(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the secretary, a valid Kansas furharvester license is required to:
- (1) Furharvest in this state; or
- (2) sell, ship or offer for sale or shipment any furbearing animal or its raw fur, pelt, skin or carcass.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(1) do not apply to furharvesting 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 resident of this state who is less than 14 years of age and is accompanied by a person holding a valid furharvester license;
- (3) a nonresident participating in a field trial for dogs, recognized by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto; or
- (4) a person authorized pursuant to subsection (g).
- (c) The fee for a furharvester license shall be the amount prescribed pursuant to K.S.A. 32-988, and amendments thereto.
- (d) The provisions of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to nonresidents selling to Kansas-licensed fur dealers furbearing animals or their raw furs, pelts, skins or carcasses legally taken in another state if such nonresident has been issued and is in possession of a valid license permitting the taking or selling of such animals, furs, pelts, skins or carcasses in the issuing state.
- (e) Unless otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the secretary, a furharvester license is valid throughout the state.
- (f) Unless otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the secretary, a furharvester license is valid from the date of issuance and expires on December 31 following its issuance, except that a permanent license may be issued by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-929, and amendments thereto, and a lifetime license may be issued by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 32-930, and amendments thereto.
- (g) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto, which authorize individuals not holding a valid furharvester license to accompany a person holding such a license.
L. 1989, ch. 118, § 56; L. 1999, ch. 120, § 1; July 1.