Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-16-6 - Wildlife control permit; application and reporting requirements
(a) Each person
16 years of age or older wishing to obtain a wildlife control permit shall
apply to the department on a form provided by the department and shall provide
the following information:
(1) The
applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the wildlife species to be controlled;
(3) the county or counties where
wildlife control activities will be conducted;
(4) unless specifically exempted by the
department based on previous use of the applicable methods or equipment as an
authorized wildlife control operator, proof of completion of the following
courses, if applicable:
(A)
Department-approved hunter education training, if a firearm would be used to
take wildlife; and
(B)
department-approved furharvester education training, if furharvester equipment
would be used to take wildlife; and
(5) any other information required by the
department.
(b) Each
applicant shall take a course of instruction approved by the department, which
shall include instruction concerning applicable laws and regulations, methods
for wildlife control, methods for handling wildlife, and other relevant
material, and which shall include eight hours of instruction or the equivalent.
The course may be offered by the department or by other approved agencies or
organizations, and may be offered in person, by correspondence, or by
electronic transmission. No applicant shall be required to take this course of
instruction if the applicant has successfully completed an approved course
within the previous five years.
(c) Successful completion of the course of
instruction described in subsection (b) shall require that the applicant pass a
department examination with a minimum score of 80 percent. No applicant shall
be eligible to retake the examination within 30 days of failing the
examination, and no applicant shall take the examination more than two times
within the period of one year.
(d)
A wildlife control permit may be refused issuance, denied, suspended, or
revoked by the secretary for any of the following reasons:
(1) The application is incomplete or contains
false information.
(2) The
applicant does not meet the qualifications specified in this regulation.
(3) The applicant has failed to
maintain or to submit required reports.
(4) The applicant has violated department
laws or regulations, or has had any other department license or permit revoked
or suspended.
(5) Issuance of the
permit would not be in the best interests of the public, for reasons including
complaints or inappropriate conduct while holding a previous wildlife control
permit.
(e) Each
wildlife control permit shall expire on December 31, but may be renewed for the
next calendar year before expiration.
(f) Each permittee shall be in possession of
a valid wildlife control permit while conducting wildlife control activities,
in addition to any other federal, state, or local permits that may be required.
Upon request by any person in lawful possession of property where control
activities are being conducted or by any person requesting control activities,
the permittee shall make the wildlife control permit available for inspection.
A permittee shall not act as an employee or an agent of the department.
(g) Upon request by any person to
control wildlife, a wildlife control permittee shall make a reasonable attempt
to identify the wildlife species in question, and shall advise the person
requesting assistance of the proposed control method and the estimated cost
before conducting any wildlife control activities. In no case shall the
permittee conduct wildlife control activities without the authorization of the
person in lawful control of the property.
(h) Each wildlife control permittee shall
submit an annual report by January 31 following the permit year, on a form
supplied by the department. The report shall be kept current and available for
inspection throughout the permit year. Each report shall contain the following
information:
(1) The name, address, and
permit number of the permittee;
(2) the date of any control activity;
(3) the species, number, and
condition of the wildlife controlled; and
(4) the control method or methods used.
(i) Each wildlife
control permittee shall retain the following information for a minimum of three
years and shall make this information available for inspection by the
department on request:
(1) The name and
postal zip code of the legal occupant where control activities were conducted;
and
(2) the disposition of any
wildlife taken, including any of the following:
(A) The name and postal zip code of the
person in lawful possession of the property where the wildlife was released and
the number of wildlife released;
(B) the method used if wildlife was
euthanized; or
(C) the name of any
licensed wildlife rehabilitator to whom the wildlife was submitted.
(j) Subject to
applicable federal or state laws and regulations, any governmental body may be
authorized by the secretary to conduct wildlife control activities.
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