Kentucky Statutes 150.280 – Propagation and holding of protected wildlife — Permits — Revocation for violation of state or federal law
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(1) Except as provided by administrative regulation, a person shall not propagate or hold protected wildlife without obtaining a permit to do so from the department. The department shall promulgate administrative regulations governing all such activity and prescribing permit fees. Any permit issued pursuant to this section may be revoked for a violation by the holder thereof of any of the provisions of this chapter, any administrative regulation of the department, or hunting, fishing, or wildlife laws of the federal government.
(2) The department shall by administrative regulation identify species of wildlife potentially damaging to native ecosystems and shall prohibit the transporting or holding of these wildlife.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 512, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
353, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 10, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 13. — Amended 1952
Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 39. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 14. — Amended
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 28. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1954d-31.
(2) The department shall by administrative regulation identify species of wildlife potentially damaging to native ecosystems and shall prohibit the transporting or holding of these wildlife.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 150.280
- Administrative regulation: means a written regulation promulgated, pursuant to
KRS Chapter 13A, by the commissioner with the approval of the commission. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010 - Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fishing: means to take or attempt to take in any manner, whether the fisherman has fish in possession or not. 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
- Protected wildlife: means all wildlife except those species declared unprotected by administrative regulations promulgated by the department. 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
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 512, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
353, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 10, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 13. — Amended 1952
Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 39. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 14. — Amended
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 28. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1954d-31.