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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 11 - CONTROLLED SHOOTING AREAS › Section 115-11-1 - Controlled shooting areas; license application, issuance priority, and reporting

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each
			 application for a controlled shooting area license shall be made on forms
			 provided by the department.
(b)
			 Each applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) The size of the area;
(2) a map of the area;
(3) the legal description of the area;
(4) the species of game birds to
			 be released and hunted;
(5) a
			 description of the premises and facilities; and
(6) any other relevant information required
			 by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 11 - CONTROLLED SHOOTING AREAS › Section 115-11-2 - Controlled shooting areas; operational requirements

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(a) Each controlled shooting area shall be
			 posted as follows:
(1) Signs shall be made of
			 metal, plastic, or wood and shall be not less than 15 inches by 15
			 inches.
(2) Signs shall legibly
			 display the words "controlled shooting area" in block lettering that is not
			 less than two inches in height.
(3)
			 Signs shall be placed along the boundary of the controlled shooting area, at
			 intervals of not more than 500 feet.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 12 - GAME BREEDERS › Section 115-12-1 - Game breeders, operational requirements

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(a) Each game
			 breeder shall provide a report of activities to the secretary on or before June
			 30. The report shall include the following information:
(1) name of permittee;
(2) address;
(3) current game breeders permit number;
(4) the number of each species
			 sold; and
(5) other information as
			 required by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 12 - GAME BREEDERS › Section 115-12-3 - Game breeder permit requirement; other wildlife

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A game breeder permit shall be required to engage in the
				business of raising and selling the following wildlife:
(a) species of reptiles or amphibians that
			 are native to or indigenous to Kansas;
(b) mountain lion,
Felis concolor
			 Linnaeus;
(c) wolf,
Canis lupus Say;
(d) black bear,
Ursus americanus
			 Pallas
; and
(e) grizzly
			 bear,
Ursus arctos horribilis Ord.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 13 - TRAINING DOGS AND FIELD TRIAL EVENTS › Section 115-13-1 - Commercial dog training permit; application and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The
			 application for a commercial dog training permit shall be on a form provided by
			 the department, and each applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) the breeds of dog to be
			 trained;
(3) the type of dog
			 training to be conducted;
(4) a
			 legal description of the area or areas where dog training will be conducted;
			 and
(5) other information as
			 required by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 13 - TRAINING DOGS AND FIELD TRIAL EVENTS › Section 115-13-2 - Non-commercial dog training

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(a) Subject to
			 K.A.R. 115-8-4 concerning department lands and waters, non-commercial training
			 of bird dogs shall be authorized throughout the year.
(b) General provisions.
(1) Pen-raised, banded game birds may be
			 released during bird dog training activities, but shall not be shot except
			 during established hunting seasons for that species.
(2) Pen-raised, banded game birds that escape
			 after release shall not be recaptured, except as authorized by paragraphs (b)
			 (3) and (4) and K.A.R. 115-13-5.
(3) Pen-raised or wild-trapped pigeons and
			 pen-raised, banded mallard ducks may be released and shot during bird dog
			 training activities, and the birds may be recaptured. Nontoxic shot approved
			 under K.A.R. 115-18-14 shall be required for the taking of pen-raised mallard
			 ducks.
(4) Chukar partridge and
			 hungarian partridge may be released and shot during bird dog training
			 activities, and chukar partridge and hungarian partridge may be recaptured.
(5) The banding of pigeons, chukar
			 partridge, and hungarian partridge shall not be required.
(6) Pigeons, chukar partridge, hungarian
			 partridge, and pen-raised, banded birds that are shot during bird dog training
			 activity may be possessed by the bird dog trainer.
(7) All bands used shall be leg bands and
			 shall be coded with the initials "DT."
(8) No dog trainer shall possess unattached
			 bands while conducting bird dog training activities.
(9) Wild game birds, except waterfowl, may be
			 pursued during bird dog training activities, but shall not be shot, killed, or
			 possessed except during established hunting seasons for the taking and
			 possession of that species.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 13 - TRAINING DOGS AND FIELD TRIAL EVENTS › Section 115-13-3 - Field trial permit; small game

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(a) The
			 application for a small game field trial permit shall be submitted on a form
			 provided by the department. A special event permit issued under K.A.R. 115-8-21
			 shall satisfy the requirement for a small game field trial permit if the
			 application requirements of K.A.R. 115-13-3 are met. Each applicant shall
			 provide the following information:
(1) The
			 name of the applicant;
(2) the
			 address of the applicant;
(3) the
			 telephone number of the applicant;
(4) a map of the area in which the small game
			 field trial will be held. The map shall identify the site to be used as the
			 event headquarters, shall be drawn on a scale of not less than 1/4 inch to the
			 mile, and shall show county and township roads;
(5) the estimated number of individuals and
			 dogs participating;
(6) the
			 requested dates of the small game field trial;
(7) the daily starting time or times;
(8) a description of the field
			 trial event, including information on the proposed use of wildlife during the
			 event; and
(9) other information
			 as required by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 13 - TRAINING DOGS AND FIELD TRIAL EVENTS › Section 115-13-4 - Field trial permit; furbearers and coyotes

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(a) Each application for a furbearer or
			 coyote field trial permit shall be submitted on a form provided by the
			 department. Each applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the telephone number of the
			 applicant;
(4) the location of the
			 event headquarters and the specific counties where the furbearer or coyote
			 field trial will occur;
(5) the
			 estimated number of individuals and dogs participating;
(6) the requested dates of the furbearer or
			 coyote field trial;
(7) the daily
			 starting time or times;
(8) a
			 description of the furbearer or coyote field trial event, including information
			 on the proposed use of wildlife during the event; and
(9) a copy of the furbearer or coyote
			 sanction or license authorization if the event has been sanctioned or
			 licensed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 13 - TRAINING DOGS AND FIELD TRIAL EVENTS › Section 115-13-5 - Pen-raised, banded birds; recapture

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(a) Recapture
			 call pens may be used to recapture pen-raised, banded birds and birds that have
			 been otherwise marked according to K.A.R. 115-13-3. A recapture call pen permit
			 shall be required to use a recapture call pen.
(b) The application shall be submitted on a
			 form provided by the department, and each applicant shall provide the following
			 information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the telephone number of the
			 applicant;
(4) the purpose for the
			 use of recapture call pens;
(5)
			 the period of time that recapture call pens would be in use; and
(6) the legal description including range,
			 township, and section number where recapture call pens would be located.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 14 - FALCONRY › Section 115-14-11 - Falconry; general provisions

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(a) Each falconer hunting or trapping raptors
			 in Kansas shall possess any current hunting license, unless exempt pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 32-919 and amendments thereto, and any other
			 state or federal stamp, permit, certificate, or other issuance that may be
			 required for hunting the species that the falconer is hunting. In addition,
			 each nonresident falconer shall possess a current nonresident hunting license
			 while participating in a falconry field trial or a department-approved special
			 event.
(b) Any falconry raptor may
			 kill wildlife, including animals killed outside the established hunting season,
			 if it was not the intent of the falconry permittee to kill the wildlife. The
			 falconry raptor may be allowed to feed on the wildlife, but the permittee shall
			 not take the wildlife, or any part of the wildlife, into possession.
(1) The falconry permittee shall report the
			 take of any federally listed threatened or endangered species to the ecological
			 services field office of the United States fish and wildlife service and
			 provide the location where the take took place.
(2) The falconry permittee shall report the
			 take of any wildlife designated as endangered or threatened in K.A.R. 115-15-1
			 or as a species in need of conservation as listed in K.A.R. 115-15-2 to the
			 environmental services section of the department and provide the location where
			 the take took place.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 14 - FALCONRY › Section 115-14-12 - Falconry; permits, applications, and examinations

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(a) Except as provided in this regulation,
			 any individual engaged in falconry who possesses a current Kansas falconry
			 permit or a current falconry permit from another state may engage in falconry
			 activities as authorized by law or regulation. The permittee shall be in the
			 immediate possession of the permit while trapping, transporting, working with,
			 or flying a falconry raptor. Each falconer wanting to capture a raptor from the
			 wild shall comply with K.A.R. 115-14-14. The permittee shall not be required to
			 have immediate possession of the falconry permit while the raptor is located on
			 the permitted premises of the falconry facility but shall produce the permit
			 upon request for inspection by any law enforcement officer authorized to
			 enforce the provisions of this regulation.
(b) Each individual wanting to engage in
			 falconry shall submit an application to the secretary for the appropriate
			 permit, on forms provided by the department. The application shall require at
			 least the following information to be provided:
(1) The applicant's name;
(2) the applicant's address;
(3) the address of the facilities where the
			 raptors are to be kept;
(4) the
			 species and number of raptors to be permitted in accordance with the
			 limitations specified in this regulation;
(5) the applicant's date of birth;
(6) the applicant's social security
			 number;
(7) the level of falconry
			 permit being applied for; and
(8)
			 any additional relevant information that may be required for the type of permit
			 as described within this regulation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 14 - FALCONRY › Section 115-14-13 - Falconry; facilities, equipment, care requirements, and inspections

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(a) Each individual
			 keeping raptors shall maintain the facilities in accordance with this
			 regulation.
(1) "Primary facility" shall mean
			 the principal place and structures where the raptor is normally provided care
			 and housing. This term shall include indoor facilities and outdoor
			 facilities.
(2) "Temporary
			 facility" shall mean a place and structure where a raptor is kept during the
			 raptor's time away from the primary facility, including during transportation
			 and while hunting or attending an event. This term shall include a place and
			 structure where a raptor is kept for a limited time period while the primary
			 facility is not available.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 14 - FALCONRY › Section 115-14-14 - Falconry; taking, banding, transporting, and possessing raptors

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(a) For the purpose
			 of this regulation, "falconer" shall be defined as a person taking or
			 attempting to take a raptor from the wild for falconry purposes. Each falconer
			 shall possess a current, valid hunting license pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 32-919, and amendments thereto, and meet the
			 requirements for hunter education certification pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 32-920, and amendments thereto.
(b) Each nonresident falconer shall apply for
			 and receive a take permit from the department before attempting to take a
			 raptor from the wild in Kansas. Each nonresident falconer shall submit a raptor
			 acquisition report within 10 days of leaving Kansas, regardless of whether the
			 falconer was successful in taking a raptor.
(c) Each resident falconer shall apply for
			 and receive a take permit from the department before attempting to take a
			 peregrine falcon from the wild in Kansas.
(d) Each capture device used to capture
			 raptors shall have a tag attached showing the falconer's name, address, and
			 current falconry permit number.
(e) The falconer shall acquire permission
			 from the landowner or the person controlling any private land before taking or
			 attempting to take any wild raptor for falconry purposes.
(f) Wild raptors may be taken for falconry
			 purposes if the species is approved by the department to be taken by the
			 falconer and is allowed under the level of falconry permit possessed by the
			 falconer in accordance with K.A.R. 115-14-12.
(1) A falconer shall not intentionally take a
			 raptor species that the falconer is prohibited from possessing by the
			 falconer's classification level.
(2) If a falconer captures a prohibited bird,
			 the falconer shall immediately release it.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 14 - FALCONRY › Section 115-14-15 - Falconry; transfers, trading, and sale of raptors

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(a) The number of transactions transferring a
			 falconry raptor between permittees shall not be restricted if the permittee
			 taking possession of the raptor does not exceed the possession limit in K.A.R.
			 115-14-12.
(b) Upon the death of a
			 falconry permittee, the surviving spouse, executor, administrator, or other
			 legal representative of the deceased falconry permittee may transfer any raptor
			 held by the permittee to another authorized permittee within 90 days. After 90
			 days, the disposition of any raptor held under the permit shall be at the
			 discretion of the secretary.
(c) No
			 wild-caught raptor shall be sold or purchased, bartered, or traded, whether or
			 not the raptor has been transferred or held in captivity for any
			 period.
(d) A wild-caught raptor
			 may be transferred to another falconry permit holder in accordance with the
			 following requirements:
(1) The transferor
			 shall report the transfer within 10 calendar days by submitting the information
			 to the electronic database of the United States fish and wildlife
			 service.
(2) Upon transfer to
			 another properly permitted falconer, the raptor shall not count toward the
			 number of wild raptors that may be taken from the wild by the receiving
			 falconer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 15 - NONGAME, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 115-15-1 - Threatened and endangered species; general provisions

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(a) The following species shall be designated
			 endangered within the boundaries of the state of Kansas.
(1) Invertebrates
Flat floater mussel,
Utterbackia suborbiculata
(Say, 1831)
Rabbitsfoot mussel,
Thaliderma
				cylindrica
(Say, 1817)
Western fanshell mussel,
Cyprogenia
				aberti
(Conrad, 1850)
Neosho mucket mussel,
Lampsilis
				rafinesqueana
(Frierson, 1927)
Elktoe mussel,
Alasmidonta marginata
(Say, 1818)
Ellipse mussel,
Venustaconcha
				ellipsiformis
(Conrad, 1836)
Slender walker snail,
Pomatiopsis
				lapidaria
(Say, 1817)
Scott optioservus riffle beetle,
Optioservus
				phaeus
(White, 1978)
American burying beetle,
Nicrophorus
				americanus
(Olivier, 1890)
Mucket,
Actinonaias ligamentina
(Lamarck, 1819)
Cylindrical papershell mussel,
Anodontoides
				ferussacianus
(I. Lea, 1834)
(2) Fish
Arkansas River shiner,
Notropis girardi
(Hubbs and Ortenburger, 1929)
Pallid sturgeon,
Scaphirhynchus albus
(Forbes and Richardson, 1905)
Sicklefin chub,
Macrhybopsis meeki
(Jordan and Evermann, 1896)
Peppered chub,
Macrhybopsis tetranema
(Gilbert, 1886)
Silver chub,
Macrhybopsis storeriana
(Kirtland, 1845)
(3) Amphibians
Cave salamander,
Eurycea lucifuga
(Rafinesque, 1822)
Grotto salamander,
Eurycea spelaea
(Stejneger, 1892)
(4) Birds
Least tern,
Sternula antillarum
(Lesson, 1847)
Whooping crane,
Grus americana
(Linnaeus, 1758)
(5) Mammals
Black-footed ferret,
Mustela nigripes
(Audubon and Bachman, 1851)
Gray myotis,
Myotis grisescens
(A.H. Howell, 1909)
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 15 - NONGAME, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 115-15-3 - Threatened and endangered wildlife; special permits and enforcement actions

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(a) The following
			 definitions shall apply only to this regulation:
(1) "Action" means an activity resulting in
			 physical alteration of a listed species' critical habitat, physical disturbance
			 of listed species, or destruction of individuals of a listed species.
(2) "Critical habitat" means either of the
			 following:
(A) Specific geographic areas
			 supporting a population of a listed species and including physical or
			 biological features that meet the following requirements:
(i) Are essential to the conservation of the
			 species; and
(ii) require special
			 management or protection; or
(B) specific geographic areas not documented
			 as currently supporting a population of a listed species but determined
			 essential for the conservation of the listed species by the
			 secretary.
(3) "Habitat"
			 means the abode where a listed species is generally found and where all
			 essentials for survival and growth of the listed species are present.
(4) "Intentional destruction" means an act or
			 attempt that is willful and is done for the purpose of, and results in, the
			 killing of a threatened or endangered species.
(5) "Intentional taking" means an act or
			 attempt that is willful and is done for the purpose of taking a threatened or
			 endangered species. "Intentional taking" shall include "intentional
			 destruction" as defined in paragraph (a)(4).
(6) "Listed species" means those species
			 listed in
			 K.A.R.
			 115-15-1.
(7) "Normal farming and ranching practices"
			 shall include activities financed with private funds on private lands and
			 government cost-shared, routine agricultural land treatment measures.
(8) "Permit from another state or federal
			 agency" shall not include a certification or registration.
(9) "Publicly funded," when used to describe
			 an action, means any action for which planning and implementation are wholly
			 funded with monies from federal, state, or local units of government.
(10) "State or federally assisted," when used
			 to describe an action, means any action receiving technical assistance or
			 partial funding from a state or federal governmental agency.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 15 - NONGAME, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 115-15-4 - Recovery plans; procedures

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(a)
			 The following definitions shall apply only to this regulation:
(1) "Recovery plan" means a designated
			 strategy or methodology that, if funded and implemented, is reasonably expected
			 to lead to the eventual restoration, maintenance, or delisting of a listed
			 species.
(2) "Listed species" means
			 those species listed in K. A.R. 115-15-1 and
			 K.A.R.
			 115-15-2.
(3) "Local advisory committee" means a
			 committee as described in
			 K.S.A.
			 32-960a, and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-1 - Cyanide gas gun permit; application and requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Subject to
			 federal and state laws and rules and regulations, a cyanide gas gun, may be
			 used in an authorized wildlife control program for the purpose of livestock
			 protection. A cyanide gas gun permit shall be required to use cyanide gas gun
			 devices.
(b) Any owner or operator
			 of land used for agricultural purposes may apply to the secretary for a permit
			 to use cyanide gas gun devices. The application shall be on forms provided by
			 the department and each applicant shall provide the following information.
(1) the name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the telephone number of the applicant;
(4) the legal description of the
			 land where the cyanide gas gun devices will be used;
(5) a description of the wildlife depredation
			 problem and methods used by the applicant to control the depredation;
(6) written approval from the
			 extension specialist in wildlife damage control; and
(7) other information as required by the
			 secre-tary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-2 - Prairie dog control permit; application and requirements

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(a) A prairie
			 dog control permit shall be required to use any poisonous gas or smoke to
			 control prairie dogs, except toxicants labeled and registered for above ground
			 use for prairie dog control shall not require a prairie dog permit.
(b) Any person may apply to the secretary for
			 a prairie dog control permit. The application shall be on forms provided by the
			 department and each applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) the name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the telephone number of the applicant;
(4) the legal description of land
			 where the poisonous gas or smoke will be used;
(5) a description of the problem requiring
			 prairie dog control;
(6) the type
			 of control method to be used;
(7)
			 written approval from the extension specialist in wildlife damage control; and
(8) other information as required
			 by the secre-tary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-3 - Nuisance bird control permit; application, provisions, and requirements

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(a) The term
			 "nuisance birds" shall include those species specified in the department's
			 "Kansas nuisance bird species table," dated April 11, 2017, which is hereby
			 adopted by reference.
(b) Nuisance
			 birds may be controlled when found depredating or about to depredate upon
			 ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when
			 concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or
			 other nuisance.
(c) A nuisance bird
			 control permit shall be required to use any lethal method of control that
			 involves poisons or chemicals for controlling nuisance birds other than the
			 English sparrow or European starling.
(d) Any person may apply to the secretary for
			 a nuisance bird control permit. The application shall be submitted on forms
			 provided by the department. Each applicant shall provide the following
			 information:
(1) The applicant's
			 name;
(2) the applicant's
			 address;
(3) the applicant's
			 telephone number;
(4) the location
			 of the nuisance bird problem;
(5) a
			 description of the problem;
(6) the
			 species of birds involved;
(7) the
			 proposed method of control; and
(8)
			 the length of time for which the permit is requested.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-4 - Big game control permit; application, requirements, and provisions

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(a) Big game
			 animals may be controlled when found destroying property or when creating a
			 public safety hazard.
(b) A big
			 game control permit shall be required to use any lethal method in controlling
			 big game.
(c) Any owner or
			 operator of land may apply to the secretary for a big game control permit when
			 a big game animal is found destroying property. Any person may apply to the
			 secretary for a big game control permit when a big game animal is creating a
			 public safety hazard. The application shall be submitted on forms provided by
			 the department, and each applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the telephone number of the applicant;
(4) the legal description of the
			 land where the problem is occurring;
(5) a description of the problem, including
			 the number of acres involved; and
(6) other information as required by the
			 secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-5 - Wildlife control permit; operational requirements

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(a) Each person holding a valid wildlife
			 control permit issued according to K.A.R. 115-16-6, and each person assisting
			 the permittee while under the constant and direct supervision and in the
			 constant presence of the permittee, shall be authorized to take, transport,
			 release, and euthanize wildlife subject to the restrictions described in this
			 regulation and on the permit.
(b)
			 Wildlife may be taken under the authorization of a wildlife control permit only
			 when one or more of the following circumstances exist:
(1) The wildlife is found in or near
			 buildings.
(2) The wildlife is
			 destroying or about to destroy property.
(3) The wildlife is creating a public health
			 or safety hazard or other nuisance.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 16 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL › Section 115-16-6 - Wildlife control permit; application and reporting requirements

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(a) Each person
			 16 years of age or older wishing to obtain a wildlife control permit shall
			 apply to the department on a form provided by the department and shall provide
			 the following information:
(1) The
			 applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the wildlife species to be controlled;
(3) the county or counties where
			 wildlife control activities will be conducted;
(4) unless specifically exempted by the
			 department based on previous use of the applicable methods or equipment as an
			 authorized wildlife control operator, proof of completion of the following
			 courses, if applicable:
(A)
			 Department-approved hunter education training, if a firearm would be used to
			 take wildlife; and
(B)
			 department-approved furharvester education training, if furharvester equipment
			 would be used to take wildlife; and
(5) any other information required by the
			 department.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-1 - Commercial harvest of fish bait; legal species, harvest seasons, size restrictions, daily limits, and possession limits

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The following wildlife may be
			 commercially harvested in Kansas for sale as fishing bait:
(1) Crayfish, all species;
(2) annelids; and
(3) insects.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-2 - Commercial sale of fishing bait

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The following live species of wildlife
			 may be commercially sold in Kansas for fishing bait:
(1) The following species of fish:
(A) Black bullhead (
Ameiurus
			 melas
);
(B) bluegill
			 (
Lepomis macrochirus
), including hybrids;
(C) fathead minnow (
Pimephales
			 promelas
), including "rosy reds";
(D) golden shiner (
Notemigonus
			 crysoleucas
);
(E) goldfish
			 (
Carassius auratus
), including "black saltys";
(F) green sunfish (
Lepomis
			 cyanellus
), including hybrids; and
(G) yellow bullhead (
Ameiurus
			 natalis
);
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-2a - Commercial sale of bait fish; testing procedures

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Live aquatic bait shall be certified free
			 of the following pathogens before import, according to the requirements in this
			 regulation:
(1) Spring viremia of carp
			 virus;
(2) infectious pancreatic
			 necrosis virus;
(3) viral
			 hemorrhagic septicemia virus; and
(4) infectious hematopoietic virus.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-3 - Commercial fish bait permit; requirement, application, and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A commercial
			 fish bait permit shall be required for the harvest, sale, or purchase for
			 resale of fish bait, except that a commercial fish bait permit shall not be
			 required for the sale of nonliving, commercially packaged fish bait, the
			 harvest or sale of annelids or insects, or the purchase of annelids or insects
			 for resale.
(b) Any person may
			 apply to the secretary for a commercial fish bait permit. The application shall
			 be submitted on forms provided by the department and completed in full by the
			 applicant. Each incomplete application shall be returned to the
			 applicant.
(c) Each commercial fish
			 bait permit shall be valid for only those wildlife species specified in the
			 permit.
(d) Each commercial fish
			 bait permit shall authorize the permittee to perform any of the following:
(1) Sell fish bait to any person for use as
			 fish bait;
(2) purchase fish bait
			 for resale as fish bait, if the purchase is made from a person who meets at
			 least one of the following requirements:
(A)
			 Possesses a valid commercial fish bait permit;
(B) is a commercial fish grower, as defined
			 by K.S.A.
			 32-974 and amendments thereto; or
(C) is authorized by another state to export
			 and sell fish bait; or
(3) import fish bait for sale as fish
			 bait.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-3 - Commercial fish bait permit; requirement, application, and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A commercial fish bait permit shall be
			 required for the harvest, sale, or purchase for resale of fish bait, except that a
			 commercial fish bait permit shall not be required for the sale of nonliving,
			 commercially packaged fish bait, the harvest or sale of annelids or insects, or the
			 purchase of annelids or insects for resale.
(b) Any person may apply to the secretary for a
			 commercial fish bait permit. The application shall be submitted on forms provided by
			 the department and completed in full by the applicant. The application must also be
			 accompanied by proof that the applicant has successfully completed the department's
			 online aquatic invasive species certification course. Each incomplete application
			 shall be returned to the applicant.
(c)
			 Each commercial fish bait permit shall be valid for only those wildlife species
			 specified in the permit.
(d) Each
			 commercial fish bait permit shall authorize the permittee to perform any of the
			 following:
(1) Sell fish bait to any person for use
			 as fish bait;
(2) purchase fish bait for
			 resale as fish bait, if the purchase is made from a person who meets at least one of
			 the following requirements:
(A) Possesses a valid
			 commercial fish bait permit;
(B) is a
			 commercial fish grower, as defined by K.S.A. 32-974  and amendments thereto;
			 or
(C) is authorized by another state to
			 export and sell fish bait; or
(3) import fish bait for sale as fish
			 bait.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-4 - Commercial harvest of fish bait; legal equipment, taking methods, and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Legal equipment and taking methods permitted for commercial harvest of wildlife
			 for use as fish bait shall be as follows:
(1)
			 Crayfish may be taken by the following methods and means:
(A) By hand;
(B) by trap with 1/2-inch or smaller mesh size,
			 using the bar measurement, and with two-inch or smaller entrance
			 openings;
(C) by seine with 1/2-inch
			 or smaller mesh size, using the bar measurement. The seine may be of any
			 length, height, or twine size;
(D)
			 by lift net with 1/2-inch or smaller mesh size, using the bar
			 measurement;
(E) by dip net with
			 1/2-inch or smaller mesh size, using the bar measurement. The dip net may be of
			 any dimension and have any handle configuration; and
(F) by other methods as approved by the
			 secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-5 - Commercial harvest of fish bait; open areas

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The following areas shall be open for the commercial harvest of
				crayfish, annelids, and insects:
(a)
			 For crayfish, all lands and waters of the state except department lands and
			 waters and federal and state sanctuaries; and
(b) for annelids and insects, all lands and
			 waters of the state except department lands and waters and federal and state
			 sanctuaries. This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1,
			 2012.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-10 - Commercial harvest of fish; permit requirement and application, reports, permit revocation

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Except as authorized in K.A.R. 115-17-13, a commercial fishing permit shall be
			 required for the taking of fish for commercial purposes from that portion of
			 the Missouri River bordering on this state.
(b) Each application for a commercial fishing
			 permit shall be submitted on forms provided by the department and completed in
			 full by the applicant. Each incomplete application shall be returned to the
			 applicant.
(c) Any permittee may
			 possess, sell, transport, or trade those species of fish as authorized under
			 K.A.R. 115-17-12 .
(d) Each
			 permittee shall maintain a current record of activity and shall submit monthly
			 reports to the department on forms provided by the department. The reports
			 shall be submitted not later than 15 days following the end of the month for
			 which the report is prepared. A permit shall not be renewed until all reports
			 due have been received by the department.
(e) Any permittee may sell fish taken under a
			 commercial fishing permit to any person.
(f) Any person may purchase fish from a
			 commercial fish permittee for commercial purposes or for personal
			 use.
(g) Each person purchasing
			 fish from a commercial fish permittee for resale purposes shall retain a bill
			 of sale in possession while in possession of the fish.
(h) In addition to other penalties prescribed
			 by law, a commercial fishing application or permit may be denied or revoked by
			 the secretary if any of the following conditions is met:
(1) The application is incomplete or contains
			 false information.
(2) The
			 permittee fails to meet permit requirements or violates permit
			 conditions.
(3) The permittee
			 violates any provision of law or regulations related to commercial fishing on
			 the Missouri River.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-11 - Commercial harvest of fish; legal equipment and taking methods; identification tags and identification tag fee

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The legal equipment and taking methods
			 for the commercial harvest of fish shall be the following:
(1) Hoop net with a mesh size of 2.5 or more
			 inches using the bar measurement and with individual wings and leads not to
			 exceed 12 feet in length. There shall be no limitation on the number, net
			 diameter, net length, twine size, or throat size of hoop nets;
(2) gill net and trammel net with a mesh size
			 of two or more inches, using the bar measurement. There shall be no limitation
			 on the number, net length, height, or twine size of gill or trammel nets;
			 and
(3) seine with a mesh size of
			 two or more inches, using the bar measurement. There shall be no limitation on
			 the height, length, or twine size of seines.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-12 - Commercial harvest of fish; legal species, seasons, size restrictions, daily limits, and possession limits

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The legal species of fish that may be
			 taken under a commercial fishing permit shall be the following:
(1) Bowfin;
(2) suckers, including buffalo;
(3) common carp and exotic carp;
(4) freshwater drum;
(5) gar;
(6) shad;
(7) goldeye;
(8) goldfish; and
(9) skipjack herring.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-13 - Commercial harvest of fish; state of Missouri commercial fishing permit

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any person
			 authorized by the state of Missouri as a commercial fishing permittee may
			 commercially fish in the Kansas portion of the Missouri river without a
			 commercial fishing permit issued by the department, except that the person
			 shall not fish from or attach any device or equipment to any land under the
			 jurisdiction of the state of Kansas.
(b) Each Missouri commercial fishing
			 permittee shall otherwise comply with the laws and regulations governing
			 commercial fishing within Kansas boundaries.
(c) This exemption from the commercial
			 fishing permit requirement shall be contingent upon the state of Missouri
			 recognizing the same exemption for any person issued a commercial fishing
			 permit by the state of Kansas.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-15 - Sale and purchase of game animals

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any parts
			 of legally taken game animals, excluding flesh, may be sold, purchased,
			 possessed and utilized for any purpose. Antlers that have been dropped or shed
			 may be possessed and may be sold, purchased, possessed and utilized for any
			 purpose.
(b) Any person purchasing
			 unprocessed parts of legally taken game animals shall maintain a bill of sale
			 for one calendar year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-16 - Commercial use of prairie rattlesnakes

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The
			 commercial harvest, possession or sale of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus
			 viridis viridis) or their parts shall be authorized only in conjunction with a
			 commercial event authorized by the department under a commercial prairie
			 rattlesnake special event permit or as otherwise authorized by rules and
			 regulations. Finished products of prairie rattlesnakes taken in conjunction
			 with a commercial prairie rattlesnake special event may be possessed at any
			 time and may be sold at any time.
(b) Any person may apply to the department
			 for a commercial prairie rattlesnake special event permit. Each application
			 shall be on forms provided by the department and shall provide the following
			 information:
(1) the name and address of the
			 applicant;
(2) the telephone
			 number of the applicant;
(3) a
			 description of the event including proposed dates; and
(4) other information as required by the
			 secre-tary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-17 - Commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permit; permit application and requirements, authority, reports, general provisions and permit revocation

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) A
			 commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permit shall be required to take prairie
			 rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) on a commercial basis.
(b) Any individual may apply to the secretary
			 for a commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permit. Each application shall be
			 on forms provided by the department and shall provide the following
			 information:
(1) the name of the applicant;
(2) the address of the applicant;
(3) the hunting license number of
			 the applicant unless exempt pursuant to K.S.A. 1992 Supp.
			 32-919 and amendments thereto or
			 applying for a commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permit as an individual
			 without a hunting license; and
(4)
			 other information as required by the secre-tary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-18 - Commercial harvest of prairie rattlesnakes; open area, daily bag and possession limit

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The open
			 area for the taking of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) on a
			 commercial basis shall be that portion of Kansas west of U.S. highway 283,
			 except Morton county shall not be open for the taking of prairie rattlesnakes
			 on a commercial basis.
(b) A
			 commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permittee shall not harvest more than 10
			 prairie rattlesnakes per day or possess more than 10 prairie rattlesnakes per
			 day in the field during the period of time and under the conditions established
			 for the commercial harvest of prairie rattlesnakes.
(c) A commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest
			 permittee shall not possess more than 20 prairie rattlesnakes or the parts of
			 more than 20 prairie rattlesnakes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-19 - Commercial harvest of prairie rattlesnakes; legal equipment, taking methods and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Legal
			 equipment and taking methods permitted for commercial harvest of prairie
			 rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) shall be:
(1) by hand;
(2) by noose;
(3) by snake hook, tong or fork; and
(4) by other methods as approved
			 by the department.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-20 - Commercial prairie rattlesnake dealer permit; permit application and requirements, authority, reports, general provisions and permit revocation

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any person
			 desiring to purchase prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) or their
			 parts for resale or for export from the state or both shall make application to
			 the secretary for a commercial prairie rattlesnake dealer permit.
(b) Each application shall be on forms
			 provided by the department and shall provide the following information:
(1) the name of the applicant;
(2) the address and telephone number of the
			 applicant;
(3) the business
			 location or locations of the applicant and the telephone number or numbers at
			 the location or locations;
(4) the
			 location for holding prairie rattlesnakes if different from the business
			 location or locations; and
(5)
			 other information as required by the secre-tary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED › Section 115-17-21 - Commercial harvest of feral pigeons

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Feral
			 pigeons may be commercially harvested by any person without regard to number or
			 season, if the person is in possession of a valid hunting license, unless
			 exempt from the hunting license requirement by state law.
(b) Legally taken feral pigeons, or any part
			 of a legally taken feral pigeon, may be sold, purchased, possessed, and used
			 for any purpose.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 18 - SPECIAL PERMITS › Section 115-18-1 - Wildlife rehabilitation permit; application, reporting and general provisions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Each application for a wildlife rehabilitation permit shall be submitted on a
			 form provided by the department. Each applicant shall provide the following
			 information:
(1) The name of
			 applicant;
(2) the applicant's
			 address;
(3) the location or
			 address of the applicant's facilities if different from the applicant's
			 address;
(4) the name of each
			 assisting subpermittee;
(5) the
			 type of wildlife rehabilitation service to be provided;
(6) a description of the applicant's
			 available facilities;
(7) the
			 applicant's qualifications to provide the services specified;
(8) the name of each assisting veterinarian;
			 and
(9) other relevant information
			 as required by the secretary.