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This bill eliminates the authority of the secretary of wildlife and parks to issue nonresident landowner deer permits, effectively removing a previous provision that allowed nonresident landowners who owned 80 acres or more of farm or ranch land in Kansas to receive special deer hunting permits. The bill modifies existing hunting regulations by deleting the definition of "nonresident landowner" and removing language that previously permitted the secretary to issue deer permits specifically to nonresident landowners, restricting such permits only to hunting on their own land. The legislation maintains other existing provisions related to hunting permits, including regulations for resident landowners, tenants, and nonresident hunters, and continues to allow the secretary to issue nonresident deer permits subject to certain limitations such as restricting permits to two adjacent deer management units and establishing permit numbers based on various factors like deer population trends and public demand. The bill will take effect upon publication in the statute book, and the existing section of law (K.S.A. 32-937) will be fully repealed.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb80/