H. B. 2014
(By Delegate Love)
[Introduced January 12, 1995; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
then finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section forty-six-e, article two,
chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to permitting
nonresident persons disabled in the lower extremities to
hunt in West Virginia under the Class Q permit;
requirements.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section forty-six-e, article two, chapter twenty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§20-2-46e. Class Q special hunting permit for disabled persons.
On and after the first day of January, one thousand nine
hundred eighty-two, a A Class Q permit shall be a special
statewide hunting permit and shall entitle the permittee to hunt
all legal species of game during the designated hunting seasons.
A form for such permit shall be furnished by the director to
any applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) He is a resident of this State;
(2)(1) He or she is permanently disabled in the lower
extremities; and
(3)(2) He or she holds a Class A or AB resident statewide
hunting license; a Class E, EE or H nonresident statewide hunting
license; or a senior citizens license.
The form when properly filled out by a licensed physician
shall attest to the disability of the applicant and shall, from
the date of signing by the physician, constitute a Class Q permit
which the permittee shall have in his or her possession when
hunting during any hunting season for which permittee holds a
valid license as provided herein. The director shall establish
such promulgate rules and regulations as he deems necessary in
accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to administer
the qualifications and permitting of applicants.
A Class Q permit shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt
from a motor vehicle and, notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (10), section five of this article, to possess a
loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, but only under the following
circumstances:
(a) The motor vehicle is stationary;
(b) The engine of the motor vehicle is not operating;
(c) The permittee is the only occupant of the vehicle;
(d) The vehicle is not parked on the right-of-way of any
public road or highway; and
(e) The permittee observes all other pertinent laws and
regulations.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize out-of-state
persons disabled in the lower extremities to hunt in West
Virginia.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.