H. B. 4561
(By Delegates Butcher, Ferrell, Hrutkay,
Stemple, Wright and Boggs)
[Introduced
February 20, 2004
; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-5f, relating to
authorizing the director of the division of natural resources
to allow nonresidents to train dogs for coon hunting, if the
nonresidents' state reciprocates for West Virginia residents.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-5f, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-5f. Nonresident dog training for coon hunting; training
season.
Notwithstanding subdivision (24), section five of this article
or any other provision to the contrary, the director is authorized
to allow a nonresident to train dogs for coon hunting in West Virginia, if the state in which the nonresident resides allows
residents from West Virginia to train dogs for coon hunting. The
dog training season for training dogs for coon hunting is from the
fifteenth day of August of each year through the legal small game
hunting season.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director
of DNR to allow nonresidents to train dogs for coon hunting in West
Virginia if the nonresidents' state reciprocates with residents of
West Virginia.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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