A public hearing will be conducted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Finnup Center, Lee Richardson Zoo, 312 Finnup Drive, Garden City, Kansas, to consider the approval and adoption of proposed administrative regulations of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

A workshop meeting on business of the Wildlife and Parks Commission will begin at 1:30 p.m., April 17, at the location listed above. The meeting will recess at 5:30 p.m. then resume at 7:00 p.m. at the same location for the regulatory hearing. There will be public comment periods at the beginning of the afternoon and evening meetings for any issues not on the agenda and additional comment periods will be available during the meeting on agenda items. Old and new business may also be discussed at this time. If necessary to complete the hearing or other business matters, the commission will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. April 18 at the location listed above.

This exempt regulation establishes the open season, bag limit and permits for deer. The proposed regulation would modify season dates slightly from previous seasons, allow the use of resident either-species, either-sex permits in larger units, allow the use of resident archery either-sex, either-species permits statewide, replace whitetail antlerless game tags with whitetail antlerless permits and allow nonresidents to choose equipment types for the permit if drawn and allow use of those permits in one unit and one adjacent unit. The proposed changes are a result of legislation passed by the 2007 Legislature.

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

This exempt regulation establishes the open season, bag limit, and permits for antelope. The proposed regulation does not change antelope hunting from the previous season.

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