RELATES TO:
KRS
150.010,
150.025,
150.170,
150.175,
150.320,
150.360,
150.370,
150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
150.025(1) authorizes
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to establish seasons and
other administrative regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of KRS
Chapter 150. KRS
150.175 authorizes the types of licenses,
permits, and tags set by the department. This administrative regulation
establishes hunting requirements for species that may be taken year-round and
specifies species that are unprotected.
Section
1. Definition. "Exotic wildlife" means wildlife species that have
never naturally existed in the wild in Kentucky, including species introduced
by man that have become naturalized.
Section
2. Year-Round Seasons.
(1) A
person may take coyotes year-round pursuant to
301 KAR 2:251.
(2) A person may take groundhogs
year-round.
(3) A person taking
coyotes or groundhogs, unless exempted by
KRS
150.170, shall possess a hunting or trapping
license as required for the method of take.
(4) A person may take pheasants year-round
except as otherwise prohibited by
301 KAR 2:049 for department
sponsored pheasant quota hunts.
Section 3. Unprotected Species.
(1) A person may take the following wildlife
species year-round:
(a) Moles (Scalopus
aquaticus, Parascalops breweri, Condalyra cristata);
(b) Mice (Mus musculus);
(c) Rats (Rattus rattus, R.
norvegicus);
(d) Terrestrial
invertebrates; and
(e) Exotic
wildlife, except for pheasants, as restricted in Section 2(4) of this
administrative regulation, and the species listed in Section 4 of this
administrative regulation.
(2) A person may take the species listed in
subsection (1) of this section without a hunting or trapping license, except
that take of English sparrow and starlings requires a hunting
license.
Section 4.
Species with Restricted Take. A person shall not take the following species:
(1) Members of the Family Suidae (pigs or
hogs), except if landowners are incurring damage, they may be taken pursuant to
KRS
150.170, Section 7;
(2) Federally protected migratory birds;
or
(3) Federally threatened or
endangered species.
