AN ACT relating to hunter education.

Amend KRS 150.170 to prohibit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife from imposing a hunter education requirement for a person over 18 years of age to obtain a hunting or fishing license or permit and deletes provisions regarding live fire exercises.

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would remove the requirement for adults 18 and older to complete a hunter education course before obtaining a hunting or fishing license or permit in Kentucky. It also eliminates current rules requiring live fire exercises as part of hunter education. Kentuckians who are new adult hunters or anglers would no longer need to complete this training to get licensed. Who it may affect: adults seeking their first hunting or fishing license, and hunter education instructors or programs currently administering the requirement.

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