SB112
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Amend KRS 150.170 to allow a bona fide resident landowner and other authorized persons to take fish from any lake or pond located on the owner's property without procuring a sport fishing license; exempt the resident landowner and other authorized persons from certain statutory and regulatory limits, restrictions, and requirement relating to fish and fishing.
Introduced: February 6, 2025
Last action: February 11, 2025
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This bill would allow Kentucky landowners to fish in lakes or ponds on their own property without needing a sport fishing license. It would also exempt those landowners and anyone else they authorize from certain rules about fishing limits and restrictions that normally apply to licensed anglers. Who it may affect: resident landowners with private lakes or ponds on their property, and guests or family members those landowners permit to fish there.
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