Bill > HB4355

This bill establishes a new hunting license stamp for upland game birds in West Virginia, creating a Class UB stamp for residents and a Class UBO stamp for non-residents, which will be required to hunt these birds in designated Wildlife Management Areas and other specified lands during the upland game bird season. The bill defines "upland game birds" as ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail, and ring-necked pheasant, with the possibility for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to modify this definition. The fees for these stamps are set at $25 for residents and $50 for non-residents, and they require the purchase of a base hunting license beforehand, though residents who previously purchased a lifetime hunting license are exempt from needing the upland game bird stamp. Importantly, the revenue generated from these stamps will be used by the Division of Natural Resources to purchase and release upland game birds, as well as to develop and manage habitat for these birds in Wildlife Management Areas and other suitable lands, while preserving the existing rights of resident landowners to hunt upland game birds on their own property.

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