Senate Bill No. 511
(By Senator Fanning)
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[Introduced February 8, 2010; referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to Castor canadensis, or beaver,
trapping and tagging of pelts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-21. Reporting Castor canadensis (beaver); pelts taken and
tagged.
Each trapper holding a resident statewide hunting and trapping
license or a resident statewide hunting, trapping and fishing
license shall present beaver pelts legally taken
each Castor
canadensis (beaver) or its pelt
to a game checking station or
representative of the department division within thirty days after
the close of a legal season. A tag provided by the department division shall be affixed to each beaver
Castor canadensis
pelt or
skin and remain attached to the skin pelt until such pelt or skin
has been it is processed into commercial fur.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to equalize the treatment
of resident and nonresident trappers relating to tagging and
checking Castor canadensis (beaver) pelts.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.)