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This bill modifies hunting regulations for migratory waterfowl in Kansas, primarily focusing on restrictions for nonresident hunters and adjusting habitat stamp fees. Specifically, the bill prohibits nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl (such as geese, ducks, and mergansers) during hunting season, with an exception allowing hunting only on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. This restriction applies to various public lands, including state-controlled department lands, specific federal reservoirs managed by the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, and federal wildlife refuges. The bill provides exemptions for walk-in hunting access areas, navigable rivers in Kansas, and the light geese conservation order. Additionally, the legislation reduces the fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps, lowering the resident stamp fee from a maximum of $200 to $20 and the nonresident stamp fee from a maximum of $1,500 to $100. To qualify as a nonresident, a person must not have been a bona fide Kansas resident for the immediately preceding 60 days, with some specific exceptions for lifetime license holders and certain other categories of hunters.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Federal and State Affairs (Senate)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb213/