Introduced Version
House Bill 4129 History
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H. B. 4129
(By Delegates Hamilton, Schoen, Leggett,
Duke, Poling, Romine and Crosier)
[Introduced
January 26, 2004
; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-31 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to hunting and fishing licenses and
prohibiting requirement that social security numbers be
included on license.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-2-31
of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-31. Size and form of license and tag; contents; unlawful to
alter licenses or permits; penalty.
(a) The size, content and form of all licenses, tags and
permits shall be prescribed by the director: Provided: That
social security numbers may not be required on any such license or
tag. The information which a licensee is required to furnish shall
be placed upon the license by the license issuing authority before delivery of such license to the licensee.
(b) It shall be is unlawful for any person to alter, mutilate,
or deface any license, tag or permit, or the entries thereon, for
the purpose of evading the provisions of this chapter.
Any person violating the provisions of this subsection is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars; and upon a second and subsequent conviction thereof, shall
be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars, or confined in the county or regional jail not less than
ten nor more than one hundred days, or both fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit any requirement
that social security numbers be included on hunting or fishing
license.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.