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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-1 - Office of responsible gambling

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
A staff person shall be appointed by the executive director to
				direct the office of responsible gambling. This staff person shall administer
				all of the commission's programs to assist individuals with issues related to
				gambling and to help prevent problem gambling in Kansas. The office of
				responsible gambling shall coordinate resources to maximize the efficiency and
				effectiveness of the programs of other state agencies and private organizations
				that allocate resources to assisting individuals with issues related to
				gambling and preventing problem gambling.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-2 - Definition

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As used within this article, "facility manager" shall mean any
				lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager, racetrack
				facility manager, or fair association.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-3 - Responsible gambling plan

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(a)
			 Each applicant for a facility manager certificate shall submit a responsible
			 gambling plan to the commission with its initial application or at least 90
			 days before opening a racetrack gaming facility. The responsible gambling plan
			 shall not be inconsistent with any facility manager's contractual obligation
			 with the Kansas lottery. A responsible gambling plan shall be approved by the
			 commission before the commission issues or renews a certificate. Each plan
			 shall include the following:
(1) The goals of
			 the plan and the procedures and deadlines for implementation of the
			 plan;
(2) the identification of the
			 individual at each applicant or facility manager location who will be
			 responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the plan;
(3) procedures for maintaining the
			 confidentiality of the information regarding the persons on the self-exclusion
			 list, as specified in K.A.R. 112-112-7;
(4) procedures for informing patrons about
			 self-transaction exclusion programs;
(5) procedures for compliance with the
			 commission's self-exclusion program;
(6) procedures for creating and disseminating
			 promotional material to educate patrons about problem gambling and to inform
			 patrons about treatment services available. The applicant or facility manager
			 shall provide examples of the material to be used as part of its promotional
			 materials, including signs, brochures, and other media, and a description of
			 how the material will be disseminated;
(7) details of the training about responsible
			 gambling for the applicant's or facility manager's employees;
(8) the duties and responsibilities of the
			 employees designated to implement or participate in the plan;
(9) procedures to prevent underage
			 gambling;
(10) procedures to
			 prevent patrons impaired by drugs or alcohol, or both, from gambling;
(11) an estimation of the cost of
			 development, implementation, and administration of the plan; and
(12) any other policies and procedures to
			 prevent problem gambling and encourage responsible gambling.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-4 - Self-exclusion list

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(a) A
			 "self-exclusion list" shall consist of the names of those persons who have
			 complied with the requirements of this article and have been placed on the list
			 by the executive director. The selfexclusion list shall provide the means for
			 each individual with issues related to gambling to formally notify the
			 commission that the individual has a gambling problem and that the individual
			 will refrain from visiting gaming facilities, parimutuel licensee locations,
			 and fair association race meets in Kansas.
(b) Each facility manager shall be notified
			 by the executive director of the placement of any person on the self-exclusion
			 list. Any or all information contained on the person's application may be
			 disclosed to each facility manager and the facility manager's agents or
			 employees by the executive director.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-5 - Requirements for placement on the self-exclusion list

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(a) Any person may
			 seek placement on the self-exclusion list by performing the following:
(1) Requesting an application in person from
			 commission staff at any gaming facility, parimutuel licensee location, or fair
			 association race meet or at the commission's Topeka office during regular
			 business hours; and
(2) completing
			 and executing the application with a commission staff person.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-6 - Mandatory surrenders to the state

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Each person who has been placed on the self-exclusion list
				shall surrender to the commission all prizes, jackpots, chips or tokens in
				play, pay vouchers, coupons, and electronic credits obtained at a facility
				manager's location after the person's placement on the self-exclusion list. The
				items surrendered to the commission shall be liquidated or redeemed and shall
				be transferred to the state's problem gambling and addictions fund.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-7 - Confidentiality of the self-exclusion list

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(a)
(1) As
			 part of the responsible gambling plan required by K.A.R. 112-112-3(a), each
			 facility manager or applicant for a facility manager certificate shall submit
			 to the commission a plan for maintaining the confidentiality of the information
			 regarding the persons on the self-exclusion list. The plan shall reasonably
			 safeguard the confidentiality of the information but shall include
			 dissemination of the information to at least the general manager, facility
			 management, and all security and surveillance personnel. Each plan shall be
			 submitted to the commission for approval.
(2) All information disclosed to any facility
			 manager regarding anyone placed on the self-exclusion list shall be deemed a
			 closed record pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 45-221(a)(30) and amendments
			 thereto. However, the information may be disclosed as authorized by the
			 individual seeking placement on the list, by law, and through the provisions in
			 this article.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-8 - Facility manager conduct regarding self-excluded persons

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(a) Each facility
			 manager, including its agents and employees, that identifies a person at the
			 facility manager's location who is suspected of being on the self-exclusion
			 list shall at that time notify or cause to notify the commission agent on duty
			 or the facility manager's senior security officer on duty. Once it is confirmed
			 that the person is on the self-exclusion list and at the facility manager's
			 location, the facility manager shall perform the following:
(1) Remove the self-excluded person from the
			 gaming facility, parimutuel licensee location, or fair meet; and
(2) cooperate with the commission agent on
			 duty with respect to any further actions or investigations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 112 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING › Section 112-112-9 - Procedure for removal from the self-exclusion list

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(a) At any time after two years from the
			 original date of application for placement on the self-exclusion list, any
			 person on the self-exclusion list may petition the executive director for
			 removal from the self-exclusion list. The authority to approve or deny each
			 petition shall rest with the executive director. To be eligible for removal
			 from the self-exclusion list, each person shall provide documentation
			 acceptable to the commission that the applicant has met all of the following
			 conditions:
(1) The person has undergone a
			 problem gambling assessment with a gambling counselor certified by the Kansas
			 department of social and rehabilitation services or through any other method
			 approved by the commission.
(2) The
			 person has completed a commission-approved education program on healthy
			 lifestyle choices and problem gambling awareness.
(3) The person has met any other requirements
			 deemed necessary by the commission.
(4) The person has executed an authorization
			 and release to be removed from the self-exclusion list on a form provided by
			 the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 113 - SANCTIONS › Section 112-113-1 - Sanctions

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(a) Any licensee,
			 certificate holder, permit holder, or applicant may be sanctioned for violating
			 any provision of the act, these regulations, or any other law that directly or
			 indirectly affects the integrity of gaming in Kansas, including a violation of
			 any of the following:
(1) Failing to disclose
			 material, complete, and truthful information to the commission and its
			 staff;
(2) failing to comply with
			 any of the duties in article 101;
(3) being a facility manager and employing
			 unlicensed employees or independent contractors;
(4) being a facility manager and contracting
			 with uncertified gaming or nongaming suppliers;
(5) failing to follow the commission's
			 minimum internal control standards or the facility manager's minimum internal
			 control system;
(6) failing to
			 follow the commission's security regulations or the facility manager's security
			 plan;
(7) failing to follow the
			 commission's surveillance regulations or the facility manager's surveillance
			 plan;
(8) failing to enforce the
			 involuntary exclusion list;
(9)
			 failing to enforce the facility manager's responsible gaming plan or the
			 provisions of article 112;
(10)
			 failing to post signs informing patrons of the toll-free number available to
			 provide information and referral services regarding problem gambling;
			 or
(11) permitting persons who are
			 less than 21 years of age that do not have an occupation license to be in areas
			 where electronic gaming machines or lottery facility games are being
			 conducted.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-1 - Definitions

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The following terms as used in these regulations shall have the
				meanings specified in this regulation, unless the context clearly indicates
				otherwise:
(a) "Disciplinary review
			 board" means a board established by the executive director. The board members
			 shall be appointed by the executive director to review certain applications and
			 licensee or certificate holder conduct and to ensure compliance by applicants,
			 licensees, and certificate holders with these regulations, the act, and other
			 laws.
(b) "Hearing body" means the
			 commission, disciplinary review board, or executive director, when each of
			 these is conducting a hearing.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-2 - Report of an alleged violation

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(a) Any person may file a report of an
			 alleged violation with any commission office.
(b) Each person reporting an alleged
			 violation shall complete the commission-approved report form available online
			 and in commission offices. Substantially incomplete forms shall not be accepted
			 by commission personnel.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-3 - Notice of alleged violation and hearing

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(a) If disposition of the allegation raised
			 in a report could result in suspension or revocation, the respondent shall be
			 provided by the commission with reasonable notice of the alleged violation and
			 hearing.
(b) The notice of alleged
			 violation and hearing shall include the following information:
(1) The time and location of the
			 hearing;
(2) the identity of the
			 hearing body;
(3) the case number
			 and the name of the proceeding;
(4)
			 a statement of the legal authority and a general description of the allegation,
			 including the time of occurrence;
(5) a statement that a respondent who fails
			 to attend the hearing may be subject to the entry of an order that is justified
			 by the evidence presented at the hearing; and
(6) a statement that a respondent has the
			 right to appear at the hearing with counsel, the right to produce any evidence
			 and witness on the respondent's behalf, the right to cross-examine any witness
			 who may testify against the respondent, and the right to examine any evidence
			 that may be produced against the respondent.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-6 - Participation by and representation of respondents

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(a) Whether or not participating in person,
			 any respondent who is a natural person may be represented by an attorney
			 licensed to practice law in the state of Kansas in any evidentiary hearing
			 conducted before the commission or its designated presiding officer or
			 officers. The attorney shall represent the respondent at the respondent's own
			 expense.
(b) Each for-profit or
			 not-for-profit corporation, unincorporated association, or other respondent who
			 is a non-natural person shall be represented by an attorney licensed to
			 practice law in the state of Kansas in any evidentiary hearing conducted before
			 the commission or its designated presiding officer or officers. The attorney
			 shall represent the respondent at the respondent's own expense.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-8 - Presiding officer

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(a) The
			 presiding officer shall be either of the following:
(1) The executive director or the chairperson
			 of the commission; or
(2) a person
			 designated by the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-9 - Hearing procedure

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(a) The
			 presiding officer at each hearing shall regulate the course of the
			 proceedings.
(b) To the extent
			 necessary for full disclosure of all relevant facts and issues, the presiding
			 officer shall afford to all parties the opportunity to respond, present
			 evidence and argument, conduct cross-examination, and submit rebuttal
			 evidence.
(c) Upon the request of
			 the respondent, the presiding officer may conduct all or part of the hearing by
			 telephone or other electronic means, if each participant in the hearing has an
			 opportunity to participate in the entire proceeding while it is taking
			 place.
(d) The presiding officer
			 shall cause the hearing to be recorded at the commission's expense. The
			 commission shall not be required to prepare a transcript at its expense.
			 Subject to any reasonable conditions that the presiding officer may establish,
			 any party may cause a person other than the commission to prepare a transcript
			 of the proceedings.
(e) Each
			 hearing shall be open to public observation, except for deliberations and parts
			 that the presiding officer states are to be closed pursuant to a provision of
			 law expressly authorizing closure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-10 - Evidence

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(a) A presiding
			 officer shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence but shall give the
			 parties reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. The
			 presiding officer shall act without partiality. The presiding officer shall
			 apply any rules of privilege that are recognized by law. Evidence shall not be
			 required to be excluded solely because the evidence is hearsay.
(b) All testimony of parties and witnesses
			 shall be made under oath or affirmation, and the presiding officer or the
			 presiding officer's designee who is legally authorized to administer an oath or
			 affirmation shall have the power to administer an oath or affirmation for that
			 purpose.
(c) Documentary evidence
			 may be received in the form of a copy or excerpt, including electronically
			 stored information. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to
			 compare the copy with the original, if available.
(d) Official notice may be taken of the
			 following:
(1) Any matter that could be
			 judicially noticed in the courts of this state; and
(2) the record of other proceedings before
			 the disciplinary review board or the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-11 - Orders

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(a) Within 30 days
			 after the hearing, the hearing body shall enter a written order.
(b) Each order shall include a brief
			 statement of the findings of the hearing body and any penalty prescribed. The
			 findings shall be based exclusively upon the evidence of record and on matters
			 officially noticed in the hearing.
(c) For disciplinary review board hearings,
			 the order shall also include a statement that the order is subject to appeal to
			 the commission and the available procedures and time limits for seeking an
			 appeal. The order shall further include a statement that any suspension imposed
			 by the order may be stayed, pending appeal.
(d) For disciplinary review board hearings,
			 the hearing body may impose any penalty authorized by law and may refer the
			 matter to the commission with findings and recommendations for imposition of
			 greater penalties.
(e) Each order
			 shall be effective when rendered.
(f) The presiding officer shall cause copies
			 of the order to be served upon each party to the proceedings.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-12 - Service of order

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(a)
			 Service of an order shall be made upon the party and the party's attorney of
			 record, if any.
(b) Service shall
			 be presumed if the presiding officer, or a person directed to make service by
			 the presiding officer, makes a written certificate of service.
(c) Service by mail shall be complete upon
			 mailing.
(d) Whenever a party has
			 the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a
			 prescribed period after service of an order is made by mail, three days shall
			 be added to the prescribed period.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 114 - RULES OF HEARING › Section 112-114-14 - Appeals of disciplinary review board hearings

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(a) Each order entered by the disciplinary
			 review board that imposes suspension or revocation, or any other sanction shall
			 be subject to appeal to the commission.
(b) Each party who wishes to appeal a
			 disciplinary review board order shall file a notice of appeal and brief on
			 forms provided by the commission during regular office hours within 11 days
			 after service of the order from which the party is appealing. If an order is
			 served by mail, the party shall have 14 days within which to file a notice of
			 appeal and brief.
(c) Each notice
			 of appeal and brief shall be completed by the appealing party upon the form
			 available in the commission's licensing office at the gaming facility. Each
			 notice of appeal and brief shall fully state the basis for appeal and identify
			 the issues upon which the party seeks administrative review. Incomplete forms
			 shall not be accepted by commission personnel.
(d) A notice of appeal and brief shall
			 constitute the appealing party's written brief. An opposing party shall be
			 afforded an opportunity to file a brief in response to the appealing party's
			 brief within 14 days following the filing of the appealing party's
			 brief.
(e) Each notice of appeal
			 form shall include a statement that, in reviewing any disciplinary review
			 board's order, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) De novo review may be exercised by the
			 commission, one or more commissioners designated by the commission, or a
			 presiding officer designated by the commission.
(2) The disciplinary review board's order may
			 be affirmed, reversed, remanded for further hearing, or modified by the
			 commission, one or more commissioners designated by the commission, or a
			 presiding officer designated by the commission. A new hearing may also be
			 conducted by the commission, one or more commissioners designated by the
			 commission, or a presiding officer designated by the commission. An occupation
			 license may be suspended or revoked for each violation of the act or these
			 regulations, or both.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 2 - FEES, REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER CHARGES › Section 115-2-4 - Boating fees

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The following boating fees shall be in effect for vessel
				registrations and related issues for which a fee is charged:
Testing or demonstration boat registration
							 .............
$30.00
Additional registration
							 ...........................................
5.00
Vessel registration: each
							 vessel..................................
40.00
Water event permit
							 .....................................................
25.00
Special services, materials, or supplies
							 ....................at cost
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 3 - SMALLGAME › Section 115-3-1 - Game birds; legal equipment, taking methods, and possession

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(a) Legal hunting
			 equipment for game birds shall consist of the following:
(1) Shotguns and muzzleloading shotguns not
			 larger than 10 gauge and using only shot;
(2) archery equipment; and
(3) falconry equipment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 3 - SMALLGAME › Section 115-3-2 - Rabbits, hares, and squirrels; legal equipment, taking methods, and possession

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(a) Legal hunting
			 equipment for rabbits, hares, and squirrels shall consist of the following:
(1) Firearms, except fully automatic rifles
			 and handguns and except shotguns and muzzleloading shotguns larger than 10
			 gauge or using other than shot ammunition;
(2) pellet and BB guns;
(3) archery equipment;
(4) crossbows;
(5) falconry equipment;
(6) projectiles hand-thrown or propelled by a
			 slingshot;
(7) box traps for
			 rabbits and hares only;
(8) optical
			 scopes or sights that project no visible light toward the target and do not
			 electronically amplify visible or infrared light;
(9) lures, decoys except live decoys, and
			 calls, including electric calls; and
(10) other equipment or methods as allowed by
			 permit.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-2 - Big game and wild turkey; general provisions

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(a) Possession.
(1) Each permittee shall meet either of the
			 following requirements:
(A) Nonelectronic
			 carcass tags. The permittee shall sign, record the county, the date, and the
			 time of kill, and attach the carcass tag to the carcass in a visible manner
			 immediately following the kill and before moving the carcass from the site of
			 the kill. The carcass tag shall remain attached to the carcass or in the
			 possession of the permittee if transporting a quartered or deboned animal until
			 the animal reaches the permittee's residence or a commercial place of
			 processing or preservation and is processed for consumption. The permittee
			 shall retain the carcass tag until the animal is consumed, given to another, or
			 otherwise disposed of.
(B)
			 Electronic carcass tags. Using the department's electronic carcass tag system,
			 the permittee shall record the county, the date, and the time of kill and enter
			 a photograph of the entire carcass, with sufficient clarity to display the
			 species and the antlered or antlerless condition of the big game animal or the
			 beard of the wild turkey, immediately following the kill and before moving the
			 carcass from the site of the kill. The permittee shall possess the confirmation
			 number until the animal reaches the permittee's residence or a commercial place
			 of processing or preservation and is processed for consumption. The permittee
			 shall retain the confirmation number until the animal is consumed, given to
			 another, or otherwise disposed of.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-4 - Big game; legal equipment and taking methods

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(a) Hunting equipment for the taking of big
			 game during a big game archery season shall consist of the following:
(1) Archery equipment.
(A) No bow or arrow shall have any electronic
			 device attached to the bow or arrow that controls the flight of the arrow.
			 Devices that may be attached to a bow or arrow shall include lighted pin, dot,
			 or holographic sights; illuminated nocks; rangefinders; film or video cameras;
			 locking draws; and radio-frequency location devices.
(B) Each arrow used for hunting shall be
			 equipped with a broadhead point incapable of passing through a ring with a
			 diameter of three-quarters of an inch when fully expanded. A big game hunter
			 using archery equipment may possess non-broadhead-tipped arrows while hunting
			 if the arrows are not used to take or attempt to take big game
			 animals.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-4a - Wild turkey; legal equipment and taking methods

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(a) Hunting equipment for the taking of wild
			 turkey during a wild turkey archery season shall consist of the following:
(1) Archery equipment.
(A) No bow or arrow shall have any electronic
			 device attached to the bow or arrow that controls the flight of the arrow.
			 Devices that may be attached to a bow or arrow shall include lighted pin, dot,
			 or holographic sights; illuminated nocks; rangefinders; film or video cameras;
			 and radio-frequency location devices.
(B) Each arrow used for hunting shall be
			 equipped with a broadhead point incapable of passing through a ring with a
			 diameter of three-quarters of an inch when fully expanded. A wild turkey hunter
			 using archery equipment may possess non-broadhead-tipped arrows while hunting
			 if the arrows are not used to take or attempt to take wild turkeys.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-6b - Elk; management units

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Each of the following subsections shall designate an elk
				management unit:
(a) Cimarron; unit 1:
			 that part of Kansas bounded by a line from the Oklahoma-Kansas state line north
			 on county road CR-24 to its junction with state highway K-51, then north on
			 state highway K-51 to its junction with road U, then west on state highway K-51
			 to its junction with road 9, then north on road 9 to its junction with road V,
			 then west on road V to its junction with the Colorado-Kansas state line, then
			 south along the Colorado-Kansas border to its junction with the Oklahoma-Kansas
			 border, and then east along the Oklahoma-Kansas border to its junction with
			 county road CR-24, except federal and state sanctuaries.
(b) Republican-Tuttle; unit 2: That part of
			 Kansas bounded by a line from the federal highway US-77 and interstate highway
			 I-70 junction, then northeast along interstate highway I-70 to its junction
			 with state highway K-177, then north along state highway K-177 to its junction
			 with state highway K-24, then west along state highway K-24 to its junction
			 with state highway K-77, then north along state highway K-77 to its junction
			 with barton road, then west along barton road to its junction with state
			 highway 24, then west along state highway 24 to its junction with state highway
			 15, then south along state highway K-15 to its junction with state highway
			 K-18, then east along state highway K-18 to its junction with state highway
			 K-77, and then south along state highway K-77 to its junction with interstate
			 highway I-70, except federal and state sanctuaries.
Fort Riley; subunit 2a: The following described area shall be
				designated a subunit of unit 2, and, with approval of Fort Riley command, the
				area shall be open for the taking of elk during the elk season: United States
				government land lying entirely within the boundaries of the Fort Riley military
				reservation. Each person hunting in this subunit shall be in possession of any
				permits and licenses required by Fort Riley.
(c) Kansas; unit 3: statewide except for the
			 areas described in units 1 and 2.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-11 - Big game and wild turkey permit applications

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(a) General
			 application provisions.
(1) Unless otherwise
			 authorized by law or regulation, an individual shall not apply for or obtain more
			 than one antlered or horned big game or wild turkey permit for each big game
			 species or wild turkey, except when the individual is unsuccessful in a limited
			 quota drawing and alternative permits for the species are available at the time
			 of subsequent application or when the individual is the final recipient of a
			 commission permit.
(2) Unless
			 otherwise authorized by law or regulation, each big game or wild turkey permit
			 application shall be signed by the individual applying for the permit.
(3) Subject to any priority draw system
			 established by this regulation, if the number of permit applications of a
			 specific species and type received by the designated application deadline exceeds
			 the number of available permits of that species and type, a random drawing to
			 issue permits of that species and type shall be conducted by the
			 secretary.
(4) A
			 hunt-on-your-own-land permit shall not be tabulated in a priority draw system if
			 the permit would otherwise reduce the applicant's odds of receiving a big game
			 permit through that draw system.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-13 - Deer permits; descriptions and restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Except as otherwise specified or further restricted by law or
				regulation, the following deer permit descriptions, provisions, and
				restrictions shall be in effect.
(a)
			 White-tailed deer permits.
(1) Resident
			 any-season white-tailed deer permit. This permit shall be valid for the hunting
			 of white-tailed deer statewide during the established muzzleloader-only,
			 archery, and firearms deer seasons using equipment that is legal during the
			 established season.
(2) Antlerless
			 white-tailed deer permit. This permit shall be valid for the hunting of
			 antlerless white-tailed deer statewide during the established
			 muzzleloader-only, archery, and firearms deer seasons using equipment that is
			 legal during the established season. The first antlerless white-tailed deer
			 permit issued to an applicant shall be valid statewide on all lands and waters,
			 unless otherwise specified in these regulations. If any subsequent antlerless
			 white-tailed deer permit is issued to the same applicant, that permit shall be
			 valid in designated management units but shall not be valid on department lands
			 and waters, unless otherwise specified in these regulations.
(3) Nonresident white-tailed deer permit.
			 This permit shall be valid for the hunting of white-tailed deer within a
			 designated management unit and one additional adjoining management unit using
			 legal equipment for one of the following deer seasons, which shall be selected
			 at the time of application: muzzleloader-only, archery, or firearms deer
			 season. Muzzleloader-only permits may be used in the early muzzleloader season
			 and during the regular firearms season, using equipment that is legal during
			 the muzzleloader deer season.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 4 - BIG GAME › Section 115-4-15 - Restitution scoring system; white-tailed deer; mule deer; elk; antelope

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(a) For the purpose
			 of establishing restitution values, each of the following terms shall have the
			 meaning specified in this subsection:
(1)
			 "Abnormal point" means a point that is nontypical in shape or
			 location.
(2) "Antler burr" means
			 the elevated bony rim around the antler base of a deer or elk that is just
			 above the skin of the pedicle.
(3)
			 "First normal point" means the longest, first point immediately above, but not
			 part of, the antler burr. If this point is branched, the longest and
			 straightest portion of the point shall be used for measurement. All other
			 points branching from this point shall be considered abnormal points.
(4) "Gross score" means the number derived by
			 totaling certain measurements taken from the antlers or horns of a big game
			 animal in accordance with this regulation.
(5) "Inside spread of the main antler beams"
			 means the measurement at right angles to the center line of the skull at the
			 widest point between main antler beams.
(6) "Length of the main antler beam" means
			 the measurement from the lowest outside edge of the antler burr over the outer
			 curve to the most distant point of what is or appears to be the main antler
			 beam beginning at the place on the antler burr where the center line along the
			 outer curve of the beam intersects the antler burr.
(7) "Normal point" means a point that
			 projects from the main antler beam in a typical shape or location.
(8) "Point" means a projection on the antler
			 of a deer or elk that is at least one inch long as measured from its tip to the
			 nearest edge of the antler beam and the length of which exceeds the width at
			 one inch or more of length. "Point" shall not include an antler beam
			 tip.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 5 - FURBEARERS › Section 115-5-1 - Furbearers and coyotes; legal equipment, taking methods, and general provisions

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(a) Hunting
			 equipment permitted during furbearer hunting seasons and during coyote hunting
			 seasons shall consist of the following:
(1)
			 Firearms, except fully automatic firearms;
(2) archery equipment;
(3) crossbows; and
(4) optical scopes or sights that project no
			 visible light toward the target and do not electronically amplify visible or
			 infrared light, except as specified in this regulation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 5 - FURBEARERS › Section 115-5-2 - Furbearers and coyotes; possession, disposal, and general provisions

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(a) Legally taken
			 raw furs, pelts, skins, carcasses, or meat of furbearers may be possessed
			 without limit in time.
(b) Live
			 furbearers legally taken during a furbearer season may be possessed only
			 through the last day of the season in which taken.
(c) Legally acquired skinned carcasses and
			 meat of furbearers may be sold or given to and possessed by another, and
			 legally acquired raw furs, pelts, and skins of furbearers may be given to and
			 possessed by another, if a written notice that includes the seller's or donor's
			 name, address, and furharvester license number accompanies the carcass, pelt,
			 or meat. A bobcat, otter, or swift fox tag as described in subsection (f) shall
			 meet the requirements of written notice.
(d) Legally taken raw furs, pelts, skins, or
			 carcasses of coyotes or legally taken live coyotes may be possessed without
			 limit in time.
(e) Any person in
			 lawful possession of raw furbearer or coyote furs, pelts, skins, or carcasses
			 may sell or ship or offer for sale or shipment the same to licensed fur dealers
			 or any person legally authorized to purchase raw fur-bearer or coyote furs,
			 pelts, skins, or carcasses.
(f)
			 Each bobcat, otter, or swift fox pelt legally taken in Kansas shall be
			 submitted to the department so that an export tag provided by the department
			 can be affixed to the pelt.
(1) The pelt of
			 any bobcat, otter, or swift fox taken in Kansas shall be presented to the
			 department for tagging within seven days following closure of the bobcat,
			 otter, or swift fox hunting and trapping season.
(2) Each pelt presented for tagging shall be
			 accompanied by the furharvester license number under which the pelt was
			 taken.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 5 - FURBEARERS › Section 115-5-3 - Furbearers, except otters, and coyotes; management units

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The management unit for fur-bearers, except otters, and coyotes
				shall be statewide.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 5 - FURBEARERS › Section 115-5-3a - Otters; management units

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The management units for otters shall be as follows:
(a) Missouri unit: Doniphan, Brown, Atchison,
			 Leav-enworth, Jefferson, Wyandotte, Douglas, and Johnson counties;
(b) Marais des Cygnes unit: Osage, Franklin,
			 Miami, Anderson, Linn, and Bourbon counties;
(c) Lower Neosho unit: Allen, Neosho,
			 Crawford, Labette, and Cherokee counties;
(d) Big Blue unit: Washington, Marshall, and
			 Nemaha counties;
(e) Kansas unit:
			 Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Geary, Wabaunsee, and Shawnee counties;
(f) Upper Neosho unit: Morris, Marion, Chase,
			 Lyon, Coffey, and Woodson counties;
(g) Verdigris unit: Greenwood, Elk, Wilson,
			 Chautau-qua, and Montgomery counties;
(h) Lower Arkansas unit: Harvey, Sedgwick,
			 Butler, Sumner, and Cowley counties;
(i) Republican unit: Jewell, Republic, Cloud,
			 and Clay counties;
(j) Solomon unit:
			 Smith, Osborne, Mitchell, and Ottawa counties;
(k) Smoky-Saline unit: Russell, Lincoln,
			 Ellsworth, Saline, McPherson, and Dickinson counties;
(l) Middle Arkansas unit: Barton, Rice,
			 Stafford, Reno, Pratt, Kingman, Barber, and Harper counties; and
(m) Western unit: that part of Kansas
			 including Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee, Edwards, Kiowa, and Comanche
			 counties and all counties west.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 5 - FURBEARERS › Section 115-5-4 - Nonresident bobcat hunting permit; tagging, disposal, legal equipment, shooting hours, and general provisions

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(a) Each permittee shall sign, record the
			 county, date, and time of kill, and attach the carcass tag to the carcass
			 immediately following the kill and before moving the carcass from the site of
			 the kill.
(b) The carcass tag shall
			 remain attached to the carcass or pelt until presented to the department for
			 tagging with an export tag. The export tagging shall occur within seven
			 calendar days of the harvest of the bobcat.
(c) Nonresident bobcat hunting permits shall
			 be valid only for the hunting season specified in K.A.R. 115-25-11.
(d) Nonresident bobcat hunting permits shall
			 not be transferred to another person.
(e) Legally acquired, skinned carcasses and
			 meat of bobcats taken with a nonresident bobcat hunting permit may be sold or
			 given to and possessed by another, and legally acquired raw furs, pelts, and
			 skins of bobcats may be given to and possessed by another, if a written notice
			 that includes the seller's or donor's name, address, and nonresident bobcat
			 hunting permit number accompanies the carcass, pelt, or meat. A bobcat export
			 tag as described in subsection (b) shall meet the requirements of written
			 notice.
(f) Hunting equipment
			 permitted during bobcat hunting season for use with a nonresident bobcat
			 hunting permit shall consist of the following:
(1) Firearms, except fully automatic
			 firearms;
(2) archery
			 equipment;
(3) crossbows;
			 and
(4) optical scopes or sights
			 that project no visible light toward the target and do not electronically
			 amplify visible or infrared light.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 6 - FUR DEALERS › Section 115-6-1 - Fur dealer license; application, authority, possession of furs, records, and revocation

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(a)
			 Each application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department. Each
			 applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) Name of applicant;
(2) residential address;
(3) the address of each business
			 location;
(4) an inventory of raw
			 furs, pelts, skins, and carcasses of furbearing animals and coyotes on hand at
			 time of application; and
(5) any
			 other relevant information as required by the secretary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-2 - Fishing; general provisions

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(a)
			 Except as authorized in this regulation, any person may operate or set two
			 fishing lines and, in addition, one trotline, eight floatlines, or eight
			 setlines.
(b) Each fishing line,
			 trotline, and setline shall be checked at least once every 24 hours.
(c) Each trotline, setline, tip-up,
			 floatline, and unattended fishing line shall have a tag or label securely
			 attached, designating either the name and address of the operator or the
			 operator's department-issued identification number. No trotline, floatline, or
			 setline shall be set within 150 yards of any dam.
(d) Sport fish shall be deemed legally taken
			 by hook and fishing line only when hooked within the mouth, except paddlefish,
			 which may be snagged as authorized by K.A.R. 115-7-1 . Other sport fish hooked
			 elsewhere shall be returned unrestrained to the water immediately.
(e) Fish may be taken by legal methods
			 through the ice, unless the area is closed to ice fishing by posted notice or
			 otherwise prohibited by regulation. Ice holes used for ice fishing shall not
			 exceed 12 inches in diameter or 144 square inches.
(f) For ice fishing, a tip-up may be used on
			 each of the allowed eight setlines, unless otherwise posted.
(g) Bow and arrow fishing and crossbow and
			 arrow fishing shall be permitted in all waters of the state except those waters
			 posted as closed to such fishing and except all waters within 50 yards of an
			 occupied boat dock or ramp, occupied swimming area, occupied picnic or camping
			 area, or other occupied public use area.
(h) Speargun fishing shall be permitted on
			 waters open to skin and scuba diving, unless prohibited by posted notice or
			 regulation. By posted notice, certain water areas may be opened by the
			 department for the taking of one or more species of sport fish by spearguns
			 during a specified time period.
(i)
			 Unless otherwise prohibited by regulation, in the flowing portions and
			 backwaters of the Missouri river and in any oxbow lake through which the
			 Kansas-Missouri boundary passes, any person may operate or set three fishing
			 lines and, in addition, one trotline, eight floatlines, or eight
			 setlines.
(j) Unless otherwise
			 prohibited by regulation, in the waters of the state other than those waters
			 specified in subsection (i), any person in possession of a three-pole permit
			 may operate or set three fishing lines and, in addition, one trotline, eight
			 floatlines, or eight setlines.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-3 - Fish; taking and use of baitfish or minnows

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(a) Baitfish may be taken for noncommercial
			 purposes by any of the following means:
(1) A
			 seine not longer than 15 feet and four feet deep with mesh not larger than 1/4
			 inch;
(2) a fish trap with mesh not
			 larger than 1/4 inch and a throat not larger than one inch in diameter;
(3) a dip or cast net with mesh not larger
			 than one inch; or
(4) a fishing
			 line.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS › Section 115-7-3 - Fish; taking and use of baitfish or minnows

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Baitfish may be
			 taken for noncommercial purposes by any of the following means:
(1) A seine not longer than 15 feet and four feet
			 deep with mesh not larger than 1/4 inch;
(2) a fish trap with mesh not larger than 1/4 inch
			 and a throat not larger than one inch in diameter;
(3) a dip or cast net with mesh not larger than
			 one inch; or
(4) a fishing
			 line.