Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 150 – Fish And Wildlife Resources | Midpage

Collections
Kentucky Revised Statutes

Chapter 150

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 150

Fish And Wildlife Resources

Commonwealth of Kentucky

150.010Definitions for chapter.150.015Purpose of 1952 Act amending game and fish laws -- Policy of state as to wildlife -- Liberal construction -- Promotion of hunger relief through wildlife management and conservation.150.021Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources -- Administrative attachment to Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet -- Assessment of fee for debt service on radio system capital project -- Department not subject to reorganization.150.022Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission -- Appointment processes and conditions -- Ethics requirement -- Prohibition against use of state seal -- Definition of "sportsman" and sportswoman".150.023Meetings and functions of commission.150.024Power to acquire property -- Condemnation.150.0241Access to and use of commission-managed lands for hunting -- Duties of commission and other state agencies -- Reports.150.0242Department procurements -- Applicability of Executive Branch Code of Ethics -- Administrative regulations.150.025Power of department to make administrative regulations as to game and fish, including seasons and limits -- Inclusion of administrative regulations on department's website.150.027Hearing required before promulgation, amendment, or repeal of administrative regulations affecting property owners or occupants of property adjacent to a lake or other real property owned or controlled by the department.150.028Required administrative regulations.150.061Commissioner -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Removal -- Vacancies in office -- Compensation -- Oath -- Bond -- Duties -- Annual report -- Authority to appoint additional employees if grant funds available. (Effective until July 15, 2026)150.065Temporary employees.150.081Political activity forbidden.150.090Commissioner's power and duty to appoint all game wardens considered to be necessary for the efficient administration of the department -- Each game warden is individually vested with the powers of a peace officer in all parts of the state -- Employment contract permitted.150.092Consent requirement for entry upon lands of another person -- Private lands incentive programs -- Arrest and citation authority.150.095Game wardens may bear arms.150.097Indemnification by the Commonwealth of game warden who is sued in his or her individual capacity and personally suffers financial loss -- Indemnification contingent upon findings that the act or omission which resulted in liability was lawful and proper and within the officer's scope and course of employment -- Indemnification does not abrogate, limit, or constitute a waiver of any privilege, immunity, or matter of defense otherwise available to the game warden.150.100Execution of process by commissioner, department personnel and persons appointed by commissioner.150.105Destruction or control of animals causing damage.150.110Enforcement of law as to mussels.150.120Seizure and sale of contraband.150.130County and Commonwealth's attorneys to enforce laws and regulations.150.140Report and payment of moneys by circuit clerk.150.150Game and fish fund -- Mussel beds -- Funds for hunger relief -- Accounting and report -- Contribution to Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program. (Effective until July 15, 2026)150.152Report of audit of department by Auditor of Public Accounts.150.160Disposition of fines.150.165Nongame fish and wildlife fund.150.170Requirement of hunting, fishing, trapping, or guide's license -- Exceptions -- Rights and privileges of resident owners of private land and bodies of water -- Taking of wildlife causing damage -- Reporting requirements -- Reciprocity with adjoining states -- Exception for active duty or reserve members on military property -- Exemption from live-fire hunter education course component for military or peace officers.150.172Possession and use of firearm for self-defense and defense of others while hunting or trapping -- Exceptions -- Administrative regulations.150.175Kinds of licenses and tags -- Multiyear licenses or permits.150.177Special permit for incorporated nonprofit wildlife conservation organization.150.178Cooperator permits -- Administrative regulations.150.179Waiver of license requirement and discounting of licenses or permits for event supporting a recreational activity -- Free-fishing weekend.150.180Buying, selling, or transporting protected wildlife, mussels and fishes, raw fur, or processed wildlife.150.183Importing, transporting or possessing endangered species of wildlife.150.186Release of hog or pig into the wild prohibited -- Importing, possessing, or transporting wild or feral pig or boar prohibited -- Accidental escape of livestock exempted.150.190Outfitter license or guide's license.150.195Design, issuance, and distribution of licenses and permits -- Administrative regulations.150.225Prescription of license, permit, and registration fees -- Fiduciary capacity of person who collects, receives, possesses, or manages fees.150.235License or permit required -- To be carried on person -- Nonresidents -- Effect of revocation or suspension of license or permit.150.236Effect of revocation or suspension of license by another jurisdiction in United States or Canada.150.238Reciprocal agreements with other states relating to violations of hunting and fishing laws -- Administrative regulations.150.240Contract for game refuge -- Public or commercial shooting areas.150.250Contract for wildlife preservation or propagation.150.255Wetland or stream compensatory mitigation projects -- Mitigation fund -- Purposes.150.260Wildlife restoration in cooperation with federal government.150.270Consent to acquisition by United States of migratory bird reservations.150.275Permit to take and transport wildlife for commercial nuisance wildlife control, scientific, or educational purposes -- Fees to be set by administrative regulation.150.280Propagation and holding of protected wildlife -- Permits -- Revocation for violation of state or federal law.150.290Sale and transportation of wildlife by breeders.150.300Poaching -- Destroying or defacing signs and notices.150.305Possession of wildlife or raw fur out of season -- Inspection of commercial frozen food lockers.150.320Birds not protected -- Nests and eggs.150.330Migratory birds -- Waterfowl.150.340Bag and creel limits -- Limit on possession -- Migratory birds.150.355Ferrets.150.360Restrictions on taking of wildlife -- Discharge of weapon across public roadway prohibited.150.361Taking game with a firearm during bow season prohibited.150.362Prohibition against taking wildlife by person under influence of alcohol or controlled substance.150.363Computer-assisted remote hunting unlawful -- Citizens with disabilities.150.365Fire, explosives, electric devices, gas, smoke to take wildlife prohibited.150.370Open season for wildlife -- Exceptions.150.390Restrictions on hunting wild elk, deer, wild turkey, or bear -- Depredation permits -- Administrative regulations -- Methods to reduce deer and elk populations that threaten agriculture or health and human safety -- Taking of anterless deer.150.395Prohibition against use of artificial light.150.399Traps illegally set or used -- Seizure or treatment as contraband.150.400Traps -- Approval -- Prohibition -- New design.150.410Tagging of traps -- Visiting trap line -- Protection of domestic animals.150.411Taxidermist's records -- Mounting.150.4111Sale of legally taken wildlife.150.4112Administrative regulations to allow resident nonprofit 501(c)(3) institution to sell donated mounted wildlife specimen.150.4113Administrative regulations to allow sale and purchase of mounted wildlife specimens -- Recording of sales.150.412Restriction on commercial guide's participation in taking of wildlife or fish while providing guide services.150.415Fur buyer -- Receipts for purchases.150.416Fur processor -- Receipts and inventory.150.417Nonresident accompanying resident fur buyer -- Presumption from.150.425Bounty on beaver.150.440Open season and creel limits for rough fish.150.445Fish not to be taken other than by pole and line near dams.150.450Use, operation, and possession of certain fishing gear.150.460Use of certain substances and devices in public waters prohibited -- Use of explosives and firearms prohibited.150.470Creel and size limits for fish.150.485Live fish and bait dealers.150.520Department may regulate musseling.150.525License for buying mussel shells or mussels in the shell.150.600Regulation of the taking of waterfowl.150.603Migratory bird/waterfowl permit required -- Exceptions -- Use of revenue generated by sale of migratory bird/waterfowl permit.150.610Issuance of revenue bonds for purpose of establishing public shooting areas, wildlife refuges, public fishing lakes or other projects -- Pledging of revenue -- Liens.150.620Acquisition of lands for establishment and maintenance of public shooting, fishing, and other recreational areas -- Operation of facilities and lands -- Subleasing of land.150.625Highway construction lakes.150.630Violations of law pertaining to shooting or hunting preserves -- Cancellation or revocation of license.150.640Acts of depredation prohibited while hunting, fishing or trapping -- Domestic livestock roaming on department lands prohibited.150.645Liability of landowner consenting to hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities on premises -- Claims for property damage by state employees participating in wildlife management practices.150.660Establishment of pay lakes, authority of commissioner concerning -- Stocking requirement -- Permits -- Revocation of license.150.680Concurrent criminal jurisdiction of portions of Trigg and Lyon Counties within boundaries of Land Between the Lakes ceded to United States.150.690Wrongfully entering park and injuring or killing deer, elk or buffalo -- Treble damages.150.700Destroying private fish pond -- Treble damages.150.710Intentional obstruction of lawful taking of wildlife.150.720Administrative regulations relating to cervids -- Costs resulting from importation of diseased animal.150.722Authorized methods of disposal of cervid carcass material and waste by cervid meat processors, butchers or meat processors, and licensed taxidermists.150.725Definitions for KRS 150.725 to 150.735.150.730Permits to hold captive cervids -- Amendments to existing holding and fencing requirements -- Duties of department.150.735Placement of primary containment fence -- Expansion of captive cervid facility -- Transfer of permits -- Violation of captive cervid law or regulation -- Rights and potential penalties.150.740Ban on live Cervidae importation except under certain conditions -- Penalties -- Reports on chronic wasting disease to be submitted to Interim Joint Committees annually -- Authority of department to seize captive cervids -- Hearing -- Appeal.150.990Penalties.150.995Violations for which additional restitution shall be paid to department.150.999Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditions.