Laws governing fish, wildlife, and state parks in Kansas can be in the form of a statute passed by the Kansas Legislature or a regulation which is a directive of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Statutes empower agencies to create regulations, and regulations ensure that the statutory goals are practically achieved.

• Kansas statutes can be found on the Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes webpage. KDWP statutes are primarily listed in Chapter 32.
• Kansas regulations can be found on the Kansas Secretary of State's website. KDWP regulations are primarily listed in 115
• Kansas public lands like state fishing lakes and wildlife areas have special use restrictions that can vary by location. 
  Download Kansas Public Lands Special Use Restrictions (PDF 180.50 kB)