wEST virginia Legislature

2024 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 5008

By Delegates Horst, Hornby, Thorne, Heckert, Hite, and Dean

[Introduced January 23, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization]

A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-35 of the Code of West Virginia,1931, as amended, relating to the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§20-2-35. Period during which license valid.

Licenses and permits provided by this chapter shall be valid through the last day of the calendar year for which they are issued a year from the date of issue unless otherwise provided by law.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses from the last day of the calendar year for which they were issued to a year from the date of issue.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.