CHAPTER 17
SENATE BILL No. 148
An Act concerning fishing licenses; amending K.S.A. 32-906 and 32-988
and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 32-906 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32-
906. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of
the secretary, a valid Kansas fishing license is required to fish or to take
any bullfrog in this state.

      (b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to fishing by:

      (1) A person, or a member of a person's immediate family domiciled
with such person, on land owned by such person or on land leased or
rented by such person for agricultural purposes;

      (2) a person resident of this state who is less than 16 years of age or
who is 65 or more years of age;

      (3) a nonresident who is less than 16 years of age;

      (4) a person fishing in a private water fishing impoundment unless
waived pursuant to K.S.A. 32-975 and amendments thereto;

      (4) (5) a resident of an adult care home, as defined by K.S.A. 39-923
and amendments thereto, licensed by the secretary of health and envi-
ronment;

      (5) (6) an inmate in an honor camp operated by the secretary of cor-
rections, pursuant to an agreement between the secretary of corrections
and the secretary of wildlife and parks;

      (6) (7) a person on dates designated pursuant to subsection (f);

      (7) (8) a person fishing under a valid institutional group fishing license
issued pursuant to subsection (g); or

      (8) (9) a participant in a fishing clinic sponsored or cosponsored by
the department, during the period of time that the fishing clinic is being
conducted.

      (c) The fee for a fishing license shall be the amount prescribed pur-
suant to K.S.A. 32-988 and amendments thereto.

      (d) Unless otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the
secretary, a fishing license is valid throughout the state.

      (e) Unless otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the
secretary, a fishing license is valid from the date of issuance and expires
on December 31 following its issuance, except that the secretary may
issue a:

      (1) Permanent license pursuant to K.S.A. 32-929 and amendments
thereto;

      (2) lifetime license pursuant to K.S.A. 32-930 and amendments
thereto;

      (3) nonresident fishing license valid for a period of five days; and

      (4) resident or nonresident fishing license valid for a period of 24
hours.

      (f) The secretary may designate by resolution two days each calendar
year during which persons may fish by legal means without having a valid
fishing license.

      (g) The secretary shall issue an annual institutional group fishing li-
cense to each facility operating under the jurisdiction of or licensed by
the secretary of social and rehabilitation services and to any veterans ad-
ministration medical center in the state of Kansas upon application by
such facility or center to the secretary of wildlife and parks for such li-
cense.

      All applications for facilities under the jurisdiction of the secretary of
social and rehabilitation services shall be made with the approval of the
secretary of social and rehabilitation services and shall provide such in-
formation as the secretary of wildlife and parks requires. All applications
for any veterans administration medical center shall be made with the
approval of the director of such facility and shall provide such information
as the secretary of wildlife and parks requires. Persons who have been
admitted to and are currently residing at the facility or center, not to
exceed 20 at any one time, may fish under an institutional group fishing
license within the state while on a group trip, group outing or other group
activity which is supervised by the facility or center. Persons fishing under
an institutional group fishing license shall not be required to obtain a
fishing license but shall be subject to all other laws and to all rules and
regulations relating to fishing.

      The staff personnel of the facility or center supervising the group trip,
group outing or other group activity shall have in their possession the
institutional license when engaged in supervising any activity requiring
the license. Such staff personnel may assist group members in all aspects
of their fishing activity.

      (h) The secretary may issue a special nonprofit group fishing license
to any community, civic or charitable organization which is organized as
a not-for-profit corporation, for use by such community, civic or chari-
table organization for the sole purpose of conducting group fishing activ-
ities for handicapped or developmentally disabled individuals. All appli-
cations for a special nonprofit group fishing license shall be made to the
secretary or the secretary's designee and shall provide such information
as required by the secretary.

      Handicapped or developmentally disabled individuals, not to exceed
20 at any one time, may fish under a special nonprofit group fishing
license while on a group trip, outing or activity which is supervised by the
community, civic or charitable organization. Individuals fishing under a
special nonprofit group fishing license shall not be required to obtain a
fishing license but shall be subject to all other laws and rules and regu-
lations relating to fishing.

      The staff personnel of the community, civic or charitable organization
supervising the group trip, outing or activity shall have in their possession
the special nonprofit group fishing license when engaged in supervising
any activity requiring the special nonprofit group fishing license. Such
staff personnel may assist group members in all aspects of their fishing
activity.

      Sec.  2. 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 sub-
ject to the requirement that no such rules and regulations shall be adopted
as temporary rules and regulations:

Big game permits

             Resident: minimum $10, maximum $100

             Nonresident: minimum $30, maximum $400

             Big game tag: maximum $10

             Nonresident applications: maximum $5

            Combination hunting and fishing licenses

             Resident: minimum $10, maximum $30

             Lifetime: minimum $400, maximum $600; or 8 quarterly payments, each minimum $55,
            maximum $80

             Nonresident: minimum $75, maximum $125

            Commercial dog training permits: minimum $10, maximum $25

            Commercial guide permit or associate guide permit: maximum $50

            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

             Lifetime: minimum $200, maximum $300; or 8 quarterly payments, each minimum $30,
            maximum $45

             Nonresident: minimum $15, maximum $50

             Five-day nonresident: minimum $5, maximum $15

             Institutional group: minimum $100, maximum $200

             Special nonprofit group: minimum $50, maximum $200

             Twenty-four-hour: maximum $3

            Fur dealer licenses

             Resident: minimum $50, maximum $200

             Nonresident: minimum $50, maximum $400

            Furharvester licenses

             Resident: minimum $10, maximum $20

             Lifetime: minimum $200, maximum $300; or 8 quarterly payments, each minimum $30,
            maximum $45

             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

             Lifetime: minimum $200, maximum $300; or 8 quarterly payments, each minimum $30,
            maximum $45

             Nonresident: minimum $25, maximum $75

             Controlled shooting area: minimum $5, maximum $15

             Forty-eight-hour waterfowl permits: maximum $25

             Migratory waterfowl habitat stamps: minimum $3, maximum $5

            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.  3. K.S.A. 32-906 and 32-988 are hereby repealed.
 Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.

Approved March 15, 2001.
 Published in the Kansas Register March 22, 2001.
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