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Introduced Version House Bill 2570 History

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H. B. 2570


(By Delegates Rodighiero, Eldridge, Ellis,
Barker, Staggers and Caputo)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization.]



A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-5h, relating to requiring the director of the Division of Natural Resources to ensure that stocking trout are evenly distributed throughout the state.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated
§20-2-5h , to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§20-2-5h. Director required to ensure equal statewide distribution of stocking trout.

The director shall establish and publish a formula and procedure for equal distribution and stocking trout in the rivers and lakes of this state. The director shall divide the state into not less than five regions having rivers and lakes that support trout habitat and trout fishing. The director shall ensure that the number of trout stocked in each region is equal in so far as is practicable. The director shall cause to be published in every major newspaper of this state the number of trout stocked in each region for each calendar year.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the director of the Division of Natural Resources to ensure that stocking trout are evenly distributed throughout the state.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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