Kentucky Statutes 150.370 – Open season for wildlife — Exceptions
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(1) No person shall take any wildlife except during the open season for the particular species as prescribed by the department.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to persons who hunt red fox at night with dogs for sport and not to kill; and who during daylight or night hours exercise and train rabbit dogs, raccoon dogs, bird dogs, and retrievers, but not to kill. The department may, however:
(a) Regulate training seasons for rabbit dogs, raccoon dogs, bird dogs, and retrievers in such manner as not to discriminate against one (1) type of animal over any other nor as to unduly limit such activities; and
(b) Permit rabbit dog, raccoon dog, bird dog, fox dog, and retriever meets held by organized clubs, regardless of any hunting season, with the prior approval of the department provided said approval was requested at least thirty (30) days prior to the meet.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 265, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 14, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 273, sec. 6. –
– Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 20. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 2.
— Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 50. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec.
19. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 16. — Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 10. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 38. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1954d-57, 1954d-58,
1954d-70.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to persons who hunt red fox at night with dogs for sport and not to kill; and who during daylight or night hours exercise and train rabbit dogs, raccoon dogs, bird dogs, and retrievers, but not to kill. The department may, however:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 150.370
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Hunting: means to take or attempt to take in any manner, whether the hunter has game in possession or not. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Permit: means any document issued by the department authorizing its holder to perform acts authorized by the permit and includes tags or devices as evidence of holding a permit and includes any other form of authorization in addition to or in lieu of an actual document authorized by the department by administrative regulation. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Take: includes pursue, shoot, hunt, wound, catch, kill, trap, snare, or capture wildlife in any way and any lesser act designed to lure, attract, or entice for these purposes. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Wildlife: means any normally undomesticated animal, alive or dead, including without limitations any wild mammal, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, or other terrestrial or aquatic life, whether or not possessed in controlled environment, bred, hatched, or born in captivity and including any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, protected or unprotected by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
(a) Regulate training seasons for rabbit dogs, raccoon dogs, bird dogs, and retrievers in such manner as not to discriminate against one (1) type of animal over any other nor as to unduly limit such activities; and
(b) Permit rabbit dog, raccoon dog, bird dog, fox dog, and retriever meets held by organized clubs, regardless of any hunting season, with the prior approval of the department provided said approval was requested at least thirty (30) days prior to the meet.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 265, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 14, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 273, sec. 6. –
– Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 20. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 2.
— Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 50. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec.
19. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 16. — Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 10. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 38. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1954d-57, 1954d-58,
1954d-70.