ENROLLED
Senate Bill No. 389
(By Senator Dittmar)
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[Passed March 6, 1996; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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AN ACT to amend article two, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section five-d,
relating to prohibiting certain fertility control in
wildlife; and promulgation of rules.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
five-d, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-5d. Use of chemicals, biological compounds or devices on
free roaming wildlife populations for fertility control.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code and except
as specifically authorized by the director in consultation with
the wildlife resources section of the division, it is unlawful
for anyone to administer any chemical, biological compound or
device to free roaming or noncaptive wildlife for the purpose of
fertility control. The director shall promulgate legislative
rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code whereby the director may issue such
authorization.
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