Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 5 - Licensing
Section 301 KAR 5:022 - License, tag, and permit fees

Universal Citation: 301 KY Admin Regs Service 5:022

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024

RELATES TO: KRS 150.025, 150.180, 150.183, 150.240, 150.275, 150.280, 150.290, 150.450, 150.485, 150.520, 150.525, 150.600, 150.603, 150.660, 150.720

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 150.175 authorizes the types of licenses, permits, and tags. KRS 150.195(4)(f) requires the department to promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the license and permit terms and the expiration date of licenses and permits. KRS 150.225 requires the department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing reasonable license fees relating to hunting, fishing, and trapping. KRS 150.620 authorizes the department to charge reasonable fees for the use of lands and waters it has acquired for wildlife management and public recreation. This administrative regulation establishes fees and terms for licenses, permits, and tags.

Section 1. Licenses, tags, and permits listed in this section shall be valid from March 1 through the last day of February the following year, except the senior lifetime sportsman's license shall be valid for the life of the license holder while the license holder maintains Kentucky residency.

(1) Sport fishing licenses:
(a) Statewide annual fishing license (resident): twenty-three (23) dollars;

(b) Statewide annual fishing license (nonresident): fifty-five (55) dollars;

(c) Joint married couple statewide fishing license (resident): forty-two (42) dollars;

(d) Statewide three (3) year fishing license (resident): fifty-five (55) dollars; and

(e) Trout permit: ten (10) dollars.

(2) Commercial fishing licenses:
(a) Commercial fishing license (resident), plus ten (10) resident commercial gear tags: $150;

(b) Commercial fishing license (nonresident), plus ten (10) nonresident commercial gear tags: $600; and

(c) Commercial fishing license for Asian carp and scaled rough fish (nonresident), plus ten (10) nonresident gear tags: $150.

(3) Commercial fishing gear tags (shall not be sold singly):
(a) Commercial fishing gear tags (resident) block of ten (10) tags: fifteen (15) dollars;

(b) Commercial fishing gear tags (nonresident) block of ten (10) tags: $100; and

(c) Commercial fishing gear tags for Asian carp and scaled rough fish (nonresident), block of ten (10) tags: fifteen (15) dollars.

(4) Hunting licenses:
(a) Statewide hunting license (resident): twenty-seven (27) dollars;

(b) Statewide hunting license (nonresident): $150;

(c) Statewide youth hunting license (resident): six (6) dollars;

(d) Statewide youth hunting license (nonresident): ten (10) dollars;

(e) Shooting preserve hunting license: five (5) dollars; and

(f) Migratory game bird and waterfowl permit: fifteen (15) dollars.

(5) Combination hunting and fishing license (resident): forty-two (42) dollars.

(6) Sportsman's licenses:
(a) Sportsman's license (resident), which includes a resident hunting and fishing license, spring turkey permit, fall turkey permit, trout permit, state migratory game bird and waterfowl permit, and statewide deer permit: ninety-five (95) dollars;

(b) Youth sportsman's license (resident), which includes a statewide youth hunting license, a statewide youth deer permit, and two (2) youth turkey permits: thirty (30) dollars;

(c) Senior sportsman's licenses, which include a resident hunting and fishing license, spring turkey permit, fall turkey permit, trout permit, state migratory shore and upland game bird, waterfowl permit, and statewide deer permit. Senior licenses shall not be valid unless the holder carries proof of their Kentucky residency and proof of age on the holder's person while performing an act authorized by the license:
1. Annual senior sportsman's license (resident): twelve (12) dollars; and

2. Senior lifetime sportsman's license (resident): $180;

(d) Disabled sportsman's license (resident), which includes a resident hunting and fishing license, spring turkey permit, fall turkey permit, trout permit, state migratory shore and upland game bird, waterfowl permit, and statewide deer permit: twelve (12) dollars.

(7) Trapping licenses:
(a) Trapping license (resident): twenty (20) dollars;

(b) Trapping license (resident landowner - tenant): ten (10) dollars;

(c) Trapping license (nonresident): $130; and

(d) Youth trapping license (resident): five (5) dollars.

(8) Game permits:
(a) Bear permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars;

(b) Youth bear permit (resident): ten (10) dollars;

(c) Bear chase permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars;

(d) Youth bear chase permit (resident): ten (10) dollars;

(e) Combination bear permit (resident), which includes a bear permit and a bear chase permit: fifty (50) dollars;

(f) Bear permit (nonresident): $250;

(g) Youth bear permit (nonresident): $100;

(h) Bear chase permit (nonresident): fifty (50) dollars;

(i) Youth bear chase permit (nonresident): fifteen (15) dollars;

(j) Quota cow elk permit (resident): sixty (60) dollars;

(k) Quota cow elk permit (nonresident): $400;

(l) Quota bull elk permit (resident): $100;

(m) Quota bull elk permit (nonresident): $550;

(n) Quota either sex archery and crossbow elk permit (resident): $100;

(o) Quota either sex archery and crossbow elk permit (nonresident): $550.

(p) Out-of-zone elk permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars;

(q) Out-of-zone elk permit (nonresident): $400;

(r) Statewide deer permit (resident): thirty-five (35) dollars;

(s) Statewide deer permit (nonresident): $185;

(t) Statewide youth deer permit (resident): ten (10) dollars;

(u) Statewide youth deer permit (nonresident): fifteen (15) dollars;

(v) Additional deer permit: fifteen (15) dollars;

(w) Spring turkey permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars;

(x) Spring turkey permit (nonresident): eighty-five (85) dollars;

(y) Fall turkey permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars;

(z) Fall turkey permit (nonresident): eighty-five (85) dollars;

(aa) Youth turkey permit (resident): ten (10) dollars;

(bb) Youth turkey permit (nonresident): fifteen (15) dollars;

(cc) Quota youth elk permit (resident): thirty (30) dollars; and

(dd) Quota youth elk permit (nonresident): $200.

(9) Peabody individual permit: fifteen (15) dollars.

(10) Land Between the Lakes hunting permit: as stated at landbetweenthelakes.us.

(11) Conservation permit: five (5) dollars.

(12) Bobcat hunting permit: Free.

(13) Commercial guide licenses:
(a) Commercial guide license (resident): $150; and

(b) Commercial guide license (nonresident): $400.

Section 2. Licenses, tags, and permits listed in this section shall be valid for the calendar year issued.

(1) Live fish and bait dealer's licenses:
(a) Live fish and bait dealer's license (resident): fifty (50) dollars; and

(b) Live fish and bait dealer's license (nonresident): $150.

(2) Commercial taxidermist license: $150.

(3) Shooting area permit: $150.

(4) Dog training area permit: fifty (50) dollars.

(5) Collecting permits:
(a) Educational wildlife collecting permit: twenty-five (25) dollars; and

(b) Scientific wildlife collecting permit: $100.

(6) Nuisance wildlife control operator's permit: $100.

(7) Pay lake license:
(a) Pay lakes obtaining all fish from private hatcheries only:
1. Lakes with two (2) acres or less: $250; and

2. Each additional acre or part of an acre: Fifty (50) dollars; and

(b) Pay lakes obtaining all or a portion of catfish from public waters:
1. Lakes with two (2) acres or less: $600; and

2. Each additional acre or part of an acre: fifty (50) dollars.

(8) Commercial captive wildlife permit: $150.

(9) Commercial fish propagation permit: fifty (50) dollars.

(10) Wildlife rehabilitator's permit: twenty-five (25) dollars.

(11) Annual wildlife transportation permit: $250.

(12) Peabody Wildlife Management Area annual event permit: $250.

(13) Fish transportation permit: twenty-five (25) dollars.

Section 3. Licenses, tags, and permits listed in this section shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issue.

(1) Falconry permit: seventy-five (75) dollars.

(2) Noncommercial captive wildlife permit: seventy-five (75) dollars.

Section 4. Licenses, tags, and permits listed in this section shall be valid for the date or dates specified on each.

(1) Short-term licenses:
(a) One (1) day fishing license (resident): seven (7) dollars;

(b) One (1) day fishing license (nonresident): fifteen (15) dollars;

(c) Seven (7) day fishing license (nonresident): thirty-five (35) dollars;

(d) One (1) day hunting license (resident) (not valid for deer, elk, bear, or turkey hunting): seven (7) dollars;

(e) One (1) day hunting license (nonresident) (not valid for deer, elk, bear, or turkey hunting): twenty-five (25) dollars; and

(f) Seven (7) day hunting license (nonresident) (not valid for deer, elk, bear, or turkey hunting): sixty-five (65) dollars.

(2) Individual wildlife transportation permit: twenty-five (25) dollars.

(3) Special resident commercial fishing permit: $600.

(4) Special nonresident commercial fishing permit: $900.

(5) Commercial waterfowl shooting area permit: $150.

(6) Shoot-to-retrieve field trial permits:
(a) Per trial (maximum four (4) days): seventy-five (75) dollars; and

(b) Single day: twenty-five (25) dollars.

(7) Boat dock permit: $100 per ten (10) year permit period beginning January 1, 2008, except that the fee shall be pro-rated for the number of years remaining in the ten (10) year period.

(8) Shoreline use permit: Valid for a fifteen (15) year permit period beginning January 1, 2010, pro-rated to the nearest five (5) year interval remaining in the fifteen (15) year period, and containing three (3) tiers, including:
(a) Tier I: $100;

(b) Tier II: $200; and

(c) Tier III: $300.

(9) Peabody individual event permit: twenty-five (25) dollars.

(10) Commercial roe-bearing fish buyer's permit:
(a) Commercial roe-bearing fish buyer's permit (resident): $500; and

(b) Commercial roe-bearing fish buyer's permit (nonresident): $1,000.

(11) Commercial roe-bearing fish harvester's permit:
(a) Commercial roe-bearing fish harvester's permit (resident): $500; and

(b) Commercial roe-bearing fish harvester's permit (nonresident): $1,500.

(12) Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area:
(a) Daily Entry Permit: three (3) dollars, with children under twelve (12) free; and

(b) Daily Special Activities Permit: seven (7) dollars.

(13) Commercial foxhound training enclosure permit: $150.

Section 5. Licenses, tags, and permits listed in this section shall be valid on a per-unit basis as specified.

(1) Ballard waterfowl hunt (per person, per day): fifteen (15) dollars.

(2) Pheasant hunt permit (per person, per day): twenty-five (25) dollars.

(3) Horse stall rental (per space, per day): two (2) dollars.

(4) Dog kennel rental (per dog, per day): fifty (50) cents.

(5) Captive cervid permit (per facility, per year): $150.

(6) Noncommercial captive cervid permit (per facility, per three (3) years): seventy-five (75) dollars.

Section 6. The following licenses listed in this section shall be valid from April 1 through March 31 of the following year:

(1) Fur processor's license (resident): $150;

(2) Fur buyer's license (resident): fifty (50) dollars; and

(3) Fur buyer's license (nonresident): $300.

Section 7. The following Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area permits shall be valid from July 1 through June 30 of the following year:

(1) Annual Entry Permit: thirty (30) dollars, with children under twelve (12) free; and

(2) Annual Special Activities Permit: seventy (70) dollars.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 150.175, 150.195(4)(f), 150.225, 150.620

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