Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-8-25

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

Section 115-8-25 - Trail or game cameras and other devices

(a) No person shall place, maintain, or use a trail or game camera on department lands, or any images or video from a trail or game camera including location, time, or date, for any purpose on department lands and waters including walk-in hunting areas (WIHA) and integrated walk-in hunting areas (iWIHA).

(b) For the purpose of this regulation, "trail or game camera" shall include any remote motion-activated or infrared camera in which the shutter is activated by sound triggers, proximity sensation, radio transmitters, or a self-timer built into the trail or game camera.

(c) No person shall use any images of wildlife produced by or transmitted from a satellite to take or aid in the taking of wildlife or to locate wildlife to take or to aid in the taking of wildlife on department lands and waters, including WIHA and iWIHA.

(1) This subsection shall not prohibit the use of mapping systems or programs.

(2) For the purpose of this subsection, "take" shall have the meaning specified in K.S.A. 32-701, and amendments thereto.

(d) This regulation shall not apply to any trail or game camera that is owned by the department or a designated agent and is used for department operations or research on department lands and waters.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-8-25

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 32-807; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 42, No. 14; effective 4/21/2023.