Fish and Wildlife Commission to hold special meeting Jan. 13

​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2023) — The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission has scheduled a special called live video teleconference meeting at 9 a.m. (EST) on Friday, Jan. 13.

The meeting 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 before the start of the meeting.

Friday's meeting will take place at the Administration Building on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources campus in Frankfort, and it is open to the public. Members of the commission will participate in the meeting either in person or via video teleconference.

The lone action item on the meeting agenda relates to licensing.

The commission will consider a proposal to amend an administrative regulation to enable the sale of a Senior Lifetime Sportsman's License and set a price for it. The license would include hunting and fishing licenses plus permits for trout, deer, spring and fall turkey, migratory game birds and waterfowl.

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

The commission is a nine-member board, comprised of volunteers who serve four-year terms. The commission recommends hunting, fishing and boating regulations to conserve fish and wildlife and support related outdoor recreation opportunities in the Commonwealth.

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.

The next scheduled quarterly commission meeting is March 3 in Frankfort.