Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
150.010,
150.025,
150.170,
150.250,
150.360,
150.640,
150.680
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
150.025 authorizes the Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations establishing
requirements for hunting. This administrative regulation establishes special
hunting rules at Land Between the Lakes and authorizes conservation officers to
enforce Land Between the Lakes hunting rules.
Section 1. License Requirements.
(1) Hunters shall have:
(a) A Land Between the Lakes hunting permit;
and
(b) Unless exempted by
KRS
150.170(3) through (7), a
valid Kentucky hunting license.
(2) Permits shall be nontransferable and may
be cancelled if rules and administrative regulations are violated or if the
holder is careless with firearms.
(3) Permits may be obtained at any
information station or at the Administrative Office, Golden Pond, Kentucky
42211, or through any KDSS agent.
(4) Unless exempted by
KRS
150.170(3) through (7):
(a) Deer hunters shall possess a valid
Kentucky deer tag.
(b) Turkey
hunters shall possess a valid Kentucky turkey tag.
Section 2. General Requirements.
Persons shall not:
(1) Take or molest wildlife
except as authorized in KRS Chapter 150 or 301 KAR Chapter 2;
(2) Target practice, except at designated
ranges and with Land Between the Lakes approval;
(3) Operate motorized vehicles, except:
(a) Within the designated off-highway vehicle
area; and
(b) On Land Between the
Lakes legal roads as designated by signs and listed on a map available free of
charge from Land Between the Lakes;
(4) Drive in woods, fields, foot trails, or
utility rights of way; or
(5) Block
access to roads, trails, or entryways.
Section 3. Firearms, Crossbows, and Archery
Equipment.
(1) Persons shall not:
(a) Carry handguns on their person except
during legal hunting hours while participating in authorized gun
hunts.
(b) Carry firearms,
crossbows, or bows and arrows, except target and fishing arrows, except during
authorized hunts by legally licensed and permitted hunters.
(c) Transport in vehicles firearms with
ammunition in either the chamber or magazine.
(2) Hunters camping on Land Between the Lakes
may possess legal hunting firearms, crossbows, or archery equipment one (1) day
prior to, during, and one (1) day after an authorized hunt.
(3) Firearms, crossbows, and archery
equipment shall conform to 301 KAR Chapter 2 for the species being
hunted.
Section 4.
Hunting and Chasing.
(1) Persons shall not
hunt in developed public use areas, safety zones, or posted areas unless the
area is designated by signs as open to hunting.
(2) A state permit shall be required to
conduct a field trial.
(3) Between
sunrise and sunset, persons shall not:
(a)
Hunt raccoon or opossum; or
(b)
Chase foxes with dogs.
(4) Raccoons may be bagged or taken for
restocking.
(5) Dogs shall be
removed by 8 a.m.
(6) Persons
participating in deer quota hunts:
(a) Shall
be selected for each hunt by computerized drawing.
(b) Shall not submit more than one (1)
application.
(c) If under sixteen
(16) years old, shall apply with an adult unless participating in a youth quota
hunt.
(d) Shall not hunt except on
dates assigned to them.
(e) Shall
not change hunt dates.
(f) Shall
remain in assigned areas.
(g) Shall
take the sex of deer specified on the permit.
Section 5. Tree Stands.
(1) Nails, spikes, tree climbers, screw-in
devices, or wire shall not be used for attaching stands or for climbing
trees.
(2) Existing permanent
stands shall not be used.
(3)
Portable stands and climbing devices that do not injure trees may be
used.
(4) Portable stands shall:
(a) Not be placed on trees more than two (2)
weeks prior to the hunting season;
(b) Be removed within one (1) week following
a hunting season or portion of a split season; and
(c) Display the name and address of the
owner.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
150.025