H. B. 2505


(By Delegate Love (By Request)
[Introduced March 8, 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 sixty-four, relating to special use fishing permits for designated stream sections.

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 sixty-four, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§ 20-2-64. Special use permits for fishing designated stream sections under special restoration management.

On or after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, a special use permit shall be required to fish within specified areas designated by the director of the division of natural resources for special management. Such special use permit shall be for a specified period of time and subject to the rules of the director. The fee for this special permit shall not exceed three dollars per day. This special permit shall be in addition to any other licenses or permits required by this article.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the director to collect special fees for fishing on streams with special management programs.