Mr. Olt, a question sir!

[Flintlock54]

During the local (Lexington Channel 36) news last night, they were telling about the new license plate that are going to be forced upon us this year. They also said that we could get at an additional cost ($10-50) vanity type plates that supported specific groups. They specifically mentioned DU plates and some of the different colleges in the state.

My question is does NWTF have such an agreement with the state?

Have you seen these new plates? Looks like something straight out of Tele-Tubbies.

[RutNBuck]

Flint
im not Mr.Olt but i can answer your question
YES the state offers NWTF license plates the problem is they need a certain number of buyers per county before they will print them out
is my understanding i know a guy paid his fee but was told wasnt enough interest...so got his $$ back...


"A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

" I live to hunt, but my wife says i may hunting a place to live"

[kygobbler]

I am one such person who paid the fee last year, but was told that they have to get something like 900 to warrant printing them.[:(]

[Ky Headhunter]

Dang, I'd like to have a turkey plate to go on the new/used Blazer. Need to personalize it a bit.

[schuyler olt]

We need to get 900 folks to sign up for the plates if we can get the General Assembly to authorize it. We did that two years ago and got lukewarm response, but I'd be happy to get the reauthorization. DU finally got theirs' printed after several years trying.

[schuyler olt]

I'm going to propose going forward again with the license plates when the state board meets in two weeks. I'll make certain something gets up on the state website and here so everyone knows how to go about it.

[Ky Headhunter]

Thanks for the efforts, Schuyler!

[GSP]

I'll buy one instead of that stupid looking "thing"
they just came out with. I really believe this would be the year to sell them.

[schuyler olt]

I've contacted a legislator this morning to get the ball rolling. I'll keep you posted. If successful, we will try to have a supply of the forms at each banquet so folks can fill them out right then and there. You can also get the forms at your county clerk's office, and we're checking to see if you can get them on line. If successful, we'll also post the form in downloadable format on our NWTF website. The fee is refundable if we don't get enough interest.

[GSP]

Sky, I just read this on another thread, <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Faced with a backlash against hunting, states such as Alabama, Virginia, Minnesota, and North Dakota have amended their constitutions to include the right to hunt and fish.

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What is KY status on hunting? Privlage or Right?

[schuyler olt]

Great question! We do not have a specific constitutional right to hunt or fish. However, a right can conferred by statute, regulation and, in some cases, by long-standing traditional uses. We have a statutory right to hunt--once I buy my license, it cannot be revoked by the whim of someone else. I am certainly entitled to a hearing affording me due process of law before my license is revoked. Similarly, the Commission or the Legislature cannot change a law or reg without going through the procedural steps that have their bases in the state constitution. I heard a Commissioner recently refer to hunting as a "privilege." I respectfully disagree. A landowner's permission to hunt is a privilege-it can be changed at any time by the landowner for any reason.
We do have a constitutional protection of a sort. Section 2 of the state constitution forbids arbitrary action on the part of government. Thus, if the KDFWR took an action for no good reason, or the legislature revoked statutes allowing hunting for no good reason, those actions could be challenged under the state constitution. Because any action taken with respect to hunting or fishing by government must have some reason behind it, that is why I believe we have a right to hunt within the established laws and regulations, as opposed to a privilege.
Would I sleep better if there was a specific constitutional right to hunt? You bet. But would it make sense to raise the issue today with today's climate in Kentucky toward hunting? My opinion could be different. Interestingly, there is no law in Louisville forbidding hunting or the discarge of a firearm within the city. Theoretically, I could legally take a deer at Sixth and Main, so long as I didn't violate other laws, such as wanton endangerment, creating a public nuisance, trespass, etc. The same holds true in what was the unicorporated areas of Jefferson County. I was amazed by that when we looked at the issue in relation to the new merged government.

[GSP]

Thanks for the info.