§ 32-988 — Fees for licenses and permits

(a) The secretary is authorized to adopt, in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto, rules and regulations fixing the amount of fees for the following items, subject to the following limitations and subject to the requirement that no such rules and regulations shall be adopted as temporary rules and regulations:
Big game permits
Resident (other than elk permit): maximum $100
Nonresident (other than elk permit): maximum $400
Elk permit: maximum $350
Nonresident mule deer stamp: maximum $150
Nonresident applications: maximum $25
Combination hunting and fishing licenses
Resident: maximum $50
Lifetime: maximum $1,000; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum $150
Nonresident: maximum $200
Commercial dog training permits: maximum $25
Commercial guide permit or associate guide permit
Resident: maximum $250
Nonresident: maximum $1,000
Commercial harvest or dealer permits: maximum $200
Commercial prairie rattlesnake harvesting permits
Resident or nonresident with valid hunting license: maximum $5
Resident or nonresident nonfirearm without valid hunting license: maximum $20
Controlled shooting area operator license: maximum $400
Duplicate licenses, permits, stamps and other issues of the department: maximum $10
Falconry
Permits: maximum $300
Examinations: maximum $100
Field trial permits: maximum $25
Fishing licenses
Resident: maximum $25
Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum $75
Nonresident: maximum $75
Five-day nonresident: maximum $25
Institutional group: maximum $200
Special nonprofit group: maximum $200
Twenty-four-hour: maximum $10
Fur dealer licenses
Resident: maximum $200
Nonresident: maximum $400
Furharvester licenses
Resident: maximum $25
Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum $75
Nonresident: maximum $400
Game breeder permits: maximum $15
Persons with a physical or developmental disability hunting and fishing permits: maximum $5
Hound trainer-breeder running permits: maximum $25
Hunting licenses
Resident: maximum $25
Lifetime: maximum $500; or 8 quarterly payments, each maximum $75
Nonresident 16 or more years of age: maximum $125
Nonresident under 16 years of age: maximum $75
Controlled shooting area: maximum $25
Forty-eight-hour waterfowl permits: maximum $25
Migratory waterfowl habitat stamps: maximum $8
Mussel fishing licenses
Resident: maximum $200
Nonresident: maximum $1,500
Rabbit permits
Live trapping: maximum $200
Shipping: maximum $400
Raptor propagation permits: maximum $100
Rehabilitation permits: maximum $50
Scientific, educational or exhibition permits: maximum $10
Wildlife damage control permits: maximum $10
Wildlife importation permits: maximum $10
Wild turkey permits
Resident: maximum $100
Nonresident: maximum $400
Resident turkey tag: maximum $20
Nonresident turkey tag: maximum $30
Special permits under K.S.A. 32-961, and amendments thereto: maximum $100
Miscellaneous fees
Special events on department land or water: maximum $200
Special departmental services, materials or supplies: no maximum
Other issues of department: no maximum
Vendor bond: no maximum
(b) The fee for a landowner-tenant resident big game or wild turkey hunting permit shall be an amount equal to 1 / 2 the fee for a general resident big game or wild turkey hunting permit.
(c) The fee for a big game or wild turkey hunting permit for a resident under 16 years of age shall be an amount not to exceed 1 / 2 the fee for a general resident big game or wild turkey hunting permit.
(d) The fee for a furharvester license for a resident under 16 years of age shall be an amount equal to 1 / 2 the fee for a resident furharvester license.
(e) For a resident who is at least 65 years of age, but less than 75 years of age:
(1) The fee for an annual hunting license shall be an amount equal to 1 / 2 the fee for a general annual hunting license;
(2) the fee for an annual fishing license shall be an amount equal to 1 / 2 the fee for a general annual fishing license; and
(3) the fee for an annual combination hunting and fishing license shall be an amount equal to 1 / 2 the fee for a general annual combination hunting and fishing license.
(f) Any person who is a resident of this state and satisfies the requirements to be considered a disabled veteran under K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 32-934, and amendments thereto, shall be exempt from the hunting and fishing license fees listed in subsection (a).
(g) The secretary may establish, by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto, different fees for various classes and types of licenses, permits, stamps and other issuances of the department which may occur within each item as described under subsection (a).

Legislative History

L. 1978, ch. 152, § 14; L. 1981, ch. 174, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 175, § 9; L. 1985, ch. 131, § 3; L. 1985, ch. 134, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 149, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 144, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 119, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 105; L. 1989, ch. 274, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 141, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 139, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 139, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 245, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 164, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 98, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 149, § 3; L. 2000, ch. 165, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 17, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 211, § 9; L. 2003, ch. 121, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 99, § 8; L. 2007, ch. 133, § 7; L. 2012, ch. 154, § 7; L. 2023, ch. 43, § 5; April 27.