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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