Title 301 | Chapter 003 | Regulation 140
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301 KAR 3:140.Take of wildlife with aircraft prohibited.
Section 1.
Unlawful Use of Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft.(1)
A person shall not use an aircraft or unmanned aircraft system:(a)
To fish, hunt, or take wildlife or to drive or herd any wildlife for the purpose of fishing, hunting, or taking; or(b)
To harass any wildlife.(2)
Aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems may be used by:(a)
Department employees and contractors or agents acting on behalf of the Department when addressing human safety, law enforcement, research, management, or other needs approved by the department;(b)
Authorized landowners or their agents to engage in lawful wildlife damage control activities; and(c)
Commercial fishers for use in locating or removing invasive carp.HISTORY: (301 KAR 003:150. 52 Ky.R. 323; eff. 10-16-2025.)
FILED WITH LRC: September 9, 2025, at 1 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Jenny Gilbert, Legislative Liaison, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, phone (502) 564-3400, fax (502) 564-0506, email fwpubliccomments@ky.gov.
301 KAR 3:140.Take of wildlife with aircraft prohibited.
Section 1.
Unlawful Use of Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft.(1)
A person(a)
To fish, hunt, or take wildlife or to drive or herd any wildlife for the purpose of fishing, hunting, or taking; or(b)
To harass any wildlife.(2)
(a)
Department employees and contractors or agents acting on behalf of the Department when addressing human safety, law enforcement, research, management, or other needs approved by the department;(b)
Authorized landowners or their agents to engage in lawful wildlife damage control activities; and(c)
Commercial fishers for use in locating or removing invasive carp.HISTORY: (301 KAR 003:150. 52 Ky.R. 323; eff. 10-16-2025.)
FILED WITH LRC: September 9, 2025, at 1 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Jenny Gilbert, Legislative Liaison, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, phone (502) 564-3400, fax (502) 564-0506, email fwpubliccomments@ky.gov.