32-808. Conservation officers and employees; training requirements; powers and authority. (a) The secretary shall employ conservation officers and other employees, regardless of title, to exercise law enforcement authority as provided in subsection (b), if such officers and other employees successfully complete the required course of instruction for law enforcement officers approved by the Kansas law enforcement training center pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5607a, and amendments thereto, and employees appointed on a provisional or probationary basis for a period of not more than one year, except that such provisional or probationary employee shall meet at least the criteria on appointment specified in K.S.A. 74-5605, and amendments thereto, and shall not be issued a firearm until such employee has been instructed and trained in the use thereof by the department. An employee appointed on a provisional or probationary basis, who does not receive the certificate required under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5607a, and amendments thereto, within one year following the date of the person's original appointment shall not have authority to enforce the laws of the state as provided in subsection (b). The secretary may appoint conservation officers and employees of the department, including appointment in the capacity as deputy conservation officers, and may appoint Kansas law enforcement officers temporarily assigned by their employer to the department. All deputy conservation officer appointments shall be on a voluntary basis and shall expire on December 31 following the date of any such appointment.
(b) Conservation officers, deputy conservation officers and other employees who have completed the course of instruction as provided in subsection (a), provisional or probationary employees who have met the requirements of subsection (a) and any other Kansas law enforcement officers authorized to enforce the laws of the state of Kansas shall have the power and authority to:
(1) Enforce all statutory provisions of chapter 32 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other laws of the state anywhere within the state, including but not limited to chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except that nothing in this act shall grant conservation officers, deputy conservation officers and other employees authority that supersedes that of the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the matter. The secretary shall establish a policy under which the department's officers and other employees primarily direct such officers' and employees' efforts toward the protection, conservation and management of natural resources of this state and the provision of safe and orderly lands controlled by the department. Such officers shall also have the powers of arrest set forth in K.S.A. 22-2401, and amendments thereto, and are empowered to make arrests, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2307, and amendments thereto, as required by any policy adopted by the secretary. A conservation officer acting under authority of this subsection shall be considered an employee of the department and shall be subject to its direction, benefits and legal protection.
(2) Serve anywhere within the state warrants issued for the examination, investigation or trial of all violations of all laws of the state as provided in subsection (b).
(3) Carry firearms or weapons, concealed or otherwise, in the performance of their duties but only if the officer or employee has completed the required course of instruction for law enforcement officers at the Kansas law enforcement training center, unless otherwise qualified pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5608a, and amendments thereto, or as to a provisional or probationary employee who has met the requirements of subsection (a).
History: L. 1927, ch. 221, § 5; L. 1939, ch. 290, § 2; L. 1943, ch. 173, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 307, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 400, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 414, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 369, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 320, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 389, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 443, § 13; L. 1969, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 67; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 30; L. 1982, ch. 315, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 250, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 251, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 252, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 10; L. 1993, ch. 150, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 168, § 8; May 22.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 32 - Wildlife, Parks And Recreation
Article 8 - Department Of Wildlife, Parks And Tourism
32-801 Establishment of department; secretary; application of K-GOAL.
32-802 Assistant secretaries; employees; offices; wildtrust program.
32-803 Department and secretary continuation of fish and game commission.
32-804 Department and secretary continuation of park and resources authority.
32-808 Conservation officers and employees; training requirements; powers and authority.
32-809 State agricultural production fund.
32-811 Same; assistant secretaries.
32-812 Division of tourism; director; administration.
32-817 Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
32-818 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
32-824 Federal assistance for land and water conservation; department official agency.
32-825 Same; powers of department.
32-827 Federal assistance for development of natural resources; department official agency.
32-828 Assent to wildlife restoration act; use of fees.
32-829 Assent to fish restoration and management projects act; use of fees.
32-830 Local governments; conveyances to department.
32-831 Cooperation with state and local agencies.
32-832 Cooperation with citizen-support organizations.
32-833 Authority to purchase land; conditions and limitations.
32-834 Purchase of land in Jefferson county, Kansas.
32-835 Purchase of land in Cherokee county.
32-836 Purchase of land in Pottawatomie county.
32-838 Eisenhower state park; name.
32-838a Cross Timbers state park; name.
32-838b Kaw River state park; name.
32-839 Steve Lloyd wetlands designated.
32-841 Donated lands; remission of taxes.
32-842 Acquisition of land under fish and wildlife coordination act; notice and hearing.
32-843 Same; legislative approval.
32-844 Real estate transactions proposed or entered into; report to legislature.
32-845 Contracts with federal agencies; legislative approval, when.
32-846 Approval of agreement and lease for Milford Lake wetlands.
32-847 Flint Hills advisory council; organization; duties.
32-850 Mineral leases; authorization.
32-852 Same; liability for damages.
32-853 Same; restriction as to uses or occupancy.
32-854 Same; disposition of proceeds.
32-857 Revenue bonds; authority to issue.
32-858 Same; disposition of proceeds.
32-859 Same; form; validity; negotiability; replacement.
32-860 Same; pledge of revenues.
32-861 Same; default on payment; remedies.
32-864 Same; refunding revenue bonds authorized.
32-867 Resort bonds; definitions.
32-869 Same; amount of bonds authorized; payment.
32-870 Same; zoning regulations subject to secretary's approval.
32-872 Same; acquisition of site; construction and operation of resort.
32-873 Same; legislative approval of site and amount of bonds.
32-874 Lake resorts; feasibility study.
32-874b Same; negotiations with lake resort communities.
32-874c Same; negotiations with federal agencies.
32-874d Same; requests for proposals; advertisement; negotiations with developers.
32-874e Same; joint report to legislature.
32-876 Hatchery bonds; definitions.
32-877 Same; hatchery stamps to pay bonds; disposition of excess revenues.
32-878 Same; bonds authorized; pledge of revenues; covenants and agreements.
32-879 Same; bonds not state indebtedness; contracts binding.
32-880 Same; refunding revenue bonds authorized.
32-881 Same; disposition of bond proceeds.
32-884 Same; authority and powers conferred by act.
32-885 Same; notice of intent to issue; actions to contest validity limited.
32-886 Family oriented lodging sites in state parks.
32-887 Same; leases for improvement and development.
32-888 Same; proposals for bids; advertisement thereof; negotiations.
32-889 Same; property tax exemption; payments in lieu of taxes; disposition.