RELATES TO:

KRS 150.010, 150.195, 235.010(4)

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 150.195

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT:

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, pursuant to statutory authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 150 as established in KRS 150.025 and as an independent department of state government within the meaning of KRS Chapter 12 as established in KRS 150.021(1), promulgated by the Commissioner with approval of the Commission in accordance with KRS 150.010(1), does hereby certify this administrative regulation is promulgated in compliance with Section 8 of 2025 RS HB6.

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 150.195 requires the department to promulgate administrative regulations. This administrative regulation establishes definitions for terms used in 301 KAR Chapter 5.

1. Section 1. Definitions.

   1. (1) "Agent commission" means the fee an agent is permitted to charge in addition to the product price that represents the agent's profit for the transaction.
   2. (2) "Agent fees" means all fees established in administrative regulation that a license agent may charge in a transaction in addition to the product price for the licenses, permits, items, or services purchased.
   3. (3) "Class A" means vessels less than sixteen (16) feet in length or a personal watercraft as defined by KRS 235.010(4).
   4. (4) "Class 1" means vessels sixteen (16) feet or more, but less than twenty-six (26) feet in length.
   5. (5) "Class 2" means vessels twenty-six (26) feet or more, but less than forty (40) feet in length.
   6. (6) "Class 3" means vessels forty (40) feet or more in length.
   7. (7) "Commission" is defined by KRS 150.010(6).
   8. (8) "Commissioner" is defined by KRS 150.010(7).
   9. (9) "Department" is defined by KRS 150.010(10).
   10. (10) "License agent" means a person, government entity including the department, business, or organization authorized to sell and issue licenses and conduct other transactions for the department.
   11. (11) "License stock" means the blank paper upon which licenses are printed.
   12. (12) "Operational Cost" means the fees charged for the operation, storage, security, maintenance, and support of the applicable sales solutions.
   13. (13) "Payment processing fee" means a fee charged for the processing of payments.
   14. (14) "Product price" means the price of a license, permit, item, or service without any agent fees.
   15. (15) "Transaction" means the application for a hunt or the purchase or sale of a license, permit, item, product, or service.
   16. (16) "Vendor" means a person, organization, or business under contract with the department to provide the operation, storage, security, maintenance, and support of the solutions required to deliver department-defined goods and services.

History

(301 KAR 005:001. 22 Ky.R. 1176; Am. 1456; eff. 2-12-1996; 48 Ky.R. 910, 2589; 6-9-2022; 49 Ky.R. 1659; eff. 6-8-2023; 50 Ky.R. 1365, 1885; eff. 6-4-2024; 52 Ky.R. 302, 736; eff. 11-6-2025.)

FILED WITH LRC: October 14, 2025

CONTACT PERSON: Jenny Gilbert, Legislative Liaison, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, phone (502) 564-3400, fax (502) 564-0506, email fwpubliccomments@ky.gov.