H. B. 2455
(By Delegates Hendricks and Dempsey)
[Introduced March 3, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.]
A BILL 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-c,
relating to a delayed announcement in trout stocking.
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-
c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-5c. Delayed announcement of trout stocking.
The division of natural resources shall not announce the
stocking of trout in any stream in the state until twenty four
hours after such stocking has occurred.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the DNR to
delay the announcing of trout stocking for a period of twentyfour hours after the trout stocking has occurred.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.