H. B. 2966
(By Delegate Talbot (By Request))
[Introduced February 11, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section twenty-two, article two,
chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to tagging of certain
game.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twenty-two, 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.
§20-2-22. Tagging, removing, transporting and reporting deer and
wild turkey.
Each person killing a bear, bobcat,
deer or wild turkey found in a wild state shall immediately after removing the entrails, but
in any event within one hour and before transporting or removing
the carcass in any manner from the hunters encampment or where it
was killed, complete and attach thereto the game tag supplied with
his or her hunting license. The game tag shall remain on the
carcass until it is dressed for consumption.
If such wild turkey or deer has been lawfully killed by a
person not required to secure a license, or by a person who has
previously killed another species of game bird or game animal for
which a game tag is required, or by a person who has lost the tag
supplied with his or her license, such person shall make and attach
a tag to the carcass within the time specified after such killing.
The tag shall bear in plain English the name and address of the
hunter, and the date of killing, or, if holding a license, the
license number and the date and county where the game was killed.
The carcass of such wild turkey shall be delivered to a
conservation officer or an official checking station for checking
and retagging before it is either skinned or transported beyond the
boundaries of the county adjacent to that in which the kill was
made.
The fresh skin and head or carcass of the deer shall be delivered to a conservation officer or an official checking station
for checking and retagging before it is transported beyond the
boundaries of the county adjacent to that in which the kill was
made.
Every failure to have said tag or tags attached, or removing
or transporting such animal in any manner, or failure to deliver
the carcass or fresh skin and head to a conservation officer or to
an official checking station for checking, as herein provided,
shall subject the person so neglecting to the penalties provided in
this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify the procedure
for tagging bear, bobcats, deer and wild turkey taken while
hunting.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.