26RS SB 39

Senate Bill 39

Actions

Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to fishing in privately owned lakes and ponds.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	143
Sponsor	G. Boswell
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person in written or electronic form; allow the stocking of certain largemouth bass in private lakes and ponds without restriction; exempt a bona fide private landowner from any lake or pond stocking restrictions except with regard to prohibitions on the stocking of invasive fish.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption Environment And Conservation - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption Environment And Conservation - Fish stocking of private lakes and ponds, largemouth bass Fish And Wildlife - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption Fish And Wildlife - Fish stocking of private lakes and ponds, largemouth bass Hunting And Fishing - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption Hunting And Fishing - Fish stocking of private lakes and ponds, largemouth bass Land Use - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption Property - Bona fide private landowners and guests, fishing and stocking restrictions, exemption