CHAPTER 131
SENATE BILL No. 147
An Act concerning wildlife and parks; relating to certain
fees; amending K.S.A. 32-988,
32-1001 and 32-1172 and repealing the existing
sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 32-988 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 32-
988. (a) The secretary is authorized to adopt, in accordance with
K.S.A.
32-805 and amendments thereto, rules and regulations fixing the
amount
of fees for the following items, subject to the following
limitations and
subject to the requirement that no such rules and regulations shall
be
adopted as temporary rules and regulations:
Big game permits
Resident (other
than elk permit): minimum $10, maximum
$100
Nonresident
(other than elk permit): minimum $30,
maximum $400
Elk permit:
maximum $350
Big game tag:
maximum $10
Nonresident
applications: maximum $5
Combination hunting and
fishing licenses
Resident:
minimum $10, maximum $30
$50
Lifetime:
minimum $400, maximum $600
$1,000; or 8 quarterly payments, each
mini-
mum $55,
maximum $80 $150
Nonresident:
minimum $75, maximum $125
$200
Commercial dog training
permits: minimum $10, maximum $25
Commercial guide permit
or associate guide permit: maximum $50
Resident:
maximum $250
Nonresident:
maximum $1,000
Commercial harvest or
dealer permits: minimum $10, maximum $200
Commercial prairie
rattlesnake harvesting permits
Resident or
nonresident with valid hunting license: maximum $5
Resident or
nonresident nonfirearm without valid hunting license: maximum
$20
Controlled shooting area
operator license: minimum $200, maximum $400
Duplicate licenses,
permits, stamps and other issues of the department: maximum $10
Falconry
Permits:
minimum $50, maximum $300
Examinations:
minimum $25, maximum $100
Field trial permits:
minimum $10, maximum $25
Fishing licenses
Resident:
minimum $5, maximum $15
$25
Lifetime:
minimum $200, maximum $300
$500; or 8 quarterly payments, each
minimum
$30,
maximum $45 $75
Nonresident:
minimum $15, maximum $50
$75
Five-day
nonresident: minimum $5, maximum
$15 $25
Institutional
group: minimum $100, maximum $200
Special nonprofit
group: minimum $50, maximum $200
Twenty-four-hour:
maximum $3 $10
Fur dealer licenses
Resident:
minimum $50, maximum $200
Nonresident:
minimum $50, maximum $400
Furharvester licenses
Resident:
minimum $10, maximum $20
$25
Lifetime:
minimum $200, maximum $300
$500; or 8 quarterly payments, each
minimum
$30,
maximum $45 $75
Nonresident:
minimum $50, maximum $400
Game breeder permits:
minimum $2, maximum $15
Handicapped hunting and
fishing permits: maximum $5
Hound trainer-breeder
running permits: minimum $10, maximum $25
Hunting licenses
Resident:
minimum $5, maximum $15
$25
Lifetime:
minimum $200, maximum $300
$500; or 8 quarterly payments, each
minimum
$30,
maximum $45 $75
Nonresident 16
or more years of age: minimum $25, maximum
$75 $125
Nonresident
under 16 years of age: maximum $75
Controlled shooting
area: minimum $5, maximum $15
$25
Forty-eight-hour
waterfowl permits: maximum $25
Migratory waterfowl
habitat stamps: minimum $3, maximum
$5 $8
Mussel fishing
licenses
Resident:
minimum $25, maximum $200
Nonresident:
minimum $50, maximum $1,500
Rabbit permits
Live trapping:
maximum $200
Shipping:
minimum $25, maximum $400
Raptor propagation
permits: maximum $100
Rehabilitation permits:
maximum $50
Scientific, educational
or exhibition permits: maximum $10
Wildlife damage control
permits: maximum $10
Wildlife importation
permits: maximum $10
Special permits under
K.S.A. 32-961: maximum $100
Miscellaneous fees
Special events on
department land or water: maximum $200
Special
departmental services, materials or supplies: no maximum
Other issues of
department: no maximum
Vendor bond: no
maximum
(b) The fee for a landowner-tenant resident big game hunting
permit
shall be an amount equal to 1/2 the fee for a general resident big
game
hunting permit.
(c) The fee for a furharvester license
for a resident under 16 years of
age shall be an amount equal to 1/2 the fee for a resident
furharvester
license.
(d) For a resident 65 or more
years of age the fee for a hunting
license, fishing license, combination hunting and fishing
license, lifetime
hunting license, lifetime fishing license or lifetime
combination hunting
and fishing license shall be an amount equal to 1/2 the fee
for a resident
license.
(e) The secretary may
establish, by rules and regulations adopted in
accordance with K.S.A. 32-805 and amendments thereto, different
fees
for various classes and types of licenses, permits, stamps and
other issu-
ances of the department which may occur within each item as
described
under subsection (a).
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 32-1001 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 32-
1001. (a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Participate or engage in any activity
for which such person is re-
quired to have obtained a license, permit, stamp or other issue of
the
department under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under
rules
and regulations of the secretary unless such person has obtained a
cur-
rently valid such license, permit, stamp or other issue issued to
such
person;
(2) fail to carry in such person's
possession a currently valid license,
permit, stamp or other issue of the department, issued to such
person,
while participating or engaging in any activity for which such
person is
required to have obtained such license, permit, stamp or other
issue un-
der the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and
regulations
of the secretary;
(3) refuse to allow examination of any
license, permit, stamp or other
issue of the department while participating or engaging in any
activity for
which such person is required to have obtained such license,
permit,
stamp or other issue under the wildlife and parks laws of this
state or
under rules and regulations of the secretary, upon demand by any
officer
or employee of the department or any officer authorized to enforce
the
laws of this state or rules and regulations of the secretary;
(4) while participating or engaging in
fishing or hunting: (A) Fail to
carry in such person's possession a card or other evidence which
such
person is required to carry pursuant to K.S.A. 32-980 and
amendments
thereto; or (B) refuse to allow inspection of such card or other
evidence
upon demand of any officer or employee of the department or any
officer
authorized to enforce the laws of this state or rules and
regulations of the
secretary; or
(5) make any false representation to
secure any license, permit, stamp
or other issue of the department, or duplicate thereof, or to make
any
alteration in any such license, permit, stamp or other issue.
(b) No person charged with violating
subsection (a)(1) for failure to
obtain a vehicle or camping permit for use of any state park, or
any portion
thereof or facility therein, or any other area or facility for
which a vehicle
or camping permit is required pursuant to rules and regulations of
the
secretary shall be convicted thereof unless such person refuses to
pur-
chase such permit after receiving a permit violation notice, which
notice
shall require the procurement of: (1) The proper
daily permit or permits
and payment, within 24 hours, of a late payment fee of
$5 $15; or (2) an
annual vehicle or camping permit, as the case may be, if such
permit has
been established by rule and regulation and adopted by the
secretary. The
provisions of this subsection (b)(2) shall expire on December
31, 2002.
(c) (1) In any prosecution charging
a violation of subsection (a)(1)
for failure to obtain a permit required by K.S.A. 32-901 and
amendments
thereto, proof that the particular vehicle described in the
complaint was
in violation, together with proof that the defendant named in the
com-
plaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner of
such vehicle,
shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registered
owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such
vehicle
at the time when and place where the violation occurred.
(2) Proof of a written lease of, or
rental agreement for, a particular
vehicle described in the complaint, on the date and at the time of
the
violation, which lease or rental agreement includes the name and
address
of the person to whom the vehicle was leased or rented at the time
of
the violation, shall rebut the prima facie evidence that the
registered
owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the time
when
and place where the violation occurred.
(d) No person who is a resident of this
state and charged with violat-
ing subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) shall be convicted thereof if such
person
produces in court or the office of the arresting officer the
appropriate
license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department, lawfully
issued
to such person and valid at the time of such person's arrest.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 32-1172 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 32-
1172. (a) The secretary is authorized to adopt, in
accordance with K.S.A.
32-805 and amendments thereto, rules and regulations fixing the
amount
of fees for the following items, subject to the following
limitations and
subject to the requirement that no such rules and regulations shall
be
adopted as temporary rules and regulations:
Duplicate registrations, certificates or permits: maximum $10
Testing or demonstration
boat registrations: minimum $30, maximum $50
Additional
registrations: minimum $5, maximum $10
Vessel registrations:
minimum $9, maximum $18
$30
Temporary
registrations: minimum $2, maximum $4
Water event permits:
maximum $50
Special departmental
services, materials or supplies: no maximum
Sec.
4. K.S.A. 32-988, 32-1001 and 32-1172 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
Approved April 19, 2001.
Published in the Kansas Register April 26, 2001.
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