HB4289 H GO AM #1
Webb 3313
The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the bill by striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(b) Except when a license is purchased from a state official, every person making application for a license shall pay, in addition to the license fee prescribed in this article, an additional fee of $3 to any county official issuing the license and all fees collected by county officials must be paid by them into the General Fund of the county treasury or, in the case of an agent issuing the license, an additional fee of $3 as compensation: Provided, That only one issuing fee of $3 may be collected by county officials or authorized agents, respectively, for issuing two or more licenses at the same time for use by the same person or for issuing combination resident statewide hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses: Provided, however, That a person with a lifetime license or a person who has paid the original additional fee of $3 to a county official or issuing agent for a license shall only be charged an additional fee of $1 as additional compensation when subsequently purchasing an additional license from a county official or issuing agent: Provided further, That licenses may be issued electronically in a manner prescribed by the director and persons purchasing electronically issued licenses may be assessed, in addition to the license fee prescribed in this article, an electronic issuance fee to be prescribed by the director: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, an electronic issuance fee of at least $2 shall be assessed on each Go Wild electronic licensing system transaction. The electronic issuance fee shall be dedicated to the administration and maintenance of Go Wild the electronic licensing system. The director may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code increasing the license issuing fees authorized by this section.
(c) In lieu of the license issuance fee prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, the director shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code governing the application for and issuance of licenses by telephone and other electronic methods.
(d) The director may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code governing the management of issuing agents.
(c) The Director may establish an auto-renewal program within the electronic license system through which purchasers of hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses, stamps, and permits issued by the division may select to enroll in the automatic renewal of a selection of licenses, stamps, and permits in subsequent years.
(d) Licenses, stamps, and permits purchased through this auto-renewal program may qualify for discounts on fees established at the discretion of the Director: Provided; that the fee is paid when the original license, stamp, or permit was purchased and enrollment in the auto-renewal program accompanied the sale, and: Provided, further; enrollment in the auto-renewal program was continuous from the original purchase until the time of the auto-renewal transaction.
(e) The director may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with West Virginia Code §29A-3-1 et seq. to implement the provisions of this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish an auto-renewal licensing program that is eligible for discounts on licensing fees.
Adopted