Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 115-1-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Except as
			 specified in subsection (b), the following definitions shall apply to all of
			 the department's regulations:
(1) "Arrow"
			 means a missile shot from a bow or a crossbow.
(2) "Artificial lure" means a man-made
			 fishing made of artificial or nonedible natural materials used to mimic prey.
			 Each device mimicking individual prey shall be limited to no more than three
			 hooks. Each device mimicking multiple prey shall be limited to no more than
			 five hooks.
(3) "Bag limit" means
			 the maximum number of any species, except fish and frogs, that may be taken by
			 a person in a calendar day.
(4)
			 "Bait fish" means a member of the minnow or carp family
			 (
Cyprinidae
), sucker family (
Catostomidae
),
			 top minnows or killifish family (
Cyprinodontidae
), shad family
			 (
Clupeidae
), and sunfish family
			 (
Centrarchidae
), but excluding black basses and crappie. The
			 fish listed in K.A.R. 115 - 15-1 and in
			 K.A.R.
			 115-15-2 shall not be considered as bait
			 fish.
(5) "Bird dog" means a dog
			 used to point, flush, or retrieve game birds, migratory birds, or
			 both.
(6) "Bow" means a handheld
			 device with a cord that connects both of its two ends and is designed to propel
			 an arrow. This term shall include long, recurve, and compound bows.
(7) "Bridle path" means an established,
			 maintained, and marked pathway for the riding of animals.
(8) "Camping" means erecting a shelter or
			 arranging bedding, or both, or parking a recreation vehicle or other vehicle
			 for the purpose of remaining overnight.
(9) "Camping unit" means any vehicle or
			 shelter specifically used for sleeping upon a portion of department lands or
			 waters.
(10) "Cast net" means a
			 circular or conical weighted net designed to be cast mouth-downward by hand and
			 withdrawn by lines attached to its margin.
(11) "Creel limit" means the maximum total
			 number of any species of fish or frogs that may be taken by a person in a
			 calendar day.
(12) "Crossbow" means
			 a transverse-mounted bow with a cord that connects the two ends and is designed
			 to propel an arrow, including compound crossbows. The arrow is released by a
			 mechanical trigger.
(13) "Culling"
			 means replacing one live fish held by an angler for another live fish of the
			 same species if the daily creel limit for that species of fish has not been
			 met.
(14) "Department lands and
			 waters" means state parks, state lakes, recreational grounds, wildlife areas,
			 sanctuaries, fish hatcheries, natural areas, historic sites, and other lands,
			 waters, and facilities that are under the jurisdiction and control of the
			 secretary through ownership, lease, license, cooperative agreement, memorandum
			 of understanding, or other arrangement.
(15) "Depth finder" means an electronic
			 device used to locate fish or determine underwater structures.
(16) "Dip net" means a handheld net that has
			 rigid support about the mouth and is used to land fish.
(17) "Draft livestock" means horses, mules,
			 donkeys, and oxen used singly or in tandem with other horses, mules, donkeys,
			 and oxen for pulling purposes.
(18)
			 "Drag event" means a competitive event in which hounds pursue a scent trail.
			 The event may involve a caged, pen-raised forbearer that is not released from
			 the cage during the event.
(19)
			 "Dryland set" means any trapping device that is placed or set on land or is not
			 in contact with water.
(20) "Eyass"
			 means a young of the year raptor not yet capable of flight.
(21) "Falconer" means the holder of a
			 falconry permit.
(22) "Falconry"
			 means the taking of wildlife with a trained raptor.
(23) "Field trial event for dogs" means a
			 competitive event involving at least six dogs that are judged on hunting or
			 running ability.
(24) "Firearm"
			 means a rimfire or centerfire rifle, handgun, or shotgun; a muzzleloading
			 shotgun, rifle, or handgun; or a cap-and-ball pistol.
(25) "Fire ring" means an open-topped,
			 man-made, fire-retaining device.
(26) "Fireplace" means an enclosed, man-made,
			 fire-retaining device.
(27)
			 "Fishing line" means any hand-operated string or cord, utilizing hooks that may
			 be used in conjunction with rods, poles, reels, bows, or spearguns.
(28) "Fish trap" means a device for catching
			 fish consisting of a net or other structure that diverts the fish into an
			 enclosure arranged to make escape more difficult than entry.
(29) "Fully automatic firearm" means a
			 firearm capable of firing more than one round with a single trigger
			 pull.
(30) "Gaff' means a hook
			 attached to a rigid pole.
(31)
			 "Gig" means a hand-operated spear with one or more prongs with or without
			 barbs.
(32) "Group camping area"
			 means any area within a state park designated by posted notice for camping by
			 organized groups.
(33) "Haggard"
			 means an adult raptor in mature plumage.
(34) "Hook" means a device with a single
			 shaft and one or more points with or without barbs, used for catching fish and
			 frogs.
(35) "Imping" means the
			 repair of damaged feathers.
(36)
			 "Kill site" means the location of the wildlife carcass as positioned in the
			 field immediately after being harvested.
(37) "Length limit" means the minimum length
			 of a fish allowed in order to take it and not release it to the water
			 immediately. For the purpose of this paragraph, the length of the fish shall be
			 measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with the mouth
			 closed and the tail lobes pressed together.
(38) "Moorage site" means a location
			 designated for the fastening or securing of a vessel.
(39) "Nonsport fish" means common carp,
			 silver carp, bighead carp, black carp, grass carp, drum, threadfin and gizzard
			 shad, goldfish, gar, suckers including carpsuckers and buffalo, eel, sturgeon,
			 goldeye, white perch, and bowfin.
(40) "Orthopedic device" means a device that
			 attaches to the body and is required to enable a handicapped person to
			 walk.
(41) "Overflow camping area"
			 means an area in a state park that is separate from the designated overnight
			 camping area and that may be used for a maximum of 24 continuous hours of
			 camping if no alternative camping facilities are available within reasonable
			 driving distances.
(42) "Passage"
			 means an immature raptor on first fall migration still in immature
			 plumage.
(43) "Pen-raised wildlife"
			 means any wildlife raised in captivity.
(44) "Pets" means domesticated wildlife,
			 including dogs and cats.
(45)
			 "Possession limit" means the maximum total number of a species that can be
			 retained per person at any one time.
(46) "Prime camping site" means any site
			 within a state park so designated by posted notice of the secretary and subject
			 to an additional charge.
(47)
			 "Raptors" means members of the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes and
			 specifically falcons, hawks, and owls.
(48) "Raw pelt" means the undressed skin of
			 an animal with its hair, wool, or fur in its natural state, without having
			 undergone any chemical preservation converting the skin to a leather
			 condition.
(49) "Recreational
			 vehicle" means a vehicle or trailer unit that contains sleeping or housekeeping
			 accommodations, or both.
(50)
			 "Running" means the pursuing or chasing of furbearers or rabbits with hounds.
			 This term shall not include the capturing, killing, injuring, or possessing of
			 furbearers or rabbits or having a firearm or other weapon in possession while
			 running, except during established furbearer or rabbit hunting
			 seasons.
(51) "Sanctioned or
			 licensed coyote field trial" means a competitive event that involves only sight
			 or trail hounds and has been advertised in one of the national foxhound
			 journals at least 30 days before the event.
(52) "Sanctioned or licensed furbearer field
			 trial" means a competitive event in which dogs pursue unrestrained furbearers
			 and that is sanctioned or licensed by any of the national kennel or field dog
			 organizations for the express purpose of improving the quality of the breed
			 through the awarding of points or credits toward specific class championships
			 or other national recognition.
(53)
			 "Seine" means a net with a float line and lead line designed to be pulled
			 through the water for the purpose of catching fish.
(54) "Set line" means a string or cord that
			 is anchored at one point by an anchor weighing at least 25 pounds or is
			 attached to a fixed and immovable stake or object, does not have more than two
			 hooks, and is not associated with a hand-operated mechanical reel.
(55) "Sight hound" means a dog used to pursue
			 furbearers, rabbits, hares, or coyotes by sight.
(56) "Skin and scuba diving" means swimming
			 or diving while equipped with a face mask or goggles, allowing underwater
			 vision and possibly involving an underwater breathing apparatus.
(57) "Snagging" means the hooking of a fish
			 in any part of its anatomy other than the inside of the mouth.
(58) "Speargun" means a device used to propel
			 a spear through the water by mechanical means or compressed gas.
(59) "Sport fish" means northern pike,
			 walleye, saugeye, sauger, yellow perch, striped bass, white bass, black bass
			 including largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass, striped bass hybrid, trout,
			 muskellunge, tiger muskie, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish,
			 paddlefish, and panfish including bullhead, black and white crappie, bluegill,
			 redear sunfish, green sunfish, warmouth, and rock bass.
(60) "State fishing lake" means a department
			 facility that contains the words "state fishing lake" in the name of the
			 area.
(61) "Tip-up" means an ice
			 fishing device designed to signal the strike of a fish.
(62) "Trail hound" means a dog used to trail
			 furbearers, rabbits, hares, or coyotes by scent.
(63) "Transfer" means either of the
			 following:
(A) To reassign one's license,
			 permit, or other issue of the department to another individual; or
(B) to exchange any license, permit, or other
			 issue of the department between individuals.
(64) "Trot line" means a string or cord
			 anchored at one or more points that does not have more than 25 hooks and is not
			 associated with a hand-operated mechanical reel.
(65) "Turkey" means wild turkey.
(66) "Unattended fishing line" means any
			 fishing line set to catch fish that is not marked or tagged as required by
			 K.A.R.
			 115-7-2 or
			 K.A.R.
			 115-17-11 and not immediately attended by the
			 operator of the fishing line.
(67)
			 "Wake" means the waves thrown by a vessel moving on water.
(68) "Water race" means a competitive event
			 in which hounds pursue a scent device or a caged, pen-raised furbearer through
			 water. The furbearer is not released during the event.
(69) "Water set" means any trapping device
			 that has the gripping portion at least half-submerged when placed or set in
			 flowing or pooled water and remains at least half-submerged in contact with the
			 flowing or pooled water.