H. B. 4315


(By Delegates Varner, Stemple, Michael,

Shaver, Kominar, Coleman and Faircloth)


[Introduced January 30, 2002; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.]




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 six-a, relating to permitting persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun to carry the weapon while hunting and while engaged in other activities where a firearm is otherwise prohibited.

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 six-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-6a. Carrying a concealed handgun.

Any person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under the provisions of section four, article seven, chapter sixty of this code may carry a handgun in a concealed manner while in or on a motor vehicle or while hunting, hiking, camping or otherwise afield. The provisions of this section do not exempt a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun from possession of any hunting license or stamp as required by the department of natural resources regarding the type of game or firearm while actually hunting.


This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring are omitted.