H. B. 4362
(By Delegate Flanigan)
[Introduced February 2, 2000; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then
Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section forty-six-j, article two,
chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to extending
muzzle-loading dear hunting season to seven days.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section forty-six-j, article two, chapter twenty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-46j. Class V resident and Class VV nonresident
muzzle-loading deer hunting licenses.
There shall be a special season of at least three seven days each year for the taking of deer with muzzle-loading firearms,
either rifles or pistols, to be set at such time and to be of a
duration determined by the commission. For a minimum of two days
during this season, deer of either sex may be taken with
muzzle-loading firearms in all counties open for the taking of
antlerless deer as provided in section forty-six-b of this article.
Antlered deer only may be taken in all other counties open for the
taking of deer with firearms.
Only single shot muzzle-loading firearms with iron sights
having a bore diameter of no less than thirty-eight one-hundredths
inch are legal firearms for the taking of deer during the special
season provided herein.
The special season provided herein shall be concurrent with
all other seasons designated for the taking of game.
Any person wishing to hunt for and kill deer during the
special muzzle-loading season must possess a valid Class V or Class
VV license, except that this requirement does not apply to a
resident of West Virginia who is not required to obtain a license
or permit to hunt as provided in this chapter. A Class V license
shall be a resident muzzle-loading deer hunting license. A Class
VV license shall be a nonresident muzzle-loading deer hunting license. The licenses shall be issued in a form prescribed by the
director, are in addition to a Class A, Class AB or Class E license
and are valid only when accompanied thereby. The fee for the Class
V license shall be five dollars. The fee for the Class VV license
shall be ten dollars: Provided, That on and after the first day of
January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, the fee shall be
twenty-five dollars.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend muzzle-loading
dear season from at least three to at least seven days.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.