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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:050 - Land Between the Lakes hunting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.025,
				150.170,
				150.250,
				150.360,
				150.640,
				150.680
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025 authorizes the Department of Fish and
				Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations establishing
				requirements for hunting. This administrative regulation establishes special
				hunting rules at Land Between the Lakes and authorizes conservation officers to
				enforce Land Between the Lakes hunting rules.
Section 1. License Requirements.
(1) Hunters shall have:
(a) A Land Between the Lakes hunting permit;
			 and
(b) Unless exempted by
			 KRS
			 150.170(3) through (7), a
			 valid Kentucky hunting license.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:075 - Wildlife rehabilitation permit

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.015,
				150.021,
				150.170,
				150.183,
				150.195,
				150.330,
				150.990,
				321.185,
				50 C.F.R
				17,
				21,
				22
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1)(h) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative
				regulations reasonably necessary to implement or carry out the purposes of KRS
				Chapter 150. KRS
				150.280 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations regarding the holding of protected wildlife. This
				administrative regulation establishes the permitting and operating requirements
				for wildlife rehabilitators.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Cervid"
			 means deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and related species and hybrids
			 thereof, including all members of the Cervidae family and hybrids
			 thereof.
(2) "Chronic Wasting
			 Disease" or "CWD" means a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in
			 cervids.
(3) "CWD Surveillance
			 Zone" means an area designated as being subject to special cervid regulations
			 due to a CWD positive cervid detection.
(4) "Enhanced Rabies Surveillance Zone" means
			 Bell, Boyd, Bracken, Carter, Clay, Elliot, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan,
			 Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Martin, Mason,
			 McCreary, Pike, Perry, Robertson, and Whitley counties.
(5) "Federally-protected wildlife" means any
			 wildlife species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened or
			 endangered, and any birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or the
			 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
(6) "Permit holder" means a wildlife
			 rehabilitation permit holder.
(7)
			 "Rabies vector species" means a:
(a) Coyote
			 (Canis latrans);
(b) Gray fox
			 (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);
(c)
			 Raccoon (Procyon lotor);
(d) Red
			 fox (Vulpes vulpes);
(e) Spotted
			 skunk (Spilogale putorius); or
(f)
			 Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis);
(g) Any hybrid of (a) through (f).
(8) "Wildlife rehabilitation"
			 means the process of obtaining, rescuing, raising, providing supportive care,
			 regularly transporting, and arranging for veterinary medical care of orphaned,
			 sick, displaced, or injured wildlife with the goal of releasing the wildlife
			 back into its natural habitat.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:081 - Transportation and holding of live native wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.015,
				150.320,
				150.330,
				150.360,
				150.370,
				150.990,
				150.183,
				150.190,
				150.195,
				150.235,
				258.065,
				258.085
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				65.877 authorizes local governments to
				regulate or prohibit inherently dangerous wildlife as identified by the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and requires the department to
				establish procedures for denying or issuing a transportation permit.
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations for the buying, selling, or
				transporting of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.105 authorizes the department to dispatch
				or bring under control any wildlife causing damage to persons, property or
				other animals spreading disease and which should be eliminated to prevent
				further damage. KRS
				150.180 authorizes the department to regulate
				the buying, selling, or transporting of protected wildlife.
				KRS
				150.280 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations to establish the procedures for the propagation and
				holding of protected wildlife.
				50 C.F.R.
				21.29 establishes the federal standards for
				holding raptors for falconry purposes. This administrative regulation
				establishes requirements for the buying, selling, holding, and transportation
				of live native wildlife.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "Enhanced Rabies Surveillance
			 Zone" means Bell, Boyd, Bracken, Carter, Clay, Elliot, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup,
			 Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Martin,
			 Mason, McCreary, Pike, Perry, Robertson, and Whitley counties.
(2) "Native wildlife" means wildlife species
			 that have historically existed or currently exist in the wild in Kentucky
			 without introduction by humans or have naturally expanded their range into
			 Kentucky without introduction by humans.
(3) "Rabies vector species" means a:
(a) Coyote (Canis latrans);
(b) Gray fox (Urocyon
			 cinereoargenteus);
(c) Raccoon
			 (Procyon lotor);
(d) Red fox
			 (Vulpes vulpes);
(e) Spotted skunk
			 (Spilogale putorius);
(f) Striped
			 skunk (Mephitis mephitis); or
(g)
			 Any hybrid of (a) through (f).
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:082 - Transportation and holding of live exotic wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 13B, 150.010, 150.015, 150.186, 150.320,
				150.330, 150.990, 150.183, 150.195, 150.235, 258.065, 258.085
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				65.877 authorizes local governments to
				regulate or prohibit inherently dangerous wildlife as identified by the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and requires the department to
				establish procedures for denying or issuing a transportation permit.
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to regulate the buying, selling, or transporting of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.090 authorizes the department to appoint
				conservation officers charged with the enforcement of this chapter.
				KRS
				150.105 authorizes the department to destroy
				or bring under control any wildlife causing damage to persons, property or
				other animals spreading disease and that should be eliminated to prevent
				further damage. KRS
				150.180 authorizes the department to regulate
				the transportation and importation of wildlife into Kentucky.
				KRS
				150.280 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations establishing procedures for the holding of protected
				wildlife. 50 C.F.R.
				21 establishes the federal standards for
				holding migratory birds, including raptors.
				50 C.F.R.
				17 establishes the federal standards for
				endangered and threatened wildlife. This administrative regulation establishes
				the procedures for obtaining a transportation permit for exotic wildlife,
				prohibits the importation and possession of exotic species with the potential
				to damage native ecosystems, and places restrictions on importing,
				transporting, and holding species that are potentially dangerous to human
				health and safety.
Section 1.
			 Definition. "Exotic wildlife" means wildlife species that have never naturally
			 existed in the wild in Kentucky, including species introduced by man that have
			 become naturalized.
Section 2.
			 Transportation Permits and Certificates of Veterinary Inspection.
(1) A person shall apply for and obtain a
			 valid transportation permit or permit authorization number from the department
			 for all shipments of exotic wildlife, unless otherwise exempted or prohibited
			 by this or another administrative regulation, prior to:
(a) Receiving a shipment of wildlife from
			 outside of Kentucky;
(b) Importing
			 exotic wildlife into Kentucky; or
(c) Transporting exotic wildlife into
			 Kentucky.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:083 - Holding and intrastate transportation of captive cervids

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010(42),
				150.290,
				150.725,
				150.740
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025 authorizes the department to regulate
				the buying, selling, or transportation of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.280 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations relating to propagating and holding of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.720 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations pertaining to the importation and holding of
				cervids, including privately-owned and farm-raised cervids.
				KRS
				150.730 authorizes the department to issue or
				deny permits to hold captive cervids.
				KRS
				150.735 authorizes the department to
				promulgate administrative regulations relating to the expansion of captive
				cervid facilities and the transfer of permits. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements for holding and intrastate transporting of cervids
				in Kentucky.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Approved laboratory" means:
(a) The National Veterinary Service
			 Laboratory in Ames, Iowa; or
(b)
			 Any other laboratory approved by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant
			 Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of
			 Agriculture.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:084 - Importation of game birds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.280,
				150.290
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing requirements
				for buying, selling, or transporting protected wildlife.
				KRS
				150.180(6) requires the
				department to regulate the importation of wildlife into Kentucky.
				KRS
				150.280 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations establishing procedures for the holding of protected
				wildlife. This administrative regulation establishes the procedures for
				obtaining a transportation permit for the importation of certain game bird
				species into Kentucky to prevent the introduction and spread of the avian
				influenza virus into Kentucky.
Section
			 1. Definition. "Game bird" means quail, pheasant, chukar, grouse,
			 waterfowl, or other avian species normally imported for propagation or for the
			 purpose of hunting, shooting, training, or field trial activities.
Section 2. Importation of Game Birds.
(1) Before any live game bird is imported
			 into Kentucky, a person shall obtain a valid transportation permit or permit
			 authorization number from the department as established in
			 301 KAR
			 2:081.
(2)
			 A transportation permit shall not be required for the importation of any live
			 game bird by a facility that is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium
			 Association.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:090 - Means by which migratory game birds may be taken

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.025(1),
				150.305(3),
				(4),
				150.330,
				150.360(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife to promulgate administrative regulations to
				establish open seasons for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits, and
				to implement or carry out the purposes of KRS Chapter 150.
				KRS
				150.305(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations concerning possession of
				wildlife protected by KRS Chapter 150.
				KRS
				150.305(3) requires the
				possession of migratory birds to be governed by federal regulations.
				KRS
				150.305(4) authorizes the
				commissioner, or his or her designee, to inspect commercial frozen food
				lockers. KRS
				150.360(2) authorizes the
				department to restrict methods of taking wildlife.
				KRS
				150.600 authorizes the department to regulate
				the taking of waterfowl on public and private land. This administrative
				regulation establishes requirements for the taking of waterfowl within the
				frameworks established by 50
				C.F.R. Parts 20 and
				21.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Baited area" means any area where
			 shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn; wheat or other grain; salt; or other feed
			 capable of luring, attracting, or enticing migratory game birds is directly or
			 indirectly, placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered.
(2) "Baiting" means the placing, exposing,
			 depositing, distributing, or scattering of shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn;
			 wheat or other grain; salt; or other feed so as to constitute for migratory
			 game birds a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over any areas where
			 hunters are attempting to take them.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:095 - Importation, possession, and transportation of wildlife meat, carcasses, and parts

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.180,
				150.280,
				150.290
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1)(c) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife to promulgate administrative regulations
				governing the buying, selling, or transporting of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.720 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations concerning health requirements, eradication of
				diseases, importation, unique individual identifiers, and the responsibity of a
				person who imports a diseased animal into the Commonwealth, in violation of
				statute or administrative regulation, for all costs incurred in the
				investigation, response, and eradication of a disease. This administrative
				regulation establishes procedures for the importation, possession, and
				transportation of specified wildlife carcasses or carcass parts.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Cervid" means deer, elk, moose, caribou,
			 reindeer, and related species and hybrids of these species, including all
			 members of the Cervidae family and hybrids of this family.
(2) "Chronic Wasting Disease" or "CWD" means
			 a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in cervids.
(3) "CWD Surveillance Zone" means an area
			 designated as being subject to special cervid regulations due to a CWD positive
			 cervid detection.
(4) "Import"
			 means to bring goods into the state of Kentucky from another state, except for
			 transportation of goods through Kentucky from outside the state.
(5) "Lagomorph" means wild rabbits, hares,
			 and pikas, and related species and hybrids of these species, including all wild
			 members of the Order Lagomorpha and hybrids of this order.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:122 - Seasons, methods, and limits for small game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.340,
				150.360,
				150.370,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish seasons for
				the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to make
				these requirements apply to a limited area. This administrative regulation
				establishes seasons, bag limits, and methods of take for small game.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Eastern Zone" means the third through
			 the ninth wildlife districts as established in
			 301 KAR
			 4:010.
(2)
			 "Grouse Zone" means the area consisting of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Bracken,
			 Breathitt, Campbell, Carter, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Elliott, Estill,
			 Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Knott,
			 Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary,
			 Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas,
			 Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan,
			 Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe Counties.
(3) "Modern gun deer season" means the season
			 as established in
			 301 KAR
			 2:172.
(4)
			 "Rabbit" means an eastern cottontail rabbit, swamp rabbit, or Appalachian
			 cottontail rabbit.
(5) "Small game"
			 means squirrels, rabbits, northern bobwhite, or ruffed grouse.
(6) "Squirrel" means a gray squirrel or fox
			 squirrel.
(7) "Western Zone" means
			 the first and second wildlife districts as established in
			 301 KAR
			 4:010.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:122 - Seasons, methods, and limits for small game

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.340,
				150.360,
				150.370,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish seasons for
				the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to make
				these requirements apply to a limited area. This administrative regulation
				establishes seasons, bag limits, and methods of take for small game.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Eastern Zone" means the third through
			 the ninth wildlife districts as established in
			 301 KAR 4:010.
(2) "Grouse Zone" means the area consisting
			 of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt, Campbell, Carter, Clark, Clay,
			 Clinton, Cumberland, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan,
			 Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie,
			 Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee,
			 Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski,
			 Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe
			 Counties.
(3) "Modern gun deer
			 season" means the season as established in
			 301 KAR 2:172.
(4) "Rabbit" means an eastern cottontail
			 rabbit, swamp rabbit, or Appalachian cottontail rabbit.
(5) "Small game" means squirrels, rabbits,
			 northern bobwhite, or ruffed grouse.
(6) "Squirrel" means a gray squirrel or fox
			 squirrel.
(7) "Western Zone" means
			 the first and second wildlife districts as established in
			 301 KAR 4:010.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:130 - Beaver bounty

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.025,
				150.120,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				150.180,
				150.305,
				150.330,
				150.360,
				150.365,
				150.390,
				150.399,
				150.400,
				150.410,
				150.415,
				150.425
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
				regulation is necessary to establish a beaver bounty system in counties that
				request same through a resolution from the fiscal court. Its function is to
				provide for methods of taking beaver and payment of the bounty.
Section 1. Beaver for Bounty Season. When the
			 department is requested by a county fiscal court to pay a beaver bounty, it
			 shall be lawful for properly licensed persons to take beaver anytime by only
			 those methods authorized by statute until such bounty is rescinded by
			 declaration of said fiscal court. This administrative regulation is effective
			 notwithstanding and existing administrative regulations specifying seasons for
			 the taking of beaver.
Section 2.
			 Bounty Payments and Invalidating Tails.
(1)
			 Bounty payments. Persons taking beaver from a declared bounty county, shall
			 present the whole beaver tail to the conservation officer of the county in
			 which taken. The conservation officer shall authorize the bounty payment by
			 issuing a "Beaver Bounty Payment Authorization Form." This form may be redeemed
			 for ten (10) dollars by appearing in person or mailing to the Department of
			 Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
(2) Invalidating beaver tails. Beaver tails
			 presented for bounty payment shall be invalidated by splitting lengthwise into
			 two (2) pieces, properly accounted for and disposed of under the supervision of
			 the applicable wildlife district supervisor.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:140 - Requirements for wild turkey hunting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				150.305,
				150.360,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to
				make such requirements apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.390(1) requires that
				wild turkeys shall not be taken in any manner contrary to any provisions of KRS
				Chapter 150 or Title 301 KAR. This administrative regulation establishes legal
				methods of take and checking and recording requirements for wild turkey
				hunting.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Baited area" means an area where feed,
			 grains, or other substances capable of luring wild turkeys have been
			 placed.
(2) "Crossbow" means a bow
			 capable of holding an arrow at full or partial draw without human
			 aid.
(3) "Fall turkey permit" means
			 a permit that, in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and methods,
			 allows a hunter to harvest up to the fall season bag limit of
			 turkeys.
(4) "Junior turkey permit"
			 means a permit that, in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and
			 methods, allows a youth hunter to harvest one (1) turkey during a license
			 year.
(5) "Spring turkey permit"
			 means a permit that, in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and
			 methods, allows a hunter to harvest up to the spring season bag limit of
			 turkeys.
(6) "Youth" means a person
			 under the age of sixteen (16) by the day of the hunt.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:142 - Spring wild turkey hunting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.175(7), (8), (15), (17),
				(18),
				150.305,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative
				regulations establishing hunting seasons, bag limits, and the methods of taking
				wildlife.
				KRS
				150.390(1) prohibits a
				person from taking, pursuing, or molesting a wild turkey in any manner contrary
				to the provisions of Chapter 150 or its administrative regulations. This
				administrative regulation establishes season dates, shooting hours, and other
				requirements for spring turkey hunting.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Legal wild
			 turkey" means a wild turkey that is a male or has a visible beard.
(2) "Wildlife Management Area" or "WMA" means
			 a tract of land:
(a) Controlled by the
			 department through ownership, lease, license, or cooperative agreement;
			 and
(b) That has "Wildlife
			 Management Area" or "WMA" as part of its official name.
(3) "Youth" means a person under the age of
			 sixteen (16) by the day of the hunt.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:144 - Fall wild turkey hunting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				150.305,
				150.360,
				150.390,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to
				make these requirements apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.390(1) requires that
				wild turkeys shall not be taken in any manner contrary to any provisions of KRS
				Chapter 150 or KAR Title 301. This administrative regulation establishes
				seasons, bag limits, and methods of take, hunter requirements, and special area
				restrictions for fall wild turkey hunting.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Crossbow"
			 means a bow capable of holding an arrow at full or partial draw without human
			 aid.
(2) "Wildlife Management Area"
			 or "WMA" means a tract of land:
(a) Controlled
			 by the department through ownership, lease, license, or cooperative agreement;
			 and
(b) That has "Wildlife
			 Management Area" or "WMA" as part of its official name.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:172 - Deer hunting seasons, zones, and requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.170,
				150.177,
				150.180,
				150.411(3),
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative
				regulations to establish open seasons for the taking of wildlife, to regulate
				bag limits and methods of take, and to make these requirements apply to a
				limited area or the entire state.
				KRS
				150.170 authorizes exemptions for certain
				people from hunting license and permit requirements.
				KRS
				150.175 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations relating to the kinds of licenses and permits listed
				in the statute. KRS
				150.390(1) prohibits the
				taking of deer in any manner contrary to any provisions of KRS Chapter 150 or
				KAR Title 301. This administrative regulation establishes deer hunting seasons
				and zones, bag limits, legal methods of taking, and checking and recording
				requirements for deer hunting.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Additional
			 deer permit" means a permit that allows the holder to take up to two (2)
			 additional deer beyond those allowed by the statewide deer permit in the
			 following combinations:
(a) One (1) antlered
			 deer and one (1) antlerless deer; or
(b) Two (2) antlerless deer.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:176 - Deer control tags, deer destruction permits, and landowner designees

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.175,
				150.360,
				150.390,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to
				make these requirements apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.105 authorizes the commissioner with the
				approval of the commission to destroy or bring under control wildlife causing
				damage.
				KRS
				150.170(7) authorizes
				landowners, their spouses or dependent children, or a designee to destroy
				wildlife causing damage. It also authorizes the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations that establish procedures for the designee
				appointment process. This administrative regulation establishes the
				requirements for the issuance of deer control tags and deer destruction permits
				and establishes the requirements for the landowner designee appointment
				process.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Deer control tag" means a tag issued by
			 the department that authorizes a hunter to take antlerless deer during an open
			 deer season pursuant to
			 301 KAR
			 2:172.
(2)
			 "Deer destruction permit" means written authorization from the department to
			 take deer outside the hunting season framework established in
			 301 KAR
			 2:172.
(3)
			 "Deer food plot" means a crop or cultivated plants grown to attract and feed
			 deer.
(4) "Department
			 representative" means a department employee who is qualified and authorized by
			 the commissioner to assess deer damage.
(5) "Designee" means a person who has been
			 designated by a landowner to remove wildlife causing damage on the landowner's
			 property.
(6) "Landowner" means the
			 person who has title to a particular property.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:185 - Hunter education

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.015,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish seasons for
				the taking of fish and wildlife, to regulate bag limits, creel limits, and
				methods of take, and to make these requirements apply to a limited area. This
				administrative regulation establishes the requirements for hunter
				education.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Adult" means a person who is at least
			 eighteen (18) years old.
(2)
			 "Hunter education certification" means a credential earned if a person has
			 successfully completed the hunter education requirements.
(3) "Hunter education exemption permit" means
			 a permit issued by the department that allows a person who is required to
			 obtain a hunter education certification to hunt for a period of one (1) year
			 from the date obtained.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:195 - Falconry, raptor take, and raptor propagation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.180,
				150.183,
				150.290,
				150.305,
				150.320,
				150.330,
				150.360
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife, bag limits, and methods of taking wildlife, and to
				make these requirements apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.280(1) requires the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing procedures for
				propagating and holding of protected wildlife. 50 C.F.R. Parts 13, 17, 21, and
				22 establish requirements for permitting, taking, possessing, and selling of
				raptors and endangered and threatened species. This administrative regulation
				establishes permitting, taking, possessing, and reporting requirements for
				people engaged in falconry and raptor propagation.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Adult" means a raptor that is at least
			 one (1) year old.
(2) "Captive-bred
			 raptor" means a raptor, or the eggs thereof, hatched in captivity from parents
			 in captivity.
(3) "Eyas" means a
			 young raptor that is still in the nest and not capable of flight.
(4) "Falconry" means caring for and training
			 wild or captive-bred raptors for the pursuit of wild game.
(5) "Hack" means the temporary release of a
			 raptor held for falconry to the wild so that it can survive on its
			 own.
(6) "Hybrid raptor" means an
			 offspring produced by two (2) distinct raptor species.
(7) "Imprinted" means a raptor that has been
			 hand-raised by a human in isolation from the sight of other raptors from two
			 (2) weeks of age through fledging.
(8) "Native raptor" means a raptor species
			 which has historically existed or currently exists in the wild in Kentucky
			 without introduction by humans.
(9)
			 "Passage bird" means a raptor less than one (1) year of age that is capable of
			 sustained flight and is no longer dependent on parental care.
(10) "Wild raptor" means a raptor that was
			 originally taken from the wild.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:219 - Repeal of 301 KAR 2:224 and 301 KAR 2:226

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.330
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife and to regulate bag limits. It also authorizes the
				department to make administrative regulations which apply to a limited area or
				to the entire state. KRS 150.600(1)
				authorizes the department to regulate the taking of waterfowl on public and
				private land. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for the
				taking of waterfowl within the frameworks established by
				50 C.F.R. Parts
				20 and
				21.
				301 KAR 2:224 and
				301 KAR 2:226 are being repealed
				because the requirements have been incorporated into
				301 KAR 2:221.
Section 1. The following administrative
			 regulations are hereby repealed:
(1)
									301 KAR 2:224, Waterfowl hunting
			 zones; and
(2)
									301 KAR 2:226, Youth waterfowl,
			 moorhen and gallinule hunting seasons.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:221 - Waterfowl seasons and limits

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010(45),
				150.025(1),
				150.305(1),
				150.330,
				150.340(1),
				(3),
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife and to regulate bag limits.
				KRS
				150.360 authorizes the department to restrict
				methods of taking wildlife.
				KRS
				150.600 authorizes the department to regulate
				the taking of waterfowl on public and private land. This administrative
				regulation establishes requirements for the taking of waterfowl within
				reasonable limits and within the frameworks established by
				50 C.F.R. Parts
				20 and
				21.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Active military personnel" means a
			 member of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National
			 Guard and Reserves on active duty other than for training.
(2) "Adult" means a person who has reached
			 his or her 18th birthday.
(3) "Dark
			 geese" means Canada geese, cackling geese, white-fronted geese, or
			 brants.
(4) "Light geese" is
			 defined by KRS
			 150.010(20).
(5) "Light geese conservation order" is
			 defined by KRS
			 150.010(21).
(6) "Veteran" means a person who served in
			 the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or
			 released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(7) "Waterfowl" is defined by
			 KRS
			 150.010(45).
(8) "Youth" means a person who has not
			 reached his or her 16th birthday.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:222 - Waterfowl hunting requirements on public lands

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010(42),
				150.305(1),
				150.330,
				150.340(1),
				(3),
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife and to regulate bag limits.
				KRS
				150.360 authorizes the department to restrict
				methods of taking wildlife.
				KRS
				150.600(1) authorizes the
				department to regulate the taking of waterfowl on public and private land. This
				administrative regulation establishes requirements for the taking of waterfowl
				within reasonable limits and within the frameworks established by
				50 C.F.R. Parts
				20 and
				21.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Blind" means a:
(a) Concealing enclosure;
(b) Pit; or
(c) Boat.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:224 - Waterfowl hunting zones

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010(40),
				150.025(1),
				150.305(1),
				150.330,
				150.340(1),
				(3),
				150.600(1),
				150.990, 59 C.F.R.
				20
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to make administrative regulations which apply to a limited area or
				to the entire state. This administrative regulation establishes waterfowl
				hunting zones.
Section 1. Goose Hunting
			 Zones.
(1) The Western Goose Zone includes
			 Henderson County and the portion of Kentucky west of:
(a) US 60 from the Henderson-Union County
			 line to US 641;
(b) US 641 to
			 Interstate 24;
(c) Interstate 24 to
			 the Purchase Parkway; and
(d) The
			 Purchase Parkway.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:225 - Dove, wood duck, teal, and other migratory game bird hunting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.330,
				150.340,
				150.603
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				Department of Fish and Wildlife to promulgate administrative regulations to
				establish open seasons for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and
				methods of take, and to make these requirements apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.360 authorizes the department to restrict
				methods for the taking of wildlife.
				KRS
				150.600(1) authorizes the
				department to regulate the taking of waterfowl on public and private land. This
				administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the taking of
				migratory game birds within reasonable limits and within the frameworks
				established by 50 C.F.R.
				Parts 20 and
				21.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Dove" means mourning dove or
			 white-winged dove.
(2) "Drawn
			 hunter" means a hunter who applied for a quota hunt and was selected by the
			 department to participate in the hunt.
(3) "Experienced hunter" means an adult
			 hunter who has hunted during more than two (2) prior license years.
(4) "Guest hunter" means a hunter invited by
			 a drawn hunter to participate in a quota hunt.
(5) "Mentored hunter" means a hunter who:
(a) Has hunted during no more than two (2)
			 prior license years; and
(b) Hunts
			 with experienced hunters on department sponsored dove hunts.
(6) "Migratory game bird" means
			 mourning dove, white-winged dove, wood duck, teal, Canada goose, common
			 gallinule, woodcock, snipe, purple gallinule, Virginia rail, or sora
			 rail.
(7) "Teal" means green-winged
			 teal, blue-winged teal, or cinnamon teal.
(8) "Wildlife Management Area" or "WMA" means
			 a tract of land:
(a) Controlled by the
			 department through ownership, lease, license, or cooperative agreement;
			 and
(b) That has "Wildlife
			 Management Area" or "WMA" as part of its official name.
(9) "Youth" means a person who has not
			 reached his or her 16th birthday.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:226

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STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  150.025(1),
				  150.600(1),
				  50 C.F.R. 20, 21
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:228 - Sandhill crane hunting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.305,
				150.340,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife and to regulate bag limits.
				KRS
				150.170(3)(4) authorizes
				license exemptions for people under twelve (12) and resident owners of
				farmlands, including their spouses and dependent children who hunt on those
				farmlands. KRS
				150.330 authorizes take and possession of
				migratory birds when in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Migratory
				Bird Treaty Act and authorizes hunting of migratory birds with the appropriate
				permits. KRS
				150.603(2) requires a person
				sixteen (16) years or older to possess a hunting license and a Kentucky
				migratory game bird and waterfowl permit in order to hunt migratory birds. This
				administrative regulation establishes the requirements for taking sandhill
				cranes within reasonable limits and within the frameworks established by
				50 C.F.R. Parts
				20 and
				21.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Crane" means a sandhill crane.
(2) "Wildlife Management Area" or "WMA" means
			 a tract of land that:
(a) Is controlled by the
			 department through ownership, lease, license, or cooperative agreement;
			 and
(b) Has "Wildlife Management
			 Area" or "WMA" as part of its official name.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:230 - Shoot-to-retrieve field trial permits and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.025(1),
				150.170,
				150.175(1)(p),
				150.330
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.175(16) authorizes the
				department to require permits for shoot-to-retrieve field trials.
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to set seasons and limits, and to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 150. This
				administrative regulation establishes seasons, permit application procedures,
				game bird marking, and other requirements for conducting a shoot-to-retrieve
				field trial.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Field trial" means an organized event at
			 which hunting dogs are worked and judged.
(2) "Game birds" means quail, chukar, mallard
			 duck, or pheasant species.
(3)
			 "Shoot to retrieve field trial" means a field trail where game birds are
			 taken.
(4) "Take" is defined by
			 KRS
			 150.010(42).
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:245 - Wanton waste and disposal of big game and upland game birds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.015,
				150.025,
				150.092,
				150.170,
				150.390,
				150.722
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate any administrative regulations reasonably necessary to
				implement or carry out the purposes of KRS Chapter 150.
				KRS
				150.390(1) prohibits the
				taking of any wild elk, deer, wild turkey, or bear contrary to any provisions
				of KRS Chapter 150 or KAR Title 301.
				KRS
				512.070, Criminal Littering, protects against
				knowingly placing or throwing litter on any public or private property or in
				any public or private water without permission. This administrative regulation
				protects against intentional and wanton waste or unlawful disposal of big game
				animals and upland game birds.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Big game"
			 means wild individuals of the species:
(a)
			 Deer, Odocoileus virginianus;
(b)
			 Elk, Cervus canadensis nelsoni; and
(c) Bear, Ursus americanus.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:260 - Crow hunting season

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.105,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				150.235,
				150.330,
				150.340,
				150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025 authorizes the Department of Fish and
				Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations establishing
				requirements for hunting. This administrative regulation establishes seasons
				and other requirements for the taking of crow.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Blind" means any form of concealing
			 enclosure, including a pit, or anchored, stationary, or drifting boat from
			 which hunting occurs.
(2) "Decoy"
			 means any type of visual device used to entice crows into shooting
			 range.
(3) "Call" means any type of
			 auditory device used to attract crows into shooting range.
(4) "Depredation" means any act committed by
			 crows which would result in a damage or economic loss of ornamental or shade
			 trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when crows are
			 concentrated in numbers that constitute a health hazard or other
			 nuisance.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 3 - Hunting and Fishing › Section 301 KAR 3:005 - Public use of newly acquired or newly managed lands

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				150.390
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				150.025(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
				for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits and methods of take, and to
				make administrative regulations apply to a limited area.
				KRS
				150.620 authorizes the department to
				promulgate administrative regulations for the maintenance and operation of the
				lands it has acquired for public recreation. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements for the department to close seasons on newly
				acquired or managed properties or to establish requirements that are different
				from statewide season requirements or methods of take until the department can
				subsequently amend administrative regulations within the first year a property
				is acquired or managed.
Section 1.
(1) Upon acquiring or managing new public
			 land, the department may close the area to all hunting or trapping or for
			 certain game species during the first year of ownership or management if an
			 imminent risk is present regarding:
(a) Human
			 safety;
(b) A negative impact to
			 wildlife populations; or
(c)
			 Inadvertent trespassing on adjacent private land by hunters due to a lack of
			 adequate boundary marking.