The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any negative economic impact on the department, small businesses, other agencies, or the public.

This proposed exempt regulation establishes hunting unit boundaries, bag limit and season dates for the 2017 fall wild turkey seasons.  The proposed change would close the fall season for units 3, 5 and 6 to take into account several years of poor reproduction and correct an error in the boundary descriptions.  Otherwise, the regulation would be unchanged from previous seasons.

In 2015, the department issued 12,133 fall turkey permits of various types, generating $211,590.  It is anticipated that the closure of the fall season in three additional units will reduce permit sales by 7300 permits, and reducing income to the wildlife fee fund by approximately $130,000. Administrative costs associated with the season are borne by the department.

The department estimates over 24,000 days of hunting activity will occur, thus providing economic benefit to businesses providing goods and services.  No other economic impact on the general public, small businesses or on other state agencies is anticipated.

This proposed exempt regulation establishes hunting unit boundaries, bag limits and season dates for the spring turkey hunting season.  The proposed changes would correct an error in the boundary descriptions. 

It is anticipated that approximately 61,973 permits and game tags will be issued in 2017, based on 2016 permit sales.  Estimated revenue if the above number of permits and tags are issued would be $1,925,577.00.  Administrative costs associated with the season are borne by the department.

Approximately 310,000 recreational days of hunting could occur, thus providing economic benefit to businesses providing goods and services.  No other economic impact on the department, general public, small businesses, or on other state agencies is anticipated.

This proposed exempt regulation establishes statewide limits and open seasons for fishing in Kansas. The proposed changes relate to removing the length limit on walleye, saugeye and sauger on streams and rivers, allowing floatline fishing year round and 24 hours a day, updates to the reference document related to length and creel limits for specific bodies of water and the addition of one trout water. 

The proposed changes would likely have no substantive economic impact to the department, other state agencies, small businesses, or the public.

As a result of discussion with the Office of the Attorney General on the proposed regulation, the Department has drafted the following amendment be made to the version of the regulation submitted for public comment.

As a result of Commission comment on the proposed regulation, the Department has drafted the following amendment be made to the version of the regulation submitted for public comment.