Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
150.025(1),
150.170,
150.175(1)(p),
150.330
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
150.175(16) authorizes the
department to require permits for shoot-to-retrieve field trials.
KRS
150.025(1) authorizes the
department to set seasons and limits, and to promulgate administrative
regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 150. This
administrative regulation establishes seasons, permit application procedures,
game bird marking, and other requirements for conducting a shoot-to-retrieve
field trial.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Field trial" means an organized event at
which hunting dogs are worked and judged.
(2) "Game birds" means quail, chukar, mallard
duck, or pheasant species.
(3)
"Shoot to retrieve field trial" means a field trail where game birds are
taken.
(4) "Take" is defined by
KRS
150.010(42).
Section 2.
(1) A person may conduct a shoot-to-retrieve
field trial:
(a) From August 15 through May 15
for quail; and
(b) Year-round for
other game birds.
(2)
Daily bag or possession limits shall not apply to birds taken during a shoot-to
retrieve field trial.
Section
3. A person conducting a shoot-to retrieve field trial shall:
(1) Apply for a permit at least thirty (30)
days before the event to the:
(a) Department
law enforcement officer in the county where the event will be conducted;
or
(b) Department's law enforcement
captain in the wildlife district where the event will be conducted.
(2) A permit application shall:
(a) Be made on the Shoot-to-Retrieve Field
Trial Application; and
(b) Include:
1. The fee specified in
301 KAR
3:022; and
2. Permission from the landowner or manager
of public land where the event will be conducted.
(3) Provide pen-raised game birds
for the trial.
(4) If the date or
location of the trial changes:
(a) Notify the
person from whom the permit application was obtained; and
(b) If the location changes, submit written
permission to hold the trial at the new location.
Section 4. A person participating
in a shoot-to-retrieve field trial shall not:
(1) Knowingly take a game bird that was not:
(a) Raised in captivity; and
(b) Provided by the organizer of the
event.
(2) Hunt on land
not specified in the permit.
Section
5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Shoot-to-Retrieve Field Trial
Application", 5/19 edition, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources, #1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, from 8 a.m.
through 4:30 p.m. eastern time on normal business days or at
https://fw.ky.gov/Licenses/Documents/shootToRetrieveFieldTrialApplicationIncludesFees.pdf
.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
150.025(1),
150.175(16)
