H. B. 4491


(By Delegates Talbott and Crosier)

[Introduced February 15, 2010 ; referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.]





A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the marking of traps.

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 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 a more durable affixation of trap markings .

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.