Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a)
The importation, possession, or release in Kansas of the following live
wildlife species shall be prohibited, except as authorized by terms of a
wildlife importation permit issued by the secretary:
(1) Walking catfish (Clarias
batrachus);
(2) silver
carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix);
(3) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys
nobilis);
(4) black carp
(Mylopharyngodon piceus);
(5) snakehead fish (all members of the family
Channidae);
(6) round goby
(Neogobius melanostomus);
(7) white perch (Morone
americana);
(8) zebra
mussel (Dreissena polymorpha);
(9) quagga mussel (Dreissena
bugensis);
(10) New
Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum);
(11) diploid grass carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella);
(12) marbled crayfish (Procambarus
virginalis);
(13) monk
parakeet (Myiopsita monachus);
(14) Asian raccoon dog (Nyctereutes
procyonoides);
(15)
crucian carp (Carassius carassisus);
(16) largescale silver carp
(Hypophtalmichthys harmandi);
(17) Prussian carp (Carassius
gibelio);
(18) wels
catfish (Silurus glanis);
(19) Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus
phoxinus);
(20) stone
moroko (Pseudorasbora parva);
(21) European perch (Perca
fluviatilis);
(22) Nile
perch (Lates niloticus);
(23) roach (Rutilus
rutilus);
(24) amur
sleeper (Perccotus glenii);
(25) zander (Sander
lucioperca);
(26) common
yabby (Cherax destructor); and
(27) rusty crayfish (Orconectes
rusticus).
(b)
Any live member of a wildlife species listed in subsection (a) and possessed
before the following dates may be retained in possession, in closed
confinement, by making application to the secretary that provides information
detailing the circumstances, including the location, by which the animal came
into the applicant's possession:
(1) February
1, 1978 for fish and bird species other than black carp, snakehead fish, round
goby, white perch, zebra mussel, quagga mussel, New Zealand mudsnail, and
diploid grass carp;
(2) February 1,
1986 for mammal species;
(3)
October 1, 2000 for black carp;
(4)
May 1, 2003 for snakehead fish;
(5)
August 1, 2004 for round goby, quagga mussel, and zebra mussel;
(6) May 15, 2005 for New Zealand
mudsnail;
(7) February 15, 2007 for
white perch;
(8) January 1, 2008
for diploid grass carp;
(9) January
30, 2019 for marbled crayfish; and
(10) January 1, 2021 for crucian carp,
largescale silver carp, Prussian carp, wels catfish, Eurasian minnow, stone
moroko, European perch, Nile perch, roach, amur sleeper, zander, and common
yabby.
The manner in which the animal is to be used shall be
identified in the application.
(c) Any wildlife importation permit for the
importation or possession of live members of the wildlife species listed in
subsection (a) may be issued by the secretary for experimental, scientific,
display, or other purposes subject to any conditions and restrictions contained
or referenced in the wildlife importation permit.
(d) Each individual wanting to import or
possess live members of the wildlife species listed in subsection (a) shall
apply to the secretary for a wildlife importation permit. The application shall
be submitted on forms provided by the department and shall contain the
following information:
(1) The name, address,
and telephone number of applicant;
(2) the wildlife species to be imported or
possessed and the number of wildlife involved;
(3) the purpose or purposes for importation
or possession;
(4) a description of
the facilities for holding and using the wildlife species;
(5) a description of plans to prevent the
release of the wildlife species; and
(6) other relevant information as requested
by the secretary.
(e)
Each wildlife importation permit, once issued, shall be valid during the time
period specified on the permit.
(f)
In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, any wildlife importation
permit may be refused issuance or revoked by the secretary if any of the
following conditions is met:
(1) The
application is incomplete or contains false information.
(2) Issuance of a permit would not be in the
best interest of the public or of the natural resources of Kansas.
(3) The permittee fails to meet permit
requirements or violates permit conditions.
