Senate Bill No. 58

(By Senators Barnes and McCabe)

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[Introduced January 13, 2010; referred to the Committee on Natural Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-5h, relating to permitting Sunday hunting on licensed shooting preserves.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-5h, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-5h. Sunday hunting on licensed shooting preserves; exemption.

Notwithstanding any provision in this code that restricts Sunday hunting, hunting on Sundays is permitted for those individuals lawfully hunting on licensed hunting preserves: Provided, That the hunter has obtained all the appropriate licenses and permits.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit Sunday hunting on licensed shooting preserves.

§20-2-5h is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.