Volume 41 - Issue 27 - July 7, 2022

State of Kansas

Wildlife and Parks Commission

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the Holiday Inn Express, 3401 Blue Comet Dr., Chanute, Kansas, to consider the approval and adoption of proposed administrative regulations of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

An education session for commissioners may be conducted beginning at 9:00 a.m. September 8, 2022, at the location listed above. A workshop meeting on business of the Wildlife and Parks Commission will begin at 1:00 p.m. September 8, 2022, at the location listed above. The meeting will recess at approximately 5:00 p.m. and then resume at 6:30 p.m. at the same location for the regulatory hearing and more business. There will be public comment periods at the beginning of the afternoon and evening meetings for any issues not on the agenda, and additional comment periods will be available during the meeting on agenda items. Old and new business may also be discussed at this time. If necessary to complete the hearing or other business matters, the commission will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. September 9, 2022, at the location listed above.

Any individual with a disability may request an accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulations and economic impact statements in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to participate in the hearing should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting Sheila Kemmis, Commission secretary, at 620-672-5911. Persons with a hearing impairment may call the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698 to request special accommodations.

This 60-day notice period prior to the hearing constitutes a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed administrative regulations.

All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to the Chairman of the Commission, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 1020 S. Kansas Ave., Suite 200, Topeka, KS 66612 or to sheila.kemmis@ks.gov, if submitted electronically. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity at the hearing to express their views orally regarding the adoption of the proposed regulations. During the hearing, all written and oral comments submitted by interested parties will be considered by the commission as a basis for approving, amending, and approving, or rejecting the proposed regulations.

The regulations that will be heard during the regulatory hearing portion of the meeting are as follows:

K.A.R. 115-1-1. This permanent regulation amendment simplifies and expands the definition of “artificial lure” to include advances in fishing technology including “umbrella rigs.”

Economic Impact Summary: The proposed amendment is not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

K.A.R. 115-2-1. This permanent regulation amendment adds “Resident Kids lifetime hunting and fishing combination license” to the KDWP license fee schedule.

Economic Impact Summary: The economic impact will be directly proportionate to the number of the licenses sold, and that number is unknown.

K.A.R. 115-4-11. This permanent regulation amendment will clarify antelope permit types and prevent “double dipping” by individuals who currently purchase a permit preference point and obtain an additional antelope permit.

Economic Impact Summary: The economic impact is estimated to be a reduction in the number of preference point sales of 80 with a total loss of revenue of $880 for KDWP.

K.A.R. 115-7-1. This permanent regulation amendment will increase the number of hooks allowable on a fishing line with two artificial lures to a total of six.

Economic Impact Summary: The proposed amendment is not expected to have any economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

K.A.R. 115-7-4. This permanent regulation amendment will clarify the requirement to leave intact any fish taken that is subject to length limit while the fisherman possesses the fish on the water.

Economic Impact Summary: The proposed amendment is not expected to have any economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

K.A.R. 115-9-3. This permanent regulation amendment adds the Kansas Kids lifetime hunting and fishing license to other lifetime licenses that may be purchased prior to obtaining a hunter education course.

Economic Impact Summary: The proposed amendment is not expected to have any economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

K.A.R. 115-17-3. This permanent regulation amendment will clarify and exclude non-living, commercially packaged fish bait from the requirement for a commercial fish bait permit.

Economic Impact Summary. The proposed amendment is not expected to have any economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

Copies of the complete text of the regulations and economic impact statements may be obtained by writing the chairman of the Commission at the address above, electronically on the department’s website at https://www.ksoutdoors.com, or by calling 785-296-2281.

Gerald Lauber
Chairman

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