Joint effort will check drivers’ licenses and possession of wildlife
TOPEKA, Kan.
– Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks,
and Tourism (KDWPT) Game Wardens, Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Troopers
and county sheriff’s officers will conduct joint highway checkpoints at
various locations on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Upland bird, deer and
migratory bird seasons will be underway,
and these checkpoints are intended to help enforce state and federal
wildlife laws, as well as the state’s driver’s licensing laws.
Depending
on the location, KHP Troopers, or county sheriff’s officers, will
operate the first stage of the checkpoints to be sure drivers are
properly licensed to be driving. If a driver does not have a valid
license, appropriate enforcement actions will be taken. Travelers should
not expect major delays from this portion of the checkpoints.
Occupants
of vehicles in the first check lane will be asked if they are hunters,
or are transporting wildlife. Travelers answering yes, in either case,
will be directed
to a nearby KDWPT check lane where Game Wardens will check for required
licenses and permits, count the game and gather biological, harvest,
and hunter success information. This portion of the checkpoints should
also cause minimal delay.
The following locations may be used if weather conditions and manpower allow:
Northeast Kansas – Game Wardens and KHP Troopers
- Kansas 7 Highway near White Cloud
- US-73 Highway near Atchison
- US-59 Highway near Nortonville
- US-36 Highway near Sabetha
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