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Senate Bill No. 161
(By Senators Yost, Fitzsimmons and Jenkins)
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[Introduced February 14, 2013; referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources .]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-42c of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to allowing members of the West
Virginia National Guard or its reserve to obtain Class C
hunting and fishing licenses for a one-time fee while serving
in the West Virginia National Guard or its reserve and all
veterans of the armed forces with an honorable discharge or
full retirement to obtain license for life upon full
retirement or honorable discharge.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-2-42c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-42c. Class C courtesy statewide hunting and fishing license.
(a) A Class C license is a courtesy hunting and fishing
license and entitles the licensee to hunt and fish in all counties
of this state. It may be issued by the director upon application
made to him or her and without fee to:
(1) Members and agents of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service;
(2) Members of state commissions of other states extending
similar courtesies;
(3) Diplomatic and consular representatives of foreign
countries;
(4) Persons engaged in scientific wildlife research;
(5) Nonresident outdoor writers and other nonresidents engaged
in promoting an interest in the natural resources of the State of
West Virginia.
Not more than one hundred courtesy licenses shall may be
issued in one year under this subsection. This is a base license
and does not require the purchase of a prerequisite license to
participate in the activities specified in this section, except as
noted.
(b) In addition to the licenses issued under subsection (a) of this section, upon application demonstrating a person is qualified
under this subsection, the director shall issue a free Class C
license to any current member of the West Virginia National Guard,
its reserve, honorably discharged veterans and military retirees
for a one-time $100 fee for West Virginia residents and one-time
$125 fee for out-of-state residents. The license is valid during
the time the member serves in the National Guard or its Reserves,
upon full retirement from the National Guard or Reserves, and upon
honorable discharge or retirement from any branch of the armed
forces including the United States Coast Guard. The member or
veteran is entitled to a Class C license which is valid for the
remainder of the member's life; this does not include yearly tags
and special hunting and fishing stamps. Honorable discharge (DD214
NGB22 Retirement orders), retired or membership status in the armed
forces or the National Guard and its reserve must be verified by
the West Virginia Department of Veterans assistance and the
verification will be submitted with application and fee prior to
issuance of license.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is issue Class C statewide
hunting and fishing licenses to active members of the West Virginia
National Guard or its reserve, and lifetime licenses to veterans of
all branches of the armed services for a one-time fee.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.