CHAPTER 94 HOUSE BILL No. 2762 (Amended by Chapter 159) An Act concerning wildlife and parks; relating to controlled shooting areas; inspections;
hunter safety education; amending K.S.A. 32-920 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 32-945 and
repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 32-945 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 32-945. (a) Upon receipt of an a new application for a license to
operate a controlled shooting area, the secretary shall cause an inspection
to be made of inspect:

      (1) The proposed licensed area described in such application;

      (2) the premises and facilities where game birds are to be propagated,
raised and liberated;

      (3) the cover for game birds on such area; and

      (4) the ability of the applicants to operate a controlled shooting area.

      (b) Upon receipt of a renewal application for a license to operate a
controlled shooting area, the secretary may inspect as provided in sub-
section (a).

      (c) If the secretary finds that the area contains not less nor more than
the number of acres required by K.S.A. 32-944 and amendments thereto,
is contiguous and has the proper requirements and facilities for the op-
eration of a controlled shooting area and that the issuing of the license
will otherwise be in the public interest, the secretary may approve the
application and issue the controlled shooting area license.

      (c) (d) A controlled shooting area license expires on June 30 of the
operational year for which issued.

      (d) (e) The secretary shall limit controlled shooting areas so that the
total acreage licensed as controlled shooting areas in a county does not
exceed 3% of the total acreage of such county.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 32-920 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32-920.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), no person born on or after July
1, 1957, shall hunt in this state on land other than such person's own land
unless the person has been issued a certificate of completion of an ap-
proved hunter education course. If such person is required by law to
obtain a hunting license, the person shall exhibit proof of completion of
such course to the person issuing the license at the time of purchasing
the license. If such person is not required by law to obtain a hunting
license or is less than 27 years of age, the person shall be in possession
of the person's certificate of completion of such course while hunting. A
person may purchase for another person, under rules and regulations
adopted by the secretary in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805 and amend-
ments thereto, a lifetime hunting or combination hunting and fishing
license without the license recipient's first having been issued a certificate
of completion of an approved hunter education course.

      (b) Prior to July 1, 2002, completion of an approved hunter education
course shall not be required to obtain a special controlled shooting area
hunting license valid only for licensed controlled shooting areas.

 Sec.  3. K.S.A. 32-920 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 32-945 are hereby re-
pealed.
 Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 16, 2000.
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