SB39
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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…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: April 10, 2026
In effect since April 10, 2026
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill changes state fishing rules so that private landowners are no longer required to follow standard regulations about how many fish can be caught, what size fish can be kept, or how fish can be caught on their own lakes or ponds. Landowners can also stock certain fish like largemouth bass in their private water without restriction, as long as they do not introduce invasive species. They may share these same freedoms with guests…
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