Bill Text: WV HB4115 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing that a Class B resident fishing license and a Class F nonresident fishing license are effective one year from the date of purchase
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-18 - To House Natural Resources [HB4115 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2012-HB4115-Introduced.html
H. B. 4115
(By Delegate Sumner)
[Introduced January 18, 2012; referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-42b and §20-2-42f of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to providing that a Class B resident fishing license and a Class F nonresident fishing license are effective one year from the date of purchase of the license.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-2-42b and §20-2-42f of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
§20-2-42b. Class B resident fishing license.
A Class B license is a resident fishing license and entitles the licensee to fish for all legal fish except trout and to take frogs in all counties of the state, except as prohibited by rules of the Director or Natural Resources Commission and when additional licenses, stamps or permits are required. It shall be issued only to residents or aliens lawfully residing in the United States who have been domiciled residents of West Virginia for a period of thirty consecutive days or more immediately prior to the date of their application for a license. The fee for the license is $18: Provided, That a Class B license is effective one year from the date of purchase of the license. To fish for trout, a Class B license holder must purchase and carry a valid Class O stamp or Class O-L license. This is a base license and does not require the purchase of a prerequisite license to participate in the activities specified in this section, except as noted.
§20-2-42f. Class F nonresident fishing license.
A Class F license is a nonresident fishing license and entitles the licensee to fish for all legal fish except trout and to take frogs, in all counties of the state except as prohibited by rules of the Director or Natural Resources Commission and except when additional licenses, stamps or permits are required. The fee for the license is $35: Provided, That a Class F license is effective one year from the date of purchase of the license. To fish for trout, a Class F license holder must purchase and carry a valid Class OO trout stamp. This is a base license and does not require the purchase of a prerequisite license to participate in the activities specified in this section, except as noted.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that a Class B resident fishing license and a Class F nonresident fishing license are effective one year from the date of purchase of the license.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
