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House Bill 142

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Last Action 03/26/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
Title AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 864
Sponsors M. Pollock, M. Dossett, R. Bivens, B. Chester-Burton, S. McPherson, S. Rudy
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 150.170 to require the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to issue a minimum of 5 deer destruction permits to any landowner, spouse, dependent child, or their designee whose lands or personal property have been damaged by wildlife; establish provisions for the renewal of deer destruction permits; require the department to issue a deer permit for the taking of 1 additional antlered deer during a hunting season to any requesting individual; amend KRS 150.390 to allow any licensed or permitted person to take antlerless deer for a period of 10 days following the conclusion of a muzzle-loading gun season; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Agriculture - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
Effective Dates, Emergency - Depredating wildlife, lands or personal property, damage
Fish And Wildlife - Depredating wildlife, permits, wildlife control
Hunting And Fishing - Permits, depredating wildlife, control,
Land Use - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
Landlord And Tenant - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, permits, wildlife control
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/07/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/14/26
  • to Agriculture (H)
02/25/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
03/03/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/04/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/13/26
  • to Agriculture (S)
03/24/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/25/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/26/26
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except provide that references to a "deer destruction permit" be replaced with "destruction tag"; replace references to "disposal tag" with "carcass tag"; authorize the Fish and Wildlife Commission to promulgate administrative regulations establishing an additional 7 to 10 day season allowing the taking of antlerless deer in overpopulated areas, as designated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; authorize the department to allow an individual who has taken and reported a minimum of 4 female antlerless deer to enter the department's special agency fundraising permit drawing; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations within 120 days of the effective date of the Act.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, deer destruction tags
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Fish and Wildlife Commission, taking of antlerless deer
Agriculture - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
Fish And Wildlife - Depredating wildlife, permits, wildlife control
Hunting And Fishing - Permits, depredating wildlife, control
Land Use - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
Landlord And Tenant - Agricultural lands, damage to agricultural crops, depredating wildlife
State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, permits, wildlife control

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except impose additional requirements on a landowner, tenant, or designee taking or trapping wildlife that is causing damage to a landowner's land or personal property; require that an approved designee hold a valid Kentucky hunting license; allow an approved designee to request a destruction tag from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in order to take wildlife causing damage to a landowner's property; require that a landowner, tenant, or designee report the destruction of wildlife through a reporting mechanism established by the department within 24 hours of the take.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, reporting mechanisms, depredating wildlife
Agriculture - Agricultural lands, depredating wildlife, destruction tags
Fish And Wildlife - Destruction tags, depredating wildlife, designee
Hunting And Fishing - Destruction tags, depredating wildlife, designee
Landlord And Tenant - Agricultural lands, depredating wildlife, destruction tags
State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, destruction tags, depredating wildlife

Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)