at the same campground may be
			 granted through a written permit issued by the department if vacant camping
			 sites are available. Upon completing 28 consecutive days at the same
			 campground, each person and all property of each person shall be absent from
			 the department-managed area for at least five days, except as authorized in
			 paragraph (b)(3).
(3) Long-term
			 camping in state parks shall be allowed on designated camping sites for six
			 consecutive months through a written permit issued by the department if vacant
			 long-term camping sites are available. Upon completing six consecutive months
			 at the same state park, each person and all property of each person shall be
			 absent from the state park for at least five days.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-10 - Pets; provisions and restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Pets shall be allowed but shall not be
			 permitted to enter into any of the following:
(1) Areas that are posted as swimming beaches
			 or swimming areas that are delineated by buoys or other markers;
(2) public buildings, except designated
			 public-use department cabins; or
(3) public structures.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-11 - Domestic animals and livestock; provisions and restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Livestock
			 used for riding shall be allowed for riding purposes on maintained roads,
			 bridle paths, parking areas and other areas designated by posted notice, except
			 the riding of livestock on state park areas shall be restricted to maintained
			 bridle paths and other areas designated by posted notice.
(b) Draft livestock used for draft purposes
			 shall be allowed on maintained roads, parking areas, and other areas designated
			 by posted notice, except the use of draft livestock in state parks shall occur
			 only as authorized by the department.
(c) Livestock may be ridden or used for draft
			 purposes during a department approved special event provided the activity has
			 been approved as a part of the special event.
(d) The stabling of livestock used for riding
			 or for draft purposes shall be restricted to designated areas or as authorized
			 by the department.
(e) Livestock
			 and domestic animals not used for riding or draft purposes or as allowed by
			 K.A.R. 115-8-10 shall be prohibited except as authorized by the department.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-12 - Stocking or releasing of wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Wildlife may be stocked or released on department lands or
				waters, navigable publicly owned rivers, and federal reservoirs only as
				authorized by any of the following:
(a) A written agreement issued by the
			 department;
(b) a permit issued by
			 the department;
(c) a
			 department-approved management plan;
(d) regulations; or
(e) posted notice.
This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1,
				2012.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-13a - Electric-assisted bicycles

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 For the purposes of this regulation, the term "electric-assisted bicycle" shall
			 have the meaning specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 8-1489, and amendments thereto.
(b) A motor vehicle pass shall not be
			 required to operate an electric-assisted bicycle in any state park.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-13 - Motorized vehicles and aircraft; authorized operation

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Motorized vehicles shall be operated only
			 on department roads and parking areas, except as otherwise established by this
			 regulation or posted notice or as approved by the secretary.
(b) Motorized vehicles shall be operated at
			 speeds not in excess of 25 miles per hour or as otherwise established by posted
			 notice.
(c) Motorized vehicles
			 shall be operated in accordance with load limits as established by posted
			 notice for roads or bridges.
(d)
			 Motorized aircraft landings and takeoffs shall be allowed in designated areas
			 only or as authorized by the secretary.
(e) Except as otherwise specified in
			 K.A.R.
			 115-8-1, posted notice, or this regulation,
			 motorized electric or gasoline-powered two-wheeled vehicles, all-terrain
			 vehicles, work-site utility vehicles, golf carts, and snowmobiles may be
			 operated on ice-covered department waters only for the purpose of ice fishing
			 from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. These vehicles
			 shall enter onto the ice only from boat ramps and points of entry as
			 established by posted notice.
(f)
(1) Except as provided in this regulation,
			 each motorized vehicle that meets either of the following conditions shall be
			 prohibited from being operated on all department lands and roads:
(A) Is not registered with one of the
			 following:
(i) The director of vehicles
			 pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 8-127 and amendments thereto; or
(ii) the corresponding authority in another
			 state or country; or
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-14 - Fireworks; discharge and public displays

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Subject to
			 provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice, using or
			 discharging fireworks shall be allowed only in designated areas or as
			 authorized by the department.
(b)
			 Public fireworks displays may be conducted through special event permits issued
			 by the department.
(c) Public
			 fireworks displays shall comply with all state laws and rules and regulations
			 applicable to public fireworks displays.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-15 - Fire; authorized uses

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Subject to
			 provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice, fires shall be
			 allowed for the following purposes:
(1)
			 cooking or heat in firerings, fireplaces, grills and stoves;
(2) department approved management purposes;
			 and
(3) other purposes as
			 authorized by posted notice.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-19 - Personal conduct on department lands and waters; provisions, restrictions and penalties

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 The conduct, actions, or activities of persons on department lands and waters
			 shall be subject to provisions and restrictions as established by posted
			 notice. The following general provisions and restrictions shall apply:
(1) No person shall advertise, engage in, or
			 solicit any business, or make a charge for any event or service except as
			 authorized by the department.
(2)
			 Quiet hours shall be observed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
			 Except as authorized by the department, each action that will alarm, anger, or
			 disturb others shall be prohibited during quiet hours. Any individual who has
			 knowledge or probable cause to believe that the individual's actions will
			 alarm, anger, or disturb others or who engages in noisy conduct during quiet
			 hours may be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
(3) Subject to the provisions of K.A.R.
			 115-8-21 and K.A.R. 115-8-1 and to other posted provisions or restrictions, any
			 individual may possess, consume, or drink alcoholic liquor, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 41-102 and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-20 - Construction, littering, and prohibited activities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The
			 following activities shall be prohibited on department lands and waters except
			 as specified in rules and regulations or as authorized by the department.
(1) Constructing any structure, building,
			 facility, appurtenance or roadway;
(2) dumping, discarding, or depositing trash,
			 litter, or waste material;
(3)
			 digging holes or pits; and
(4)
			 destroying, defacing, degrading, or removing any of the following:
(A) Signs;
(B) real or personal property, other than
			 property owned by that person;
(C)
			 geological formations;
(D)
			 historical sites;
(E)
			 archeological relics or ruins; or
(F) vegetation, except for the noncommercial
			 gathering of edible wild plants, wild fruits, nuts, or fungi for human
			 consumption.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-21 - Special events; permit require-ments and procedures; department lands and waters

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A special
			 event permit shall be required for any event occurring on department lands or
			 waters, or both, if one of the following conditions exists:
(1) An entrance, admission, or participation
			 fee is charged.
(2) Food,
			 merchandise, or service is offered for sale.
(3) The exclusive use of a facility or a
			 specified land or water area is necessary, other than facilities or areas for
			 which other permits may be issued.
(4) An organized or advertised competition
			 will be conducted.
(5) Sound will
			 be amplified that may disrupt area users.
(6) Temporary structures, other than blinds
			 or common camping equipment, will be erected.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-22 - Concession operations on department lands; contracting provisions and restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Renewal of
			 an existing concession contract without a competitive bid process shall be
			 considered by the secretary for any concession contract if the gross income
			 under the concession contract for the most recent full year of operation did
			 not exceed $25,000.
(b) Each
			 concession contract renewed without a competitive bid process shall not exceed
			 three years in duration.
(c)
			 Subject to the provisions of subsection (a), any person operating a concession
			 business under contract with the department upon department lands or waters may
			 make written request for a concession contract renewal to the secretary. The
			 request shall include the following information:
(1) the name and address of concession
			 business owner or owners;
(2) the
			 name and address of each concession business manager or operator;
(3) the location of concession operation with
			 map attached showing such location;
(4) the current concession contract number
			 and expiration date;
(5) a
			 complete financial statement from the previous year's concession operation;
(6) an operational plan for the
			 requested contract renewal period; and
(7) other information as required by the
			 secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-23 - Bait; hunting

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(a) No
			 person shall place, deposit, expose, or scatter bait on department lands or
			 place, deposit, expose, or scatter bait in a manner that causes another person
			 to be in violation of this regulation.
(1)
			 This regulation shall include those areas designated by the agency as Walk-in
			 Hunting Areas (WIHA) and Integrated Walk-in Hunting Areas (iWIHA).
(2) This shall not apply to licensed
			 furharvesters as permitted in
			 K.A.R.
			 115-5-1.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 8 - DEPARTMENT LANDS AND WATERS › Section 115-8-25 - Trail or game cameras and other devices

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(a) No person shall place, maintain, or use a
			 trail or game camera on department lands, or any images or video from a trail
			 or game camera including location, time, or date, for any purpose on department
			 lands and waters including walk-in hunting areas (WIHA) and integrated walk-in
			 hunting areas (iWIHA).
(b) For the
			 purpose of this regulation, "trail or game camera" shall include any remote
			 motion-activated or infrared camera in which the shutter is activated by sound
			 triggers, proximity sensation, radio transmitters, or a self-timer built into
			 the trail or game camera.
(c) No
			 person shall use any images of wildlife produced by or transmitted from a
			 satellite to take or aid in the taking of wildlife or to locate wildlife to
			 take or to aid in the taking of wildlife on department lands and waters,
			 including WIHA and iWIHA.
(1) This subsection
			 shall not prohibit the use of mapping systems or programs.
(2) For the purpose of this subsection,
			 "take" shall have the meaning specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 32-701, and amendments
			 thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-2 - Issuance of duplicate licenses, permits, stamps and other department issues

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any person
			 who has lost or destroyed a current license, permit, stamp or other department
			 issue may secure a duplicate license, permit, stamp or other department issue
			 upon submitting the proper application and appropriate fee to the department.
(b) The application shall include
			 the following information:
(1) applicant's
			 name and address;
(2) type of
			 duplicate applied for;
(3) county
			 of purchase;
(4) location of
			 purchase;
(5) month of purchase;
(6) signature of applicant
			 attesting to the loss or destruction of the issue; and
(7) other information as required by the
			 secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-3 - Purchase of lifetime hunting or lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses without certificate of completion of an approved hunter education course

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(a)
			 Any individual may purchase a lifetime hunting or lifetime combination hunting
			 and fishing license for a Kansas resident born after July 1, 1957, pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 32-920 and amendments thereto, before
			 issuance to that resident of a certificate of completion of an approved hunter
			 education course.
(b) Any resident
			 may purchase a lifetime hunting or lifetime combination hunting and fishing
			 license or a resident Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing
			 license before issuance of a certificate of completion of an approved hunter
			 education course to that resident.
(c) Each lifetime license purchased under
			 subsection (a) or (b) shall be issued with a notice that the lifetime license
			 is not valid until the recipient of the lifetime license has been issued a
			 certificate of completion of an approved hunter education course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-4 - Hunting or furharvester license or permit purchase

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(a) Any
			 individual required to have a certificate of completion of an approved hunter
			 or bowhunter education course before purchasing a hunting license or permit, or
			 an approved furharvester education course before purchasing a furharvester
			 license or permit, may purchase a hunting or furharvester license or permit by
			 attesting to the individual's successful completion of an approved hunter,
			 bowhunter, or furharvester education course, respectively, at the time of
			 purchase.
(b) The signature of the
			 individual on the hunting, bowhunting, or furharvester license or permit,
			 respectively, shall satisfy the attesting requirement of subsection (a).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-5 - Hunting, fishing, and furharvester licenses; state park permits; effective dates

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(a)
			 Any individual may purchase an annual hunting, fishing, or furharvester license
			 or a state park annual permit for the next calendar year on and after a
			 mid-December date determined annually by the secretary.
(b) Each hunting, fishing, or furharvester
			 license or state park annual permit purchased on or after the date specified in
			 subsection (a) shall be valid from the date purchased through the expiration
			 date as stated on the license or permit.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-6 - Vehicle permits; display

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(a)
			 Except as provided in this regulation, each person who purchases a vehicle
			 permit for entry into a state park or other area requiring a vehicle permit
			 shall affix the permit to the lower corner of the windshield on the driver's
			 side of the vehicle for which the vehicle permit was purchased.
(b) Annual vehicle permits shall be
			 permanently affixed.
(c) Each
			 vehicle permit purchased from an electronic permit kiosk shall be displayed
			 within the vehicle for which the permit was purchased in an unobstructed manner
			 to allow the text on the permit to be read from outside the vehicle.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-7 - Hunting licenses; general activities for which a hunting license shall not be required

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A hunting license shall not be required for those activities
				which are not a part of the actual shooting, capturing or harvesting of
				wildlife. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) carrying or assist with carrying wildlife
			 for another while in the company of that individual;
(b) possession of wildlife for the purpose of
			 dressing, cleaning, processing for human consumption or preparing for human
			 consumption;
(c) assisting with
			 the dressing, cleaning, processing for human consumption or preparing for human
			 consumption;
(d) performance of
			 taxidermy work;
(e) possession of
			 finished taxidermy work;
(f)
			 possession of finished wildlife products;
(g) accompanying one or more hunters in the
			 field who are engaged in hunting, except the accompanying individual shall not
			 be in possession of hunting equipment for the shooting, capturing or harvesting
			 of wildlife;
(h) possession of
			 donated wildlife that was acquired, possessed and given by another;
(i) possession of wildlife that was legally
			 acquired by the individual;
(j)
			 wildlife observations;
(k) nature
			 observations and studies;
(l)
			 feeding of wildlife;
(m) watering
			 of wildlife;
(n) accidental
			 killing or injuring of wildlife such as vehicle collision with wildlife; or
(o) assisting with the tracking of
			 wounded wildlife.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 9 - LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES › Section 115-9-8 - Migratory bird harvest information program; requirements, exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) As used in this
			 regulation, "migratory game bird" shall mean any wild duck, goose, merganser,
			 crane, dove, rail, snipe, woodcock, or other migratory bird for which a hunting
			 season is established in the state of Kansas.
(b) Each person hunting migratory game birds
			 in the state of Kansas shall be required to complete a Kansas migratory bird
			 harvest information survey, as provided by the secretary.
(c) Upon completion of a Kansas migratory
			 bird harvest information survey, a harvest information program permit shall be
			 issued by the secretary or the secretary's designee to the person completing
			 the survey.
(1) Each person required to
			 comply with subsection (b) shall be in possession of a valid harvest
			 information program permit issued to that person while hunting any migratory
			 game bird within the state of Kansas.
(2) Each harvest information program permit
			 shall be validated by the signature of the permit holder written in the
			 signature block of the permit.
(3)
			 Each harvest information program permit shall be valid from the date of
			 issuance through June 30 following the date of issuance.
(4) A harvest information program permit
			 shall not be transferable.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-1 - Special surety bond program; definitions

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(a) "appointing
			 authority" means either the secretary or the county clerk of any county in
			 Kansas;
(b) "license or permit"
			 means any license, stamp or permit issued by the department for sale to the
			 general public;
(c) "applicant"
			 means any person who has presented the appointing authority with a completed
			 application for appointment as a vendor agent for selling licenses and permits;
(d) "special surety bond" means a
			 bond agreement issued by a vendor agent and accepted by the secretary as having
			 satisfied the bond requirements established in K.S.A. 1989 Supp.
			 32-985;
(e) "premium period" means the period of time
			 in which the vendor agent has paid the prescribed fee and in which the special
			 surety bond shall be in effect; and
(f) "vendor agent" means any person
			 authorized by the appointing authority, pursuant to K.S.A. 1989 Supp.
			 32-985, to sell licenses and
			 permits of the department.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-2 - Special surety bond authorized

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any vendor
			 agent may elect to satisfy the special surety bond requirements provided in
			 K.S.A. 1989 Supp.
			 32-985 by executing a special
			 surety in favor of the state of Kansas as provided in K.A.R. 115-10-3.
(b) Each special surety bond shall
			 be in a form approved by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-3 - Special surety bond procedure

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(a) Each
			 special surety bond authorized by the secretary shall be issued for the period
			 specified in the special surety bond and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) each applicant shall complete an
			 application form which shall include the following information:
(A) the name, age, address and occupation of
			 the applicant;
(B) the amount of
			 bond requested and the proposed effective date of bond;
(C) the vendor agent number; and
(D) three credit references.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-4 - Special surety bond term of effect and renewal

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(a) Each
			 special surety bond shall expire one year from the date of its issuance.
(b) The special surety bond period
			 of coverage shall coincide exactly with the period for which a vendor agent is
			 authorized to act as a vendor agent.
(c) Any vendor agent may renew a special
			 surety bond upon its expiration by providing the department with a renewal
			 request containing the vendor agent name and number, the requested renewal
			 date, and the requested bond amount, and by paying the fee prescribed in K.A.R.
			 115-2-1.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-5 - Effect of loss of special surety bond on vendor agent authority

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The expiration of a special surety bond shall automatically
				terminate the authority of the vendor agent to act as a vendor agent.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-6 - Authorized amount of special surety bond

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The amount for which an applicant shall be authorized to
				execute a special surety bond shall be determined by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-7 - Reduction or increase in special surety bond

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(a) Each
			 special surety bond, once authorized and in effect, shall not be reduced within
			 the premium period.
(a) Any
			 special surety bond may be increased after the vendor agent has:
(1) supplied the secretary with information
			 the secretary determines necessary to process the amendment application;
(2) paid the required premium for
			 the increased amount, prorated to the bond premium period; and
(3) justified the increase to the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 10 - SPECIAL SURETY BOND › Section 115-10-8 - Grounds for termination of a special surety bond

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A special
			 surety bond may be terminated, suspended or refused for renewal by the
			 secretary when a vendor agent commits any of the following acts:
(1) fails to pay, within 30 days of the
			 appointing authority's demand, the cash value of all lost, missing, or
			 destroyed licenses and permits;
(2) fails to pay, within 30 days of the
			 appointing authority's demand, the cash value of all monies collected for the
			 licenses and permits sold by the vendor agent;
(3) fails to return all licenses and permits
			 in the vendor agent's possession when required by the terms of the vendor agent
			 indemnification agreement or upon demand by the appointing authority; or
(4) fails to properly perform any
			 of the duties or violates any of the terms of the vendor agent indemnification
			 agreement executed by the vendor agent and the appointing authority.