Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-3-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 115-3-1 - Game birds; legal equipment, taking methods, and possession

(a) Legal hunting equipment for game birds shall consist of the following:

(1) Shotguns and muzzleloading shotguns not larger than 10 gauge and using only shot;

(2) archery equipment; and

(3) falconry equipment.

(b) The use of dogs, horses, and mules shall be permitted while hunting, but no person shall shoot while mounted on a horse or mule.

(c) Hunting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

(d) Game birds shall be shot only while the birds are in flight.

(e) Any type of apparel may be worn while taking game birds.

(f) Legally taken game birds may be possessed without limit in time and may be given to another if accompanied by a dated written notice that includes the donor's printed name, signature, address, and permit or license number. The person receiving the meat shall retain the notice until the meat is consumed, given to another, or otherwise disposed of. It shall not be deemed unlawful for a person to relinquish possession of a game bird for the purpose of dressing the bird.

(g) Each pheasant in an individual's possession for the purpose of transportation shall retain intact a foot or plumage by which the sex can be readily established.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-3-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 32807; effective, T-115-7-27-89, July 27, 1989; effective Sept. 18, 1989; amended June 1, 2001; amended by Kansas Register Volume 40, No. 27; effective 7/23/2021.