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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	HOUSE BILL No. 2268
3	3	By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
4	4	Requested by Representative W. Carpenter
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6	6	AN ACT concerning wildlife; relating to hunting; prohibiting nonresidents
7	7	from hunting migratory waterfowl during the hunting season except on
8	8	Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays; applying such restriction to
9	9	department lands and waters, federal lands and waters managed by the
10	10	United States army corps of engineers at specified reservoirs, the
11	11	bureau of reclamation at certain reservoirs and the United States fish
12	12	and wildlife service at designated refuges; exempting properties
13	13	designated as walk-in hunting access areas, navigable rivers in Kansas
14	14	and the conservation order for light geese season from such restriction;
15	15	reducing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps; amending K.S.A.
16	16	32-939 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 32-988 and repealing the existing
17	17	sections.
18	18	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19	19	Section 1. K.S.A. 32-939 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32-
20	20	939. (a) As used in this section,:
21	21	(1) "Department lands and waters" means lands, waters and facilities
22	22	that are under the jurisdiction and control of the secretary through
23	23	ownership, lease, license, cooperative agreement, memorandum of
24	24	understanding or other arrangement, including, but not limited to, state
25	25	parks, state lakes, recreational grounds, wildlife areas, sanctuaries, fish
26	26	hatcheries, natural areas and historic sites;
27	27	(2) "migratory waterfowl" means any wild goose, duck or merganser;
28	28	and
29	29	(3) "nonresident" means any person who has not been a bona fide
30	30	resident of this state for the immediately preceding 60 days. "Nonresident"
31	31	does not include:
32	32	(A) A nonresident lifetime license holder pursuant to K.S.A. 32-930,
33	33	and amendments thereto; or
34	34	(B) a nonresident entitled to resident licenses, permits, stamps and
35	35	other issues as authorized by K.S.A. 32-980, and amendments thereto.
36	36	(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations
37	37	of the secretary and in addition to any other license, permit or stamp
38	38	required by law or rules and regulations of the secretary, a valid state
39	39	migratory waterfowl habitat stamp is required to hunt any migratory
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75	75	waterfowl in this state.
76	76	(c)(2) The provisions of subsection (b) paragraph (1) do not apply to
77	77	hunting, by legal means, by a person not required by K.S.A. 32-919, and
78	78	amendments thereto, to hold a hunting license.
79	79	(d)(c) The stamp required by this section is valid throughout the state.
80	80	(e)(d) The stamp required by this section is valid from the date of
81	81	issuance and expires at 12 midnight on June 30 following its the issuance
82	82	of such stamp.
83	83	(f)(e) Each migratory waterfowl habitat stamp shall be validated by
84	84	the signature of the stamp holder written across the face of such stamp.
85	85	(f) The fee for a waterfowl stamp shall be the amount prescribed
86	86	pursuant to K.S.A. 32-988, and amendments thereto.
87	87	(g) Nonresidents shall not hunt or take migratory waterfowl except
88	88	on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays during any established hunting
89	89	season for migratory waterfowl.
90	90	(h) The restriction set forth by subsection (g) shall apply to:
91	91	(1) Department lands and waters;
92	92	(2) federal lands and waters owned by the United States and
93	93	administered by:
94	94	(A) The secretary of the army, United States army corps of engineers
95	95	at:
96	96	(i) The Big Hill, Clinton, Council Grove, El Dorado, Elk City, Fall
97	97	River, Hillsdale, John Redmond, Kanopolis, Marion, Melvern, Milford,
98	98	Perry, Pomona, Toronto, Tuttle Creek and Wilson reservoirs; and
99	99	(ii) Missouri river fish and wildlife mitigation lands, including, but
100	100	not limited to, Benedictine Bottoms, Burr Oak, Dalbey, Elwood and Oak
101	101	Mills;
102	102	(B) the United States department of the interior, bureau of
103	103	reclamation at Cedar Bluff, Cheney, Glen Elder, Lovewell, Norton and
104	104	Webster reservoirs; and
105	105	(C) the United States department of the interior, United States fish
106	106	and wildlife service at Flint Hills national wildlife refuge, Quivira
107	107	national refuge, Marais Des Cygnes national wildlife refuge and Kirwin
108	108	national wildlife refuges.
109	109	(i) The restriction set forth by subsection (g) shall not apply to:
110	110	(1) Property enrolled and designated as either a walk-in hunting
111	111	access area or an interactive walk-in hunting access area;
112	112	(2) navigable rivers in Kansas; or
113	113	(3) the conservation order for light geese season as provided in 50
114	114	C.F.R. § 21.180.
115	115	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 32-988 is hereby amended to read as
116	116	follows: 32-988. (a) The secretary is authorized to adopt, in accordance
117	117	with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto, rules and regulations fixing
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161	161	the amount of fees for the following items, subject to the following
162	162	limitations and subject to the requirement that no such rules and
163	163	regulations shall be adopted as temporary rules and regulations:
164	164	Big game permits
165	165	Resident (other than elk permit): maximum $100
166	166	Nonresident (other than elk permit): maximum $400
167	167	Elk permit: maximum $350
168	168	Nonresident mule deer stamp: maximum $150
169	169	Nonresident applications: maximum $25
170	170	Combination hunting and fishing licenses
171	171	Resident: maximum $50
172	172	Lifetime: maximum $1,000; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum
173	173	$150
174	174	Nonresident: maximum $200
175	175	Commercial dog training permits: maximum $25
176	176	Commercial guide permit or associate guide permit
177	177	Resident: maximum $250
178	178	Nonresident: maximum $1,000
179	179	Commercial harvest or dealer permits: maximum $200
180	180	Commercial prairie rattlesnake harvesting permits
181	181	Resident or nonresident with valid hunting license: maximum $5
182	182	Resident or nonresident nonfirearm without valid hunting license:
183	183	maximum $20
184	184	Controlled shooting area operator license: maximum $400
185	185	Duplicate licenses, permits, stamps and other issues of the department:
186	186	maximum $10
187	187	Falconry
188	188	Permits: maximum $300
189	189	Examinations: maximum $100
190	190	Field trial permits: maximum $25
191	191	Fishing licenses
192	192	Resident: maximum $25
193	193	Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum
194	194	$75
195	195	Nonresident: maximum $75
196	196	Five-day nonresident: maximum $25
197	197	Institutional group: maximum $200
198	198	Special nonprofit group: maximum $200
199	199	Twenty-four-hour: maximum $10
200	200	Fur dealer licenses
201	201	Resident: maximum $200
202	202	Nonresident: maximum $400
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247	247	Resident: maximum $25
248	248	Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum
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250	250	Nonresident: maximum $400
251	251	Game breeder permits: maximum $15
252	252	Persons with a physical or developmental disability hunting and fishing
253	253	permits: maximum $5
254	254	Hound trainer-breeder running permits: maximum $25
255	255	Hunting licenses
256	256	Resident: maximum $25
257	257	Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum
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259	259	Nonresident 16 or more years of age: maximum $125
260	260	Nonresident under 16 years of age: maximum $75
261	261	Controlled shooting area: maximum $25
262	262	Forty-eight-hour waterfowl permits: maximum $25
263	263	Migratory waterfowl habitat stamps: maximum $8
264	264	Mussel fishing licenses
265	265	Resident: maximum $200 $20
266	266	Nonresident: maximum $1,500 $100
267	267	Rabbit permits
268	268	Live trapping: maximum $200
269	269	Shipping: maximum $400
270	270	Raptor propagation permits: maximum $100
271	271	Rehabilitation permits: maximum $50
272	272	Scientific, educational or exhibition permits: maximum $10
273	273	Wildlife damage control permits: maximum $10
274	274	Wildlife importation permits: maximum $10
275	275	Wild turkey permits
276	276	Resident: maximum $100
277	277	Nonresident: maximum $400
278	278	Resident turkey tag: maximum $20
279	279	Nonresident turkey tag: maximum $30
280	280	Special permits under K.S.A. 32-961, and amendments thereto: maximum
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282	282	Miscellaneous fees
283	283	Special events on department land or water: maximum $200
284	284	Special departmental services, materials or supplies: no maximum
285	285	Other issues of department: no maximum
286	286	Vendor bond: no maximum
287	287	(b) The fee for a landowner-tenant resident big game or wild turkey
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335	335	(c) The fee for a big game or wild turkey hunting permit for a resident
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340	340	(d) The fee for a furharvester license for a resident under 16 years of
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345	345	(e) For a resident who is at least 65 years of age, but less than 75
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350	350	(2) the fee for an annual fishing license shall be an amount equal to
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354	354	(3) the fee for an annual combination hunting and fishing license
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359	359	(f) Any person who is a resident of this state and satisfies the
360	360	requirements to be considered a disabled veteran under K.S.A. 2024 Supp.
361	361	32-934, and amendments thereto, shall be exempt from the hunting and
362	362	fishing license fees listed in subsection (a).
363	363	(g) The secretary may establish, by rules and regulations adopted in
364	364	accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto, different fees for
365	365	various classes and types of licenses, permits, stamps and other issuances
366	366	of the department which may occur within each item as described under
367	367	subsection (a).
368	368	Sec. 3. K.S.A. 32-939 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 32-988 are hereby
369	369	repealed.
370	370	Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
371	371	publication in the statute book.
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