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Volume 44 - Issue 20- May 15, 2025

State of Kansas

Wildlife and Parks Commission

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulation

A public hearing will be conducted by the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission (the Commission) at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Dole-Spencer Conference Room, Fossil Creek Hotel & Suites, 1430 S. Fossil St., Russell, KS 67665, to consider the approval and adoption of a proposed administrative regulation of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Other Commission business will follow and will include general discussions, which may include educational presentations, workshop sessions, and public comment opportunity following the public hearing. The meeting will continue until all business is complete. The public hearing will be conducted in person and via video conferencing system.

This 30-day notice period prior to the hearing constitutes a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed administrative regulation. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to the Chair of the Commission, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 1020 S. Kansas Ave., Suite 200, Topeka, KS 66612, or to megan.deters@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 regulation. 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 regulation.

Copies of the complete text of the regulation and economic impact statement may be obtained by writing the Chair of the Commission at the address above, may be accessed electronically on the Department’s website at http://www.ksoutdoors.com, or by calling 785-296-6373.

Any individual with a disability may request an accommodation to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulation and economic impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to participate in the hearing should be made at least ten (10) business days in advance of the hearing by contacting Megan Deters at 785-296-6373. Persons with a hearing impairment may call the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 800-432-0698 to request special accommodations.

Summaries of the proposed regulation and its economic impact follow. (Note: Statements indicating that “The Commission anticipates that the proposed amendment/new regulation will have minor to no economic impact” are intended to indicate that no economic impact on the Commission, other state agencies, persons subject to the proposed regulations, or the general public have been identified.)

K.A.R. 115-25-14

The changes to the regulation adjust length and creel limits at specific water bodies for various sport fish species and shorten the length of the trout season due to increasing costs of acquiring trout from vendors.

Economic Impact

No quantifiable economic impact is anticipated. Changes to length and creel limits for sport fish have never affected the number of fishing licenses sold by the Department and have not noticeably impacted local businesses, individuals, or local governments.

Whitney Damron
Chair
Wildlife and Parks Commission

Doc. No. 053172

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