Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2547: Requiring a valid upland game bird stamp prior to taking any upland game bird in this state, except on private land, establishing the upland game bird restoration fund and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to use moneys from such fund for the procurement and release of upland game birds
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning wildlife; relating to hunting; requiring a valid upland game bird stamp prior to taking any upland game bird in this state; exempting hunters who are not required to have a hunting license, hunters on private land and lifetime license holders; establishing the upland game bird restoration fund and the upland game bird restoration program; requiring moneys from such fund to be used for the procurement and release of upland game birds in Kansas; establishing a youth season for taking upland game birds; setting a maximum fee for an upland game bird stamp; amending K.S.A…
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
AN ACT concerning wildlife; relating to hunting; requiring a valid upland game bird stamp prior to taking any upland game bird in this state; exempting hunters who are not required to have a hunting license, hunters on private land and lifetime license holders; establishing the upland game bird restoration fund and the upland game bird restoration program; requiring moneys from such fund to be used for the procurement and release of upland game birds in Kansas; establishing a youth season for taking upland game birds; setting a maximum fee for an upland game bird stamp; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 32-988 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) Sections 1 through 4, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the upland game bird restoration act. (b) As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Act" means sections 1 through 4, and amendments thereto. (2) "Program" means the upland game bird restoration program. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of wildlife and parks. (4) "Upland game bird" means any grouse, partridge, pheasant, prairie chicken or quail. (5) "Upland game bird stamp" means a valid stamp issued by the Kansas department of wildlife and parks pursuant to section 2, and amendments thereto. New Sec. 2. …