HB4514 HFAT Atkinson 3-7

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Delegate Atkinson moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill No. 4514 -- H. B. 4514 -- A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section designated §20-2-5j; and to amend and reenact §20-2-16 and §20-2-22a of said code, all relating to hunting; permitting the use of leashed dogs to track mortally wounded deer or bear; amending protocol for possession of natural resources police officers of dogs known to have unlawfully hunted or chased deer; and excepting the use of leashed dogs to track mortally wounded deer or bear from statutory prohibition on commercial bear hunts.

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