ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 222
(By Senator Dittmar)
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[Introduced January 31, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section seven, article two-b,
chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the
indexing of fees for lifetime hunting, fishing and
trapping licenses to annual license fees; ineligibility of
certain persons for a license; and designation of a
certain portion of the fees for law-enforcement purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seven, article two-b, chapter twenty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2B. WILDLIFE ENDOWMENT FUND.
§20-2B-7. Lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses
created.
Pursuant to section three of this article, beginning on
the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five,
the following lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping licenses
are hereby created and, for the lifetime of the licensee, shall
serve in lieu of the equivalent annual license: Provided, That
a full-time nonresident student who attends an in-state college
or university is not eligible to purchase any of these lifetime
licenses:
(a) A Class A-L lifetime resident statewide hunting and
trapping license, the fee for which shall be twenty-five times
the fee for the equivalent annual licenses: Provided, That the
fee shall be one half of the adult fee for any resident who has
not reached his or her second birthday; for proof of age, a
certified birth certificate or other notarized record of birth
shall be submitted with the license application;
(b) A Class AB-L lifetime resident combination statewide
hunting, fishing and trapping license, the fee for which shall be twenty-five times the fee for the equivalent annual
licenses: Provided, That the fee shall be one half of the
adult fee for any resident who has not reached his or her
second birthday; for proof of age, a certified birth
certificate or other notarized record of birth shall be
submitted with the license application;
(c) A Class B-L lifetime resident statewide fishing
license, the fee for which shall be twenty-five times the fee
for the equivalent annual licenses: Provided, That the fee
shall be one half of the adult fee for any resident who has not
reached his or her second birthday; for proof of age, a
certified birth certificate or other notarized record of birth
shall be submitted with the license application; and
(d) A Class O-L lifetime resident trout fishing license,
the fee for which shall be twenty times the fee for the
equivalent annual licenses: Provided, That the fee shall be
one half of the adult fee for any resident who has not reached
his or her second birthday; for proof of age, a certified birth
certificate or other notarized record of birth shall be submitted with the license application.