AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife law enforcement.

Amend KRS 15.519 to make game wardens employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers; amend KRS 150.090 to conform; amend KRS 235.310 to make boating enforcement officers employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources subject to the same requirements for entering or accessing private open land as other law enforcement officers.

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill would change the rules for how game wardens and boating enforcement officers with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources can enter or access privately owned open land. Currently these officers may operate under different standards than other law enforcement; this bill would bring their requirements in line with those that apply to other officers. It is currently under review in a House committee. Who it may affect: Landowners with private open land, hunters and anglers who use such land, and Fish and Wildlife enforcement officers.

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