Regulations & Statutes
Laws governing fish, wildlife, and state parks in Kansas can be in the form of a statute passed by the Kansas Legislature or a regulation which is a directive of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Statutes empower agencies to create regulations, and regulations ensure that the statutory goals are practically achieved.
- Kansas statutes can be found on the Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes webpage. KDWP statutes are primarily listed in Chapter 32.
- Kansas regulations can be found on the Kansas Secretary of State's website. KDWP regulations are primarily listed in 115
- Kansas public lands like state fishing lakes and wildlife areas have special use restrictions that can vary by location.
Summaries of Kansas hunting, furbearing, fishing, and boating regulations are printed each year by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.