Senate Bill No. 512
(By Senator Fanning)
____________
[Introduced February 9, 2010; referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources.]
____________
A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-19 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to
trap markings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-2-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-19. Marking of traps.
All traps used for taking of any game or fur-bearing animal
animals shall be marked with a durable plate or tag attached to the
snare, trap or trap chain or set, bearing the name and address of
the owner of said the trap.
___________
(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require more fixed and
durable trap markings.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.)