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Session of 1999
          SENATE BILL No. 285           By Committee on Judiciary           2-10          

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  9             AN  ACT concerning penalties for violations of certain laws relating to
10             big game animals; amending K.S.A. 32-1032 and repealing the existing
11             section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. K.S.A. 32-1032 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32-
15       1032. (a) Violation of any provision of the wildlife and parks laws of this
16       state or rules and regulations of the secretary relating to big game permits
17       and game tags is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than
18       $250 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not
19       more than six months, or by both.
20             (b) In addition to any other penalty imposed by the convicting court,
21       if a person is convicted of a violation of K.S.A. 32-1002, 32-1003 or 32-
22       1013, and amendments thereto, that involves taking of a big game animal,
23       or if a person is convicted of a violation of K.S.A. 32-1005, and amend-
24       ments thereto, that involves commercialization of a big game animal, the
25       court shall order:
26             (1) Upon the first such conviction, forfeiture of the person's hunting
27       privileges for one year from the date of conviction and: (A) Revocation of
28       the person's hunting license, unless such license is a lifetime hunting li-
29       cense; or (B) if the person possesses a lifetime hunting license, suspension
30       of such license for one year from the date of conviction.
31             (2) Upon the second such conviction, forfeiture of the person's hunt-
32       ing privileges for three years from the date of conviction and: (A) Revo-
33       cation of the person's hunting license, unless such license is a lifetime
34       hunting license; or (B) if the person possesses a lifetime hunting license,
35       suspension of such license for three years from the date of conviction.
36             (3) Upon the third or a subsequent such conviction, forfeiture of the
37       person's hunting privileges for five years from the date of conviction and:
38       (A) Revocation of the person's hunting license, unless such license is a
39       lifetime hunting license; or (B) if the person possesses a lifetime hunting
40       license, suspension of such license for five years from the date of
41       conviction.
42             (c) If a person convicted of a violation described in subsection (b) has
43       been issued a combination hunting and fishing license or a combination
44       lifetime license, only the hunting portion of such license shall be revoked
45       or suspended pursuant to subsection (b).
46             (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a convicting
47       court from suspending a person's hunting privileges or ordering the for-
48       feiture or suspension of the person's license, permit, stamp or other issue
49       of the department for a period longer than provided in this section, if such
50       forfeiture or suspension is otherwise provided for by law.  
51       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 32-1032 is hereby repealed.
52        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
53       publication in the statute book.