WEST virginia Legislature

2017 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2362

By Delegates Cooper and O’Neal

[Introduced February 13, 2017; Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-35 of the Code of West Virginia,1931, as amended, relating to the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That §20-2-35 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

§20-2-35. Period during which license valid.

Licenses and permits provided by this chapter shall be are valid for a year starting with, and lasting through, the last day of the calendar year month in which the licensee was born for which they are issued unless otherwise provided by law.

 

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses from the last day of the calendar year for which they were issued to the last day of the month the licensee was born.

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