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WILDLIFE AND PARKS COMMISSION
TO MEET IN TOPEKA MARCH 15
Public invited to attend
all sessions at Great Overland Station, Topeka
March 12, 2007 - The Kansas Wildlife and
Parks Commission </news/kdwp_info/commission> will conduct
a public meeting and hearing Thursday, March 15, at the Great
Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka. The afternoon session
will begin at 1:30 p.m. The evening session will begin at 7 p.m.
The afternoon meeting will begin with reports on
2007 legislation affecting the department, as well as a summary
of the department?s fiscal year 2008 budget. Also scheduled is
a report on a department task force that is developing recommendations
to improve services and programs for Kansas boaters, and an overview
of efforts to develop Kansas River recreational use and access.
The commission will recess at 3 p.m. for a tour of the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks? (KDWP) Region 2 office and
the adjacent site where Kaw River State Park will be developed.
Commissioners will reconvene at the same location
at 7 p.m. for general discussion of the following topics:
current status of avian influenza monitoring efforts
and chronic wasting disease surveillance;
summary of federal Farm Bill and its implications
for wildlife in Kansas;
potential creation of a new regulation dealing
with deer management on public properties, including a request
from Fort Riley staff to allow development later in the year
of hunting season dates on the military installation, as well
as strategies to better control deer population growth on wildlife
areas owned or licensed to KDWP; and
preliminary recommendations for 2007 early migratory
bird seasons.
Following general discussion on the preceding topics,
the Commission will conduct a workshop session, in preparation
for potential future regulatory action, on these items:
seasons, permit allocations, and permitting procedures
for the 2007 antelope seasons (KAR 115-25-7);
seasons, permit allocations, and permitting procedures
for the 2007 elk season (KAR 115-25-8);
seasons, permit allocations, and permitting procedures
for the 2007 deer seasons (KAR 115-25-9); and
modification of KAR 115-9-9 to allow use of a transaction
number, provided on each license or permit issued through the
department?s automated licensing system, on written notice of
harvested game animals given to another person.
Following workshop session discussion, the commission
will conduct a public hearing on the following regulatory recommendations:
modification of regulations for turkey hunting (KAR 115-4-4a)
and big game hunting (KAR 115-4-4) to allow the use of electronically
illuminated nocks on arrows used by bowhunters; and
establishing the fall 2007 turkey hunting season
(KAR 115-25-5), including expanding the boundaries of turkey
management unit 3 to conform with boundary changes for the spring
season (no other changes from last year?s fall turkey season
proposed).
Time will be set aside in both the afternoon and
evening sessions for public comment on items not on the agenda.
If necessary, the commission will recess on March 15, to reconvene
at 9 a.m., March 16, at the same location to complete unfinished
business.
If notified in advance, the department will have
an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request
an interpreter call the Kansas Commission of Deaf and Hard of
Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may
request other accommodations by contacting the commission secretary
at 620-672-5911.
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