CHAPTER 51
HOUSE BILL No. 2975
An Act concerning wildlife; relating to hunting on land by
permission only; amending
K.S.A. 32-1013 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 32-1013 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 32-
1013. (a) Any landowner or person in lawful possession of any land
may
post such land with signs stating that hunting, trapping or fishing
on such
land shall be by written permission only. It is unlawful for any
person to
take wildlife on land which is so posted as
provided in this subsection,
without having in the person's possession the written permission of
the
owner or person in lawful possession thereof.
(b) Instead of posting land as
provided in subsection (a), any land-
owner or person in lawful possession of any land may post such
land by
placing identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts around
the area
to be posted. Each paint mark shall be a vertical line of at
least eight
inches in length and the bottom of the mark shall be no less
than three
feet nor more than five feet high. Such paint marks shall be
readily visible
to any person approaching the land. Land posted as provided in
this
subsection shall be considered to be posted by written
permission only as
provided in subsection (a).
(c) A person licensed to hunt or
furharvest and who is following or
pursuing a wounded animal on land so as
provided in this section posted
without written permission of the landowner or person in lawful
posses-
sion thereof shall not be deemed to be in
violation of this provision section
while in such pursuit, except that the provisions of this
subsection shall
not authorize a person to remain on such land if instructed to
leave by
the owner or person in lawful possession of the land
and. Any person
failing who fails to leave such land when
so instructed is subject to the
provisions of K.S.A. 21-3721 and 21-3728, and amendments
thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 32-1013 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved March 31, 2000.
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