H. B. 2578

                        (By Delegate Walters)

                        [Introduced February 3, 2015; referred to the

                        Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-42z, relating to creating a hunting license permitting crossbow hunting. .

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 §20-2-42z, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§20-2-42z. Crossbow hunting licenses.

            (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this code to the contrary, pursuant to section one-a of this article, the Director of the Division of Natural Resources may issue a Class CB license entitling the licensee to hunt with a crossbow. The director shall designate a separate season for crossbow hunting and identify which species of wild animals that may be hunted with a crossbow. The director shall also establish a fee for the license: Provided, That the fee shall be at least $10.

            NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a hunting license permitting crossbow hunting. .

            This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.