150.022 Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission -- Definition of "sportsman". - Kentucky Statutes

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150.022 Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission -- Definition of "sportsman". (1) The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, one (1) from each wildlife district, as set out by the commissioner
with the approval of the commission, and not more than five (5) of the same
political party. (2) The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission subject to confirmation by the Senate. Each of the members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years
and may be reappointed only once. No person who has been convicted of a felony
offense, in Kentucky or under the law of any other state, or any other law of the
United States shall be eligible to serve on the commission. (3) Vacancies through the expiration of terms of the members of the commission shall be filled by appointment by the Governor from a list of five (5) names from each
wildlife district, recommended and submitted by the sportsmen of each respective
district. When the term of a member expires, the commissioner shall call a meeting
of the sportsmen in that district not later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the member's term. Notice of the meeting shall be given by publication pursuant
to KRS Chapter 424. At the meeting, the sportsmen in attendance shall select and
submit to the Governor a list of five (5) residents and citizens of the district who are
well informed on the subject of wildlife conservation and restoration. Each
sportsman may vote for one (1) candidate only, and the list submitted to the
Governor shall be made up of the names of the five (5) candidates receiving the five
(5) highest vote totals. The Governor shall appoint a successor to the member
whose term is about to expire within sixty (60) days following the submission to
him of the list referred to in this subsection, and in no event later than August 13. (4) Upon appointment to the commission of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, each commissioner shall execute a bond of one thousand dollars
($1,000) in favor of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the premium
on this bond to be paid out of department funds. (5) In the event of vacancies other than by expiration, the Governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired part of the term from the names remaining on the list
previously submitted for the district from which the vacancy arose. (6) Each member of the commission shall take the constitutional oath of office.
(7) The Governor shall remove any member of the commission for cause under subsection (2) of this section and may remove any member of the commission for
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office; but shall first deliver to the
member a copy of all charges in writing and afford to him an opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel in defense of the charges, upon not less than
ten (10) days' notice. If a member shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the
office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against the
member and his findings thereon, together with a complete record of the
proceedings. (8) Each member of the commission shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred by him in the discharge of his
official duties and to be paid from the game and fish fund. (9) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty or for the exercise of any power vested in
the commission. (10) The department shall have its principal office in Franklin County, and is authorized to purchase all supplies, equipment, and printed forms and to issue any notices and
publications as the commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter. (11) The word "sportsman" as used in this section shall mean a resident hunter or fisherman who has been licensed in Kentucky for each of the past two (2)
consecutive years. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts
ch. 336, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 2,
effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 143 -- Amended
1956 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 2 -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 4 -- Created
1944 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1.