2006 Kansas Code - 32-954

      32-954.   Field trial permit or commercial dog training permit. (a) A field trial permit or commercial dog training permit is required to use wild or pen-raised game birds, game animals, coyotes, furbearing animals or other wildlife in a field trial or in training dogs on a commercial basis.

      (b)   Any person who desires to engage in any activity described in subsection (a) may apply to the secretary for a field trial permit or commercial dog training permit. The fee prescribed pursuant to K.S.A. 32-988 shall accompany the application. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the secretary may issue the requested permit to the applicant.

      (c)   Unless otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations of the secretary, a field trial permit or commercial dog training permit is valid from the date issued and expires on December 31 following its issuance.

      (d)   The secretary shall adopt, in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805 and amendments thereto, such rules and regulations as necessary to implement this section. The secretary may adopt, in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805 and amendments thereto, rules and regulations providing for the use of wild or pen-raised game birds, game animals, coyotes, furbearing animals or other wildlife in field trials and in training dogs, establishing conditions and restrictions regulating such use and providing for the hunting, shooting and taking of banded pen-raised game birds for a certain time on a specified area by a dog trainer or by participants in a field trial event sponsored by a recognized group.

      (e)   In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, failure to comply with the wildlife laws of this state or rules and regulations of the secretary shall be grounds for the secretary to refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a field trial permit or commercial dog training permit.

      History:   L. 1963, ch. 250, § 2; L. 1969, ch. 213, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 117, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 85; July 1.