WEST virginia Legislature

2018 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 143

By Senator Sypolt

[Introduced January 10, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources]

A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to marking traps with a Division of Natural Resources identification number.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§20-2-19. Marking of traps.

All traps used for taking game or fur-bearing animals shall be marked with a durable plate or tag, attached to the snare, trap, or trap chain, bearing: (1) The name and address of the owner of the trap; or (2) the trapper’s Division of Natural Resources identification number.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources identification tag to be used to identify a trap.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.