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: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 11, 2026

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This bill would change the rules for when game wardens and boating enforcement officers from the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources can enter or access privately owned open land. Under this bill, those officers would have to follow the same legal requirements that apply to other law enforcement officers when accessing such property. Currently, different rules may apply to these specific officers. Who it may affect: landowners with private open land, hunters and anglers, and Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers.

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