(1) No person shall take any wild bird except game birds or live raptors for which there is an open season, either under the laws of Kentucky and the regulations of the department or the laws of the United States, except those birds mentioned in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) This chapter does not protect or in any way limit the taking of the starling or the
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 150.320

  • 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
  • License: means any document issued by the department authorizing its holder to perform acts authorized by the license and includes any other form of authorization
    in addition to or in lieu of an actual document which may be 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

English sparrow, but any persons taking any of them must have a hunting license.
(3) No person shall take, disturb, or destroy the nest or eggs of any wild birds except for raptors as prescribed by regulation.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 12, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 15. — Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 44. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 16. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 32. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1954d-53.

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