Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 10, 2026.
AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 150.170 to exempt a bona fide private landowner from any fishing restrictions imposed in KRS Chapter 150 or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder relating to creel, possession, size, or method of take; allow a private landowner to extend the same rights and privileges relating to fishing in lakes or ponds located on the landowner's property to any person in written or electronic form; allow the stocking of certain largemouth bass in private lakes and ponds without restriction; exempt a bona fide private landowner from any lake or pond stocking restrictions except with regard to prohibitions on the stocking of invasive fish.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-10 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-10 | Latest Action | 04/10/26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 93) |