Kansas Administrative Code

Definitions. As used in this ar- ticle and for purposes of administering the act, each of the following terms shall have themeaning specified in this regulation: (a) “Act” means agritourism promotion act, K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 32-1430 through K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 32-1438 and amendments …

Registration. (a) Each provider of an agritourism activity wanting to register the activity with the secretary pursuant to the act shall provide the information requested by the depart- ment. Upon request, a registration form shall be mailed to the provider. Although no charge is…

Liability insurance; costs qual- ifying for tax credits. The following costs asso- ciated with liability insurance shall be eligible for the tax credits authorized by the act: (a) The cost of a rider with a separate premium for specific risk for an agritourism activity; and (b) t…

Tax credits. (a) No costs of lia- bility insurance specified in K.A.R. 115-40-3 shall be allowed for consideration for tax credits, unless the registered agritourism operator or the opera- tor’s authorized attorney or insurance agent pro- vides the department of revenue with the …

New registration form. If a registered agritourism operator changes the ag- ritourism activities at the registered agritourism operator’s facility, that individual shall file a new registration form for the agritourism activity with the department in accordance with K.A.R. 115- 6…

Contracts. Each written contract or agreement with a participant shall contain the warning notice specified in K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 32- 1434(b), and amendments thereto. This warning notice shall be printed in at least 10-point font. (Authorized by K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 32-807; imple- me…

Furbearers and coyotes; legal equipment, taking methods, and general provisions. (a) Hunting equipment permitted during furbearer hunting seasons and during coy- ote hunting seasons shall consist of the following: (1) Firearms, except fully automatic firearms; (2) archery equipme…

Furbearers and coyotes; pos- session, disposal, and general provisions. (a) Legally taken raw furs, pelts, skins, carcasses, or meat of furbearers may be possessed without limit in time. (b) Live furbearers legally taken during a fur- bearer season may be possessed only through t…

Furbearers, except otters, and coyotes; management units. The manage- ment unit for furbearers, except otters, and coy- otes shall be statewide. (Authorized by and im- plementing K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 32-807; effective Oct. 17, 1994; amended July 19, 2002; amended Sept. 20, 2019.)

Otters; management units. The management units for otters shall be as follows: (a) Missouri unit: Doniphan, Brown, Atchison, Leavenworth, Jefferson, Wyandotte, Douglas, and Johnson counties; (b) Marais des Cygnes unit: Osage, Franklin, Miami, Anderson, Linn, and Bourbon counties;…

Nonresident bobcat hunting permit; tagging, disposal, legal equipment, shooting hours, and general provisions. (a) Each permittee shall sign, record the county, date, and time of kill, and attach the carcass tag to the carcass immediately following the kill and before moving the …

Fur dealer license; application, authority, possession of furs, records, and revocation. (a) Each application shall be submit- ted on a form provided by the department. Each applicant shall provide the following information: (1) Name of applicant; (2) residential address; (3) the…

Fishing; legal equipment, meth- ods of taking, and other provisions. (a) Legal equipment and methods for taking sport fish shall be the following: (1) Fishing lines with not more than two baited hooks or artificial lures per line; (2) trotlines, except that any float material use…

Fishing; special provisions. (a) A person who takes any fish from a body of water shall not tag, mark, brand, clip any fin of, mutilate, or otherwise disfigure any fish in a manner that would prevent species identification, examination of fins, recovery of tags, or determination …

Fishing; general provisions. (a) Except as authorized in this regulation, any per- son may operate or set two fishing lines and, in addition, one trotline, eight floatlines, or eight setlines. (b) Each fishing line, trotline, and setline shall be checked at least once every 24 ho…

Fish; taking and use of bait- fish or minnows. (a) Baitfish may be taken for noncommercial purposes by any of the following means: (1) A seine not longer than 15 feet and four feet deep with mesh not larger than ¼ inch; (2) a fish trap with mesh not larger than ¼ inch and a throa…

Fish; processing and possession. (a) Each person who takes any fish from a body of water shall leave the head, body, and tail fin at- tached while the person has possession of the fish on the water. (b) Each person who has taken any fish shall re- tain the fish in that person’s p…

Bullfrogs and turtles; legal equipment, methods of take and license re- quirements. (a) Legal equipment and methods for taking bullfrogs shall be the following: (1) Hand; (2) hand dip net; (3) hook and fishing line; (4) gig; (5) bow and arrow with barbed head and a line attached …

Fishing; bait. (a) The following types of bait may be used for the taking of fish, frogs, or turtles by legal means and methods: (1) Artificial lures; (2) bait fish; (3) prepared bait; (4) vegetable material; (5) material or artificial matter attached to a hook; and (6) other wil…

Fishing; Missouri river license requirements. (a) A person possessing a valid sport fishing license issued by the state of Missou- ri shall not be required to obtain a Kansas fishing license in order to fish in the following locations in Kansas: (1) The flowing portions and backw…

This regulation shall be revoked on and after January 1, 2011. (Authorized by K.S.A. 32-807; implementing K.S.A. 32-807 and K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 32-1002; effective Nov. 27, 2006; amended Nov. 16, 2007; amended April 11, 2008; revoked Jan. 1, 2011.)

Weigh-in black bass fishing tournaments. (a) Each individual or organi- zation conducting a weigh-in black bass fishing tournament shall ensure that all of the following minimum requirements are met when conducting weigh-in procedures: (1) One individual shall provide work crew s…

Department lands and waters: hunting, furharvesting, and discharge of fire- arms. (a) Subject to provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice or as specified in the document adopted by reference in subsection (e), the following activities shall be allowed on depart…

Pets; provisions and restric- tions. (a) Pets shall be allowed but shall not be permitted to enter into any of the following: (1) Areas that are posted as swimming beaches or swimming areas that are delineated by buoys or other markers; (2) public buildings, except designated pub…

Domestic animals and live- stock; provisions and restrictions. (a) Live- stock used for riding shall be allowed for riding purposes on maintained roads, bridle paths, park- ing areas and other areas designated by posted no- tice, except the riding of livestock on state park ar- e…

Stocking or releasing of wild- life. Wildlife may be stocked or released on de- partment lands or waters, navigable publicly owned rivers, and federal reservoirs only as au- thorized by any of the following: (a) A written agreement issued by the depart- ment; 556 DEPARTMENT OF WI…

Motorized vehicles and air- craft; authorized operation. (a) Motorized ve- hicles shall be operated only on department roads and parking areas, except as otherwise established by this regulation or posted notice or as approved by the secretary. (b) Motorized vehicles shall be ope…

Electric-assisted bicycles. (a) For the purposes of this regulation, the term “electric-assisted bicycle” shall have the mean- ing specified in K.S.A. 8-1489, and amendments thereto. (b) A motor vehicle pass shall not be required to operate an electric-assisted bicycle in any sta…

Fireworks; discharge and pub- lic displays. (a) Subject to provisions and restric- tions as established by posted notice, using or discharging fireworks shall be allowed only in des- ignated areas or as authorized by the department. (b) Public fireworks displays may be conducted …

Fire; authorized uses. (a) Sub- ject to provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice, fires shall be allowed for the follow- ing purposes: (1) cooking or heat in firerings, fireplaces, grills and stoves; (2) department approved management purpos- es; and (3) other …

(Authorized by L. 1989, Ch. 118, Sec. 9; implementing L. 1989, Ch. 118, Secs. 9 and 126; effective Dec. 4, 1989; revoked July 13, 2001.)

(Authorized by L. 1989, Ch. 118, Sec. 9; implementing L. 1989, Ch. 118, Secs. 9 and 126; effective Dec. 4, 1989; revoked July 13, 2001.)

Personal conduct on depart- ment lands and waters; provisions, restric- tions and penalties. (a) The conduct, actions, or activities of persons on department lands and waters shall be subject to provisions and restric- tions as established by posted notice. The follow- ing genera…

Blinds, stands, and decoys. Sub- ject to provisions and restrictions as established by posted notice, blinds, stands, and decoys shall be allowed on department lands and waters as fol- 553 Department Lands and Waters 115-8-6 lows: (a) Floating blinds and portable stands used for …

Construction, littering, and prohibited activities. (a) The following activities shall be prohibited on department lands and wa- ters except as specified in rules and regulations or as authorized by the department. (1) Constructing any structure, building, facili- ty, appurtenanc…

Special events; permit require- ments and procedures; department lands and waters. (a) A special event permit shall be required for any event occurring on department lands or waters, or both, if one of the following conditions exists: (1) An entrance, admission, or participation …

Concession operations on de- partment lands; contracting provisions and restrictions. (a) Renewal of an existing conces- 559 Licenses, Permits, Stamps, and Other Department Issues 115-9-1 sion contract without a competitive bid process shall be considered by the secretary for any…

Bait; hunting. (a) No person shall place, deposit, expose, or scatter bait while hunting or preparing to hunt on department lands or place, deposit, expose, or scatter bait in a man- ner that causes another person to be in violation of this regulation. (b) Hunting shall be prohib…

This regulation shall be revoked on and after August 1, 2016. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 32-807; effective July 20, 2012; revoked Aug. 1, 2016.) STAMPS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT ISSUES

Non-toxic shot; department lands and waters. Each individual hunting with a shotgun on department lands or waters posted as a “steel shot only” area or “non-toxic shot only” area shall possess and use only non-toxic shot as approved under K.A.R. 115-18-14. (Authorized by K.S.A. 3…

Non-commercial hunting dog training.(a)Subjecttoprovisionsandrestrictions as established by posted notice, department lands and waters that are designated for public hunting or other areas as designated by the department shall be open for the non-commercial training of hunting do…

(Authorized by L. 1989, Ch. 118, Sec. 9; implementing L. 1989, Ch. 118, Sec. 9 and 126; effective Dec. 4, 1989; revoked July 13, 2001.)

Fishing, fish bait, and seining. Fishing and the taking of fishing bait shall be al- lowed on department lands and waters, subject to the following general restrictions: (a) Fishing shall be prohibited at boat ramps and boat docks closed to fishing by posted notice. (b) Fishing s…

Boating and general restric- tions. All department lands and waters and all federal reservoirs shall be open to boating subject to provisions, restrictions, and closures as estab- lished by posted notice. All of the following gen- eral restrictions shall apply: (a) Each operator …

Swimming. (a) Swimming shall be allowed in all department waters, subject to the following restrictions: (1) Swimming shall be prohibited in state fish- ing lakes except as authorized by posted notice. (2) Skin and scuba diving shall be allowed only in department waters designate…

Camping. (a) Camping shall be allowed only in designated areas on department lands and waters and shall be subject to provisions or restrictions as established by posted notice. (b) All campers and camping units shall be lim- ited to a stay of not more than 14 consecutive days in…

(Authorized by and implementing L. 1989, Ch. 118, Sec. 97; effective Dec. 26, 1989; revoked Dec. 27, 1993.) 560 DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS 115-9-2

Issuance of duplicate licenses, permits, stamps and other department is- sues. (a) Any person who has lost or destroyed a current license, permit, stamp or other depart- ment issue may secure a duplicate license, permit, stamp or other department issue upon submitting the proper …

Purchase of lifetime hunting or lifetime combination hunting and fishing li- censes without certificate of completion of an approved hunter education course. (a) Any individual may purchase a lifetime hunting or lifetime combination hunting and fishing license on behalf of a Kans…

Hunting or furharvester li- cense or permit purchase. (a) Any individual required to have a certificate of completion of an approved hunter or bowhunter education course before purchasing a hunting license or permit, or an approved furharvester education course be- fore purchasin…