This permanent regulation establishes fish and wildlife-related license and permit fees. The proposed amendments would make big game and wild turkey permits one-half price for youths under 16 years of age for the comparable class of permit, would raise resident hunt on your own land deer permit values to the same level as resident landowner/tenant deer permits, would raise hunt on your own land antelope permits to the same level as landowner/tenant antelope permits, would raise hunt on your own land elk permits to the same level as landowner/tenant elk permits, would raise nonresident hunt on your own land deer permits to $75, would raise nonresident antlerless permits to $75 and would establish a nonresident archery antelope permit price of $200.

The proposed amendment dealing with youth prices for permits may cause a decrease in receipts to the wildlife fee fund initially but in the long term may increase overall participation in big game and wild turkey hunting. Therefore any economic impact based on that amendment would be purely speculative at this time. Increasing resident hunt on your own land permits could generate $51,205, increasing resident hunt on your own land antelope permits would have no fiscal impact as those permits are not issued currently, increasing hunt on your own land elk permits could generate $120, increasing nonresident hunt on your own land permits could generate $23,725, and increasing nonresident antlerless permits could generate $27,525. All of the previous amounts would accrue to the wildlife fee fund. Estimating the fiscal impact of setting a nonresident archery antelope permit price would also be purely speculative at this time. Otherwise, no other appreciable economic impact is anticipated for the Department, other agencies or the public.

This regulation sets fees for vessel registrations and related issues for which a fee is charged. The proposed change is to raise the cost for duplicate registrations, certificates and permits to $10.00, consistent with other duplicate costs throughout the agency.

The proposed change could generate an additional $1,660 for FY06 and an additional $3,320 for FY 07, based on 2005 calendar year duplicate issuances, all of which would accrue to the boating fee fund. Otherwise, it is not anticipated to have any other substantive impact to the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes deer management units within the state of Kansas. The proposed amendment would add the FortLeavenworth subunit as an urban unit, allowing greater flexibility and opportunity in managing the deer population on FortLeavenworth.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This proposed exempt regulation establishes hunting unit boundaries, bag limit, application periods and season dates for the 2006 fall firearm and archery wild turkey seasons. One substantive change is proposed. The length of the fall wild turkey hunting season would be extended through the end of January running continuous from the opening date. Otherwise, the regulation would be unchanged from previous seasons.

It is anticipated that 15,500 fall turkey hunting permits and tags will be issued in 2006. This total includes 9500 resident permits, 4,500 second turkey game tags and 1500 nonresident permits. Estimated revenue if all permits are issued would be $280,000.