32-929. Permanent licenses, American Indians.
(a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 32-912 and 32-920, and amendments thereto, the secretary or the secretary's designee shall issue, free of charge, a permanent license to hunt, fish and furharvest to any person residing in the state who submits to the secretary satisfactory proof that the person: (1) Is at least 1/16 Indian by blood; and (2) maintains enrollment on a tribal membership roll maintained by a federally recognized tribe. Any such person hunting, fishing or furharvesting in this state shall be subject to the provisions of all rules and regulations relating to hunting, fishing or furharvesting.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a federally recognized tribe means an American Indian group that has petitioned for and obtained recognition by the United States department of the interior under the standards set out in 25 C.F.R. Part 83, as amended.
History: L. 1971, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 179, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 152, § 16; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 66; L. 1995, ch. 164, § 3; Apr. 27.