Fish and Wildlife Commission to hold quarterly meeting April 22

​FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 14, 2022) — The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a quarterly meeting on Friday, April 22.

The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) in the Administration Building on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources' campus in Frankfort. It will be open to the public.

The meeting also will be livestreamed and archived on the department's YouTube channel at youtube.com/FishandWildlifeKY. A link to the livestream will be posted on the department's homepage at fw.ky.gov at the start of the meeting.

The full meeting agenda can be found at fw.ky.gov. On the homepage, click on the “Commission Meetings/Agendas and Recaps" link.

“We are excited to resume in-person commission meetings as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on public gatherings," said Dr. Karl Clinard, chair of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission. “Although we are not required by law to receive public comments at our meetings, we will continue our efforts of enhancing transparency and considering public input by again allowing in-person attendees to speak about agenda items, while also allowing people to email comments anytime for distribution to Commission members and public reading at the meetings."

Public comments for the April 22 meeting will be handled as follows:

• In-person attendees who would like to comment about “Discussion Items" and “New Business Items" on the agenda will be asked to sign up on the day of the meeting, and specify their county and state of residence, organization represented and position held if applicable, and the agenda items they intend to address in their comments.
  
• During the “Public Comments" time on the agenda, attendees who have signed up to comment will have up to 3 minutes total to offer comments about the agenda items that they have specified on the sign-up sheet.
• People may email comments about “Discussion Items" and “New Business Items" to FW.PublicAffairs@ky.gov, which will be accepted through 5 p.m. (EDT) on April 21. Please include “Commission meeting" in the email's subject line. In the email, commenters should include their first and last name, county and state of residence, and organization represented and position held if applicable.
• Emailed comments will be read by department staff for up to 3 minutes total per commenter during the “Public Comments" time on the agenda, provided the commenter does not speak during the public comments time during the meeting.
• Anonymous comments submitted via email will be distributed to the Commission members but may not be read during the meeting.
• The Commission will review all emailed comments, and questions will receive an email response.
• Contact information is not required for emailed comments but will be necessary if information is requested, and other than name and affiliation it will not be publicly disclosed if provided.
• The Commission chair reserves the right not to allow comments that are considered libelous, profane, derogatory of others, repetitive, or not relevant to the meeting agenda.

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission is a nine-member board, comprised of volunteers who serve four-year terms. The Commission recommends hunting, fishing and boating regulations on behalf of the anglers, hunters, and other wildlife-related stakeholders in the Commonwealth.

Following its April meeting, the next proposed Commission meeting date is June 3, 2022, in Frankfort.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife's main campus is located at 1 Sportsman's Lane (formerly 1 Game Farm Road) in Frankfort, and its Administration Building is a large, two-story brick building about ½ mile north of the campus entrance. The entrance is located off U.S. 60, approximately 1½ miles west of U.S. 127.