Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 2 - Game › Section 301 KAR 2:300 - Black bear seasons and requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				150.010,
				150.092,
				150.170,
				150.175,
				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) prohibits the
				taking of bears in any manner contrary to any provisions of KRS Chapter 150 or
				KAR Title 301. This administrative regulation establishes bear hunting and
				chasing seasons, bear hunting areas, legal methods of take, and permitting,
				checking, and recording requirements.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Adult"
			 means an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) "Archery equipment" means a long bow,
			 recurve bow, or compound bow incapable of holding an arrow at full or partial
			 draw without aid from the archer.
(3) "Arrow" means the projectile fired from a
			 bow or crossbow.
(4) "Baited area"
			 means an area where feed, grains, or other substances capable of luring black
			 bears have been placed.
(5) "Bear"
			 means the species Ursus americanus.
(6) "Bear chase permit" means a permit, which
			 in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and methods, allows the
			 holder to use dogs to chase a bear.
(7) "Bear permit" means a permit, which in
			 conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and methods, allows the holder
			 to harvest one (1) black bear of either sex.
(8) "Bear Zone 1" means Bell, Harlan,
			 Letcher, and McCreary Counties.
(9)
			 "Bear Zone 2" means Adair, Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay,
			 Clinton, Cumberland, Elliot, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Greenup, Jackson,
			 Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison,
			 Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell,
			 Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe
			 Counties.
(10) "Chase-only season"
			 means a designated season when a person may use dogs to chase a bear, without
			 killing or intentionally injuring a bear.
(11) "Combination bear permit" means a
			 permit, which in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and methods,
			 allows the holder to harvest one (1) black bear of either sex and to use dogs
			 to chase a bear.
(12) "Crossbow"
			 means a bow designed or fitted with a device to hold an arrow at full or
			 partial draw without aid from the archer.
(13) "Firearm" means a breech- or
			 muzzle-loading rifle, shotgun, or handgun.
(14) "License year" means the period from
			 March 1 through the last day of February.
(15) "Modern gun" means a rifle, handgun, or
			 shotgun loaded from the rear of the barrel.
(16) "Muzzleloader" means a rifle, shotgun,
			 or handgun loaded from the discharging end of the barrel or discharging end of
			 the receiver.
(17) "Youth" means a
			 person under the age of sixteen (16) on the day of the hunt.
(18) "Youth bear chase permit" means a
			 permit, which in conjunction with appropriate licenses, seasons, and methods,
			 allows a youth to use dogs to chase a bear.