(a)It is unlawful for any person to:
(1)Participate or engage in any activity for which such person is required to have obtained a license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and regulations of the secretary unless such person has obtained a currently valid license, permit, stamp or other issue issued to such person;
(2)fail to carry in such person's possession a currently valid license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department, issued to such person, while participating or engaging in any activity for which such person is required to have obtained such license, permit, stamp or other issue under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and regulations of the secretary;
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Participate or engage in any activity for which such person is required to have obtained a license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and regulations of the secretary unless such person has obtained a currently valid license, permit, stamp or other issue issued to such person;
(2) fail to carry in such person's possession a currently valid license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department, issued to such person, while participating or engaging in any activity for which such person is required to have obtained such license, permit, stamp or other issue under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and regulations of the secretary;
(3) refuse to allow examination of any license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department while participating or engaging in any activity for which such person is required to have obtained such license, permit, stamp or other issue under the wildlife and parks laws of this state or under rules and regulations of the secretary, upon demand by any officer or employee of the department or any officer authorized to enforce the laws of this state or rules and regulations of the secretary;
(4) while participating or engaging in fishing or hunting:
(A) Fail to carry in such person's possession a card or other evidence that such person is required to carry pursuant to K.S.A. 32-980, and amendments thereto; or
(B) refuse to allow inspection of such card or other evidence upon demand of any officer or employee of the department or any officer authorized to enforce the laws of this state or rules and regulations of the secretary; or
(5) make any false representation to secure any license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department, or duplicate thereof, or to make any alteration in any such license, permit, stamp or other issue.
(b) No person charged with violating subsection (a)(1) for failure to obtain a vehicle or camping permit for use of any state park, or any portion thereof or facility therein, or any other area or facility for which a vehicle or camping permit is required pursuant to rules and regulations of the secretary shall be convicted thereof unless such person refuses to purchase such permit after receiving a permit violation notice. Such notice shall require the procurement of:
(1) The proper daily permit or permits and payment within 24 hours of a late payment fee of $15; or
(2) an annual vehicle or camping permit, as the case may be, if such permit has been established by rule and regulation and adopted by the secretary.
(c) (1) In any prosecution charging a violation of subsection (a)(1) for failure to obtain a permit required by K.S.A. 32-901, and amendments thereto, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was in violation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the time when and place where the violation occurred.
(2) Proof of a written lease of, or rental agreement for, a particular vehicle described in the complaint, on the date and at the time of the violation, which lease or rental agreement includes the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle was leased or rented at the time of the violation, shall rebut the prima facie evidence that the registered owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the time when and place where the violation occurred.
(d) No person who is a resident of this state and charged with violating subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) shall be convicted thereof if such person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer the appropriate license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department, lawfully issued to such person and valid at the time of such person's alleged violation.
(e) Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in K.S.A. 32-1031, and amendments thereto, except as provided in K.S.A. 32-1032, and amendments thereto, relating to big game and wild turkey.
L. 1911, ch. 198, § 10; L. 1921, ch. 196, § 3; R.S. 1923, 32-106; L. 1970, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 175, § 8; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 113; L. 1991, ch. 107, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 185, § 8; L. 2001, ch. 131, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 96, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 108, § 3; L. 2005, ch. 182, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 56; L. 2017, ch. 25, § 1; L. 2023, ch. 7, § 65; July 1.