You have voted SB-533: Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps - Complimentary Licenses and Stamp Exemption - Veterans Determined to be Unemployable.
Boating - Migratory Waterfowl Season - Prohibited Acts [HB-590]
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Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel within 500 yards of a stationary blind or blind site that is occupied and being used for hunting migratory waterfowl during open season.
HB-590: Boating - Migratory Waterfowl Season - Prohibited Acts
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries - Reporting Requirements [HB-512]
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Requiring certain persons licensed or regulated with respect to fish and fisheries by the Department of Natural Resources to submit reports in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department.
HB-512: Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries - Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jacobs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 519 on 05/09/2024
Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Fee Exemptions - Residents Eligible for Assistance Programs [HB-438]
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Exempting residents who are eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or Medicaid from the annual fee for angler's licenses, trout stamps, and Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing licenses.
HB-438: Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Fee Exemptions - Residents Eligible for Assistance Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2024
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization [HB-481]
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Authorizing a person to receive a raffle ticket for each antlerless deer hunted by the person during a certain raffle program that has as its objective the hunting of antlerless deer.
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization [SB-367]
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Authorizing a person to receive a raffle ticket for each antlerless deer hunted by the person during a certain raffle program that has as its objective the hunting of antlerless deer.
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations [HB-345]
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Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update certain regulations listing endangered or threatened species on or before July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter; and altering the definitions of "fish" and "wildlife" for certain purposes.
HB-345: Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/09/2024
Oysters, Striped Bass, and Crabs - Commercial Authorizations - Suspensions and Revocations [SB-317]
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Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and establishing certain procedures for the suspension or revocation of an authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs; and authorizing the Department to reinstate a certain authorization under certain circumstances.
SB-317: Oysters, Striped Bass, and Crabs - Commercial Authorizations - Suspensions and Revocations
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency. [HB-217]
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Amend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands; EMERGENCY.
HB-217: AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 01/25/2024
Aquaculture - Definition of Shellfish - Alteration [SB-303]
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Altering the definition of "shellfish" as it relates to certain provisions of law governing aquaculture to include live bivalves and bivalve shells.
SB-303: Aquaculture - Definition of Shellfish - Alteration
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/09/2024
Commercial Northern Snakehead License – Gear [HB-237]
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Repealing certain buffer zones within which a commercial northern snakehead licensee may not fish using bowfishing gear; and requiring a licensee who fishes for northern snakehead to comply with Department of Natural Resources regulations governing the use of gear.
Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension [SB-301]
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Extending to June 30, 2027, the authorization of a leaseholder of certain aquaculture leases to, with prior written approval from the Department of Natural Resources, place shellfish, bags, nets, and structures on submerged aquatic vegetation, subject to certain requirements; and requiring, on or before June 1, 2025, and each June 1 for the next 2 years thereafter, the Department to report certain information to the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and the General Assembly.
SB-301: Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 113 on 04/09/2024
Commercial Northern Snakehead License - Gear [SB-302]
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Repealing certain buffer zones within which a commercial northern snakehead licensee may not fish using bowfishing gear; and requiring a licensee who fishes for northern snakehead to comply with Department of Natural Resources regulations governing the use of gear.
AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency. [HB-140]
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Amend KRS 150.170 to remove the requirement that resident owners of farmlands must own five or more acres of land in order to be exempt from sport hunting and sport fishing license requirements when hunting or fishing on their own farmlands; EMERGENCY.
HB-140: AN ACT relating to hunting and fishing licenses and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Introduced In House on 01/04/2024