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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-55 - Migratory Bird Hunting Rule › Section 58-55-6 - Shooting Bag and Possession Limits

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6.1. Mourning Doves.
6.1.1. The bag limit is 15 doves per
				day.
6.1.2. The possession limit is
				45 doves.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-55 - Migratory Bird Hunting Rule › Section 58-55-7 - Falconry Bag and Possession Limits

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7.1. The bag limit for falconry hunting is
				three migratory game birds and waterfowl in the aggregate per day.
7.2. The possession limit for falconry
				hunting is nine migratory game birds and waterfowl in the aggregate.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-56 - Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting › Section 58-56-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes regulations when hunting migratory game birds in West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code §
									20-1-7(31).
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 15,
				2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July
				1, 2021.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1,
				2026.
1.6. Seasons in General. --
				All hunting seasons are subject to change under the provisions of W. Va. Code
				§
									20-1-7(7).
				Opening and closing dates are inclusive and time periods are prevailing time
				unless otherwise noted in this rule. Sunday hunting is legal in accordance with
				the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									20-2-5.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-56 - Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting › Section 58-56-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Aggregate"
				means the total bag or possession limit of similar kinds of migratory game
				birds.
2.2. "Bait" means shelled,
				shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, any other feed or
				edible enticement, or any non-edible facsimile of an edible enticement.
2.3. "Baited Area" means any area
				where baiting occurs.
2.4.
				"Baiting" means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing,
				distributing, or scattering of bait so as to constitute for migratory game
				birds a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over any areas where hunters
				are attempting to take them.
2.5.
				"Blind Area" means the area within 75 yards of the hunter's assigned
				blind.
2.6. "Migratory Game Birds"
				means doves, rails, snipe, and woodcock for which open seasons are prescribed
				in Section 4 of the W. Va. Code of State Rules, Series 58 Title 55, Migratory
				Bird Hunting.
2.7. "Prevailing
				Time" means either Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time as
				established by the United States Congress.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-56 - Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting › Section 58-56-3 - General Migratory Bird Hunting Rules

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3.1. Dual Violation. Violation of any
				provision of this rule is also a violation of federal migratory bird hunting
				regulations pursuant to Migratory Bird Hunting, 50 C.F.R. Part 20 Subpart H.
3.2. Illegal Methods of Taking
				Migratory Game Birds.
3.2.1. No person may
				take migratory game birds with a trap, snare, net, crossbow, rifle, pistol,
				swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun,
				fishhook, poison, drug, explosive, or stupefying substance.
3.2.2. No person may take migratory game
				birds with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is
				plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of being removed without
				disassembling the gun.
3.2.3. No
				person may take migratory game birds from a sinkbox (i.e., a low floating
				device having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath
				the surface of the water).
3.2.4.
				No person may take migratory game birds from or with the aid or use of a motor
				vehicle, other land conveyance, or an aircraft of any kind including a drone or
				other unmanned aircraft.
3.2.5. No
				person may take migratory game birds from or by means of any motorboat or
				sailboat unless the motor has been completely shut off or the sail furled and
				progress from the motor or the sail has ceased.
3.2.6. No person may take migratory game
				birds by the use or aid of live birds as decoys.
3.2.7. No person may take migratory game
				birds by the use of records or tapes of bird calls or sounds, or recorded or
				electrically-amplified imitations of bird calls.
3.2.8. No person may take migratory game
				birds by concentrating, driving, rallying, or chasing the birds with any
				motorized land, water, or air conveyance, including a drone or other unmanned
				aircraft, or any sailboat.
3.2.9.
				No person may take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, or on or over
				any baited area. Hunters should be aware that a baited area is considered to be
				baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait and is not necessary for the
				hunter to know an area is baited to be in violation of federal regulations and
				section 3.2. of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				regulation establishes the open seasons and the bag and sex limits for the
				hunting of waterfowl in West Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									29A-1-3(c) and
				20-1-17(b)(7).
1.3. Filing Date. -- August 29,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 1, 2023.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms
				shall have the meanings prescribed in the W. Va. Code of State Rules, Title 58
				Series 58, Special Waterfowl Hunting Regulations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-3 - General Provisions

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3.1. Closed
				Season. -- No person may take waterfowl during the closed season.
3.2. Shooting or Falconry Hours. -- No person
				may take waterfowl except during the hours open to shooting or falconry as
				prescribed in these regulations.
3.3. Daily Bag Limit. -- No person may take
				more than the daily bag limit of any waterfowl.
3.4. Field Possession Limit. -- No person may
				possess more than the daily bag limit of any waterfowl while in the field or
				while returning from the field to one's car, hunting camp, home, or other
				place.
3.5. Wanton Waste. -- All
				waterfowl killed or crippled must be retrieved if possible and retained in the
				custody of the hunter in the field.
3.6. Custody of Birds of Another. -- No
				person may receive or have in his/her custody waterfowl belonging to another
				person unless such birds are properly tagged.
3.7. Possession of Live Birds. -- No person
				may at any time, or by any means, possess or transport live waterfowl taken
				under Migratory Bird Hunting,
				50 C.F.R. §
										20 or under these regulations. Wounded birds
				reduced to possession must be immediately killed and included in the daily bag
				limit.
3.8. Seasons in General. --
				All seasons are subject to change under the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									20-1-7(7).
				Opening and closing dates are inclusive and the time periods are prevailing
				time unless otherwise noted in these regulations. Sunday hunting is legal under
				the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									20-2-5(b).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-4 - Open Shooting and Falconry Seasons

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4.1. Duck Seasons.
4.1.1. Except as provided in subsection
				4.1.4. the first segment of this season opens on October 1, 2023 and closes on
				October 14, 2023.
4.1.2. Except as
				provided in subsection 4.1.4. the second segment of this season opens on
				November 6, 2023 and closes on November 12, 2023.
4.1.3. Except as provided in subsection
				4.1.4. the third segment of this season opens on December 24, 2023 and closes
				on January 31, 2024.
4.1.4. There
				is no open season for harlequin ducks, eiders, whistling ducks, or mottled
				ducks.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-5 - Shooting and Falconry Hours

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5.1.
				Ducks, Mergansers, Coots, Gallinules, Canada Geese, White-fronted Geese, Snow
				and Blue Geese, and Brant.
5.1.1. Shooting
				and falconry hours are from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-6 - Shooting Bag and Possession Limits

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6.1. Ducks.
6.1.1. The bag limit is six ducks in
				aggregate per day and may include:
6.1.1.a. No
				more than two black ducks;
6.1.1.b.
				No more than four sea ducks, including no more than three scoters and no more
				than three long-tailed ducks (old squaw);
6.1.1.c. No more than four mallards only two
				of which may be a hen;
6.1.1.d. No
				more than one scaup during the segments of the duck season as outlined in
				section 4.1.1. and 4.1.2. and for that portion as outlined in section 4.1.3.
				between December 24, 2023 and January 11, 2024; and no more than two scaup
				during the period from January 12, 2024 through January 31, 2024 of the segment
				of the duck season as outlined in section 4.1.3.
6.1.1.e. No more than one pintail;
6.1.1.f. No more than two redheads;
6.1.1.g. No more than three wood ducks;
				and
6.1.1.h. No more than two
				canvasbacks.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-7 - Falconry Bag and Possession Limits

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7.1. The bag limit for falconry hunting is
				three migratory game birds and waterfowl in the aggregate per day.
7.2. The possession limit for falconry
				hunting is nine migratory game birds and waterfowl in the aggregate.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-57 - Waterfowl Hunting Rule › Section 58-57-8 - Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season

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8.1.
				The youth waterfowl hunting season for taking ducks, geese, coots, mergansers,
				and gallinules is open on September 16, 2023 and on November 4, 2023.
8.2. The bag and possession limit for the
				youth waterfowl season is the same as the regular season daily bag limits
				listed in Section 6 of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-58 - Special Waterfowl Hunting › Section 58-58-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This rule establishes provisions regarding the proper management of
				waterfowl with respect to the hunting of waterfowl in West Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-1-7(31).
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 15,
				2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July
				1, 2021.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1,
				2026.
1.6. Seasons in General. --
				All hunting seasons are subject to change under the provisions of W. Va. Code
				§
									20-1-7(7).
				Opening and closing dates are inclusive and the time periods are prevailing
				time unless otherwise noted in this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-58 - Special Waterfowl Hunting › Section 58-58-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Aggregate"
				means the total bag or possession limit of similar kinds of waterfowl.
2.2. "Bait" means shelled,
				shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, any other feed or edible
				enticement, or any non-edible facsimile of an edible enticement.
2.3. "Baited Area" means any area where
				baiting occurs.
2.4. "Baiting"
				means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or
				scattering of bait so as to constitute for waterfowl a lure, attraction, or
				enticement to or on any areas where hunters are attempting to take them. An
				area is considered baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait.
2.5. "Blind Area" means the area within 75
				yards of the hunter's assigned blind.
2.6. "Prevailing Time" means either Eastern
				Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time as established by the United States
				Congress.
2.7. "Sinkbox" means a
				low floating device having a depression affording the hunter a means of
				concealment beneath the surface of the water.
2.8. "Waterfowl" means members of the family
				Anatidae (ducks, geese, mergansers, and swans) and members of the family
				Rallidae (coots and gallinules) for which open seasons are prescribed in
				Section 4 of the W. Va. Code of State Rules, Title 58 Series 57, Waterfowl
				Hunting Rule.
2.9. "Wildlife
				Management Area" means any public access area, public hunting area, public
				fishing area, public hunting and fishing area, public shooting ground, or
				public wildlife management area that is administered, leased, or owned by the
				State of West Virginia.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-58 - Special Waterfowl Hunting › Section 58-58-3 - General Waterfowl Hunting Rules

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3.1. Dual Violation. Violation of any
				provision of this rule is also a violation of federal migratory bird hunting
				regulations pursuant to Migratory Bird Hunting, 50 C.F.R. Part 20 Subpart
				H.
3.2. Illegal Methods of Taking
				Waterfowl.
3.2.1. No person may take
				waterfowl with a trap, snare, net, crossbow, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun
				larger than 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison,
				drug, explosive, or stupefying substance.
3.2.2. No person may take waterfowl with a
				shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a
				one-piece filler which is incapable of being removed without disassembling the
				gun.
3.2.3. No person may take
				waterfowl from a sinkbox.
3.2.4. No
				person may take waterfowl from or with the aid or use of a motor vehicle, other
				land conveyance, or an aircraft of any kind, except as provided in paragraph
				3.2.4.a. of this rule.
3.2.4.a. A person who
				holds a valid Class Q special resident hunting permit may take waterfowl from a
				stationary motor vehicle provided that he or she is the only occupant of that
				vehicle, that the engine of the vehicle is not operating, and that the vehicle
				is not parked on the right-of-way of any public road or highway.
3.2.5. No person may take
				waterfowl from or by means of any motorboat or sailboat unless the motor has
				been completely shut off or the sail furled and the progress from the motor or
				sail has ceased.
3.2.6. No person
				may take waterfowl by the use or aid of live birds as decoys.
3.2.6.a. All live, tame, or captive ducks and
				geese shall have been removed by the landowner from the hunt area for a period
				of 10 consecutive days prior to hunting and confined within an enclosure which
				substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals the
				tame birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl.
3.2.7. No person may take waterfowl by the
				use of records or tapes of waterfowl calls or sounds, or recorded or
				electrically-amplified imitations of waterfowl calls.
3.2.8. No person may take waterfowl by
				concentrating, driving, rallying, or chasing the birds with any motorized land,
				water, or air conveyance or any sailboat.
3.2.9. No person may take waterfowl by the
				aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area. Hunters should be aware that a
				baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after the removal of the
				bait, and it is not necessary for the hunter to know an area is baited to be in
				violation of federal regulations and section 3.2 of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				regulation establishes provisions for hunting waterfowl and migratory game
				birds
i
n specified areas of this State.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									20-1-17(b)(7) and
				29A-1-3(c).
1.3. Filing Date. -- August 29,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 1, 2023.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms
				shall have the meaning prescribed in the W. Va. Code of State Rules, Title 58
				Series 56, Special Migratory Bird Hunting, and Title 58 Series 58, Special
				Waterfowl Hunting.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-3 - McClintic Wildlife Management Area

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3.1. The provisions of the W. Va. Code of
				State Rules, Title 58 Series 57, Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting, and Title
				58 Series 58, Special Waterfowl Hunting, are in effect at the McClintic
				Wildlife Management Area, except as provided in Sections 3.2. through 3.5. of
				these regulations.
3.2. Hunting in
				the controlled waterfowl hunting area is restricted to waterfowl hunting from
				State-controlled blinds or shooting stations during the period commencing on
				October 1, 2023 and ending on October 14, 2023 even if other hunting seasons
				run concurrently. The controlled waterfowl hunting area is marked by signs in
				the field which are outlined on maps provided by the Division to the successful
				applicant.
3.3. Shooting and
				falconry hours in the controlled waterfowl hunting area are from 30 minutes
				before sunrise until noon during the period commencing on October 1, 2023 and
				ending on October 14, 2023.
3.4.
				Concurrent hunting is prohibited in the controlled waterfowl hunting area
				during the period commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on October 14, 2023.
3.4.1. Hunters must register in the
				electronic license system and apply online at
www.wvhunt.com
. Electronic
				applications must be submitted by midnight, August 15, 2023 to be eligible for
				the permit lottery drawing.
3.4.2.
				Hunting permits outlining the date of hunt and the assigned shooting station
				will be sent to successful applicants.
3.4.3. Controlled area hunting permits are
				not transferable.
3.4.4. Hunters
				with valid controlled area hunting permits must report to the McClintic WMA
				Office prior to 6:00 a.m. on the morning of the hunt. Failure to report by that
				time forfeits the hunter's reservation and the reserved blind will then be
				filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
3.4.5. Hunters must present the day's bag for
				inspection and return their controlled area hunting permits to the McClintic
				WMA Office prior to 1:00 p.m. on the day of the hunt.
3.4.6. Hunters in the controlled area who
				violate the provisions of these regulations or conduct themselves in an
				unsportsmanlike manner at the McClintic Wildlife Management Area will not
				receive any further permits.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-4 - Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area

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4.1. The provisions of the W. Va. Code of
				State Rules, Title 58 Series 57, Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting, and Title
				58 Series 58, Special Waterfowl Hunting, are in effect at the Green Bottom
				Wildlife Management Area, except as provided in Section 4.2. through 4.5. of
				these regulations.
4.2. Hunting on
				the Green Bottom WMA is restricted to waterfowl hunting only during the period
				commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on October 3, 2023 even if other
				hunting seasons run concurrently.
4.3. Shooting and falconry hours for
				waterfowl are from 30 minutes before sunrise until noon during the period
				commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on October 3, 2023.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-5 - Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area

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5.1. Waterfowl hunting is prohibited on
				Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area in accordance with deed
				restrictions.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-6 - South Branch Wildlife Management Area

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6.1. The provisions of the W. Va. Code of
				State Rules, Title 58 Series 55, Migratory Bird Hunting Rule, and Title 58
				Series 56, Special Migratory Game Bird Hunting, are in effect at the South
				Branch Wildlife Management Area, except as provided in Sections 6.2. through
				6.5. of these regulations.
6.2.
				Hunting in the controlled mourning dove hunting area is restricted to dove
				hunting from State-controlled hunting posts on September 1 and 2, 2023 even if
				other hunting seasons run concurrently. The controlled dove hunting area is
				marked by signs and includes marked hunting posts.
6.3. Shooting hours in the controlled dove
				hunting area are from noon until sunset on September 1, 2023 and from 30
				minutes before sunrise until sunset during the remainder of the
				season.
6.4. All hunting in the
				controlled dove hunting area is by permit only during the period commencing on
				September 1 and 2, 2023.
6.4.1. Hunters may
				register by contacting the DNR District II Office. Applications must be
				submitted by midnight, July 1, 2023 to be eligible for the permit lottery
				drawing.
6.4.2. Letters of
				notification granting controlled area hunting permits will be sent to
				successful applicants.
6.4.3.
				Controlled area hunting permits are not transferable.
6.4.4. Hunters in controlled area who violate
				the provisions of these regulations or conduct themselves in an unsportsmanlike
				manner at the South Branch Wildlife Management Area will be ineligible to
				receive future permits.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-59 - Special Waterfowl and Migratory Bird Hunting Areas › Section 58-59-7 - Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area

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7.1. The provisions of the W. Va. Code of
				State Rules, Title 58 Series 57, Waterfowl Hunting Rule, and Title 58 Series
				58, Special Waterfowl Hunting, are in effect at the Pleasant Creek Wildlife
				Management Area, except as provided in Section 7.2. of these
				regulations.
7.2. Waterfowl Hunting
				on the Pleasant Creek WMA is restricted to the Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
				and Saturdays during the period commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on
				October 14, 2023.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- These regulations establish the open seasons and the size and creel
				limits with respect to the taking of fish and other aquatic species in West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §§
									20-1-7(31) and
				20-1-17(7).
1.3. Filing Date. -- December 27,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				January 1, 2024.
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2.1. "Aggregate"
				means the total creel or possession limit of similar kinds of game fish. For
				example, the daily creel limit for trout is six. This could be two brown trout,
				two brook trout, and two rainbow trout, or any combination of six trout, but
				not more than a total of six per day nor more than a total of twelve in
				possession.
2.2. "Impoundment"
				means any natural or artificial impoundment, lake, pond, or reservoir that is
				partially or wholly within the territorial limits of West Virginia and is owned
				and administered by the federal government or by the State or any political
				subdivision thereof.
2.3.
				"Possession Limit" means fish that are in any way under the control of the
				fisherman (i.e., the total of all fish of a single species in a vehicle, home
				freezer, commercial food locker, or other storage place).
2.4. All other terms shall have the meaning
				prescribed in W. Va. Code §
									20-1-2.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-3 - General Fishing Rules

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3.1. It is
				illegal to catch, take, kill, or attempt to catch, take, or kill any fish at
				any time by any means other than by rod, line, and hooks with natural or
				artificial lures unless otherwise authorized by Section 11 of these
				regulations.
3.2. It is illegal to
				use a firearm, a crossbow, dynamite or any like explosive, or a poisonous
				mixture placed in the water for the purpose of killing or taking fish, frogs,
				aquatic turtles, or other forms of aquatic life.
3.3. It is illegal to take fish, frogs,
				aquatic turtles, or other forms of aquatic life from a State fish
				hatchery.
3.4. Federal regulations
				prohibit the taking of fish or other forms of aquatic life from a federal fish
				hatchery.
3.5. It is illegal to
				catch, take, kill, or attempt to catch, take, or kill a paddlefish
				(
Polyodon spathula
), shovelnose sturgeon
				(
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
), or lake sturgeon
				(
Acipenser fulvescens
) at any time by any means shall be
				prohibited.
3.6. The possession of
				any darter species within the State of West Virginia is prohibited.
3.7. Fishing regulations relating to opening
				and closing dates, creel and possession limits, and size limits on the Potomac
				and North Branch of the Potomac, including Jennings Randolph Lake, and enforced
				by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will correspond with the same
				regulations published by the State of Maryland.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-4 - Opening and Closing Dates

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4.1.
				Black Bass Season (Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass). -- The black bass
				season is open year-round.
4.2.
				Trout Season (Brook, Brown, Rainbow, Golden Rainbow, and Tiger Trout). -- The
				trout season is open year-round, except as provided in Sections 4.2.1. through
				4.2.5. of these regulations.
4.2.1. From
				November 1 through May 15, a 1.2-mile section of Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio
				County beginning just above the upper limit of Middle Wheeling Creek Lake and
				extending downstream to the mouth of Gillespie Run is open for catch and
				release trout fishing only.
4.2.2.
				From November 1 through May 15, a 1-mile section of the Clear Fork of
				Guyandotte River in Wyoming County beginning at the state Route 6 bridge and
				extending upstream to the R.D. Bailey Wildlife Management Area manager's
				residence is open for catch and release trout fishing only.
4.2.3. From November 1 through May 15, Paint
				Creek from Ash Branch upstream 12.5 miles to the mouth of Milburn Creek in
				Kanawha and Fayette Counties is open for catch and release trout fishing
				only.
4.2.4. From November 1 through
				May 15, William's River from a signed location approximately two miles
				downstream of Tea Creek extending two miles downstream in Pocahontas County is
				open for catch and release trout fishing only.
4.2.5. From November 1 through May 15,
				Shavers Fork River extending from the mouth of Whitmeadow Run downstream 5.5
				miles to the mouth of McGee Run in Randolph County is open for catch and
				release trout fishing only.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-5 - Daily Creel Limits and Possession Limits

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5.1. Black Bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, and
				Spotted Bass). -- The daily creel limit is six black bass in aggregate and the
				possession limit is 12 black bass in aggregate, except as provided in Section
				5.1.1.
5.1.1. The daily creel limit is zero
				black bass and the possession limit is zero black bass on Catch-and-Release
				Black Bass Fishing Areas.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-6 - Size Limits

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6.1. Black Bass
				(Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass). -- There are no size limits for
				black bass, except as provided in Sections 6.1.1. through 6.1.6. of these
				regulations.
6.1.1. There is a 12-inch minimum
				size limit for black bass on the following:
6.1.1.a. Barboursville Lake (Cabell
				County).
6.1.1.b. Beech Fork Lake
				(Wayne County).
6.1.1.c. Chief Logan
				Lake (Logan County).
6.1.1.d.
				Conaway Run Lake (Tyler County).
6.1.1.e. Wheeling Creek (Marshall and Ohio
				counties).
6.1.1.f. The section of
				the Ohio River from the mouth of Mill Creek (Hancock County) downstream to the
				mouth of the Big Sandy River (Wayne County), including all waters within West
				Virginia covered by the Ohio River Reciprocal Agreement with the State of
				Ohio.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-7 - Catch and Release Black Bass Fishing Regulations

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7.1. Catch-and-Release Black Bass Fishing
				Areas.
7.1.1. Dunkard Fork Lake (Marshall
				County).
7.1.2. Edwards Run Pond
				(Hampshire County).
7.1.3. Elk Fork
				Lake (Jackson County).
7.1.4. Kimsey
				Run Lake (Hardy County).
7.1.5.
				Millers Fork Pond (Wayne County).
7.1.6. North Bend Lake (Ritchie
				County).
7.1.7. O'Brien Lake
				(Jackson County).
7.1.8. Rockhouse
				Lake (Logan County).
7.1.9. Tuckahoe
				Lake (Greenbrier County).
7.1.10.
				Upper Mud River Lake (Lincoln County).
7.1.11. Woodrum Lake (Jackson
				County).
7.1.12. The South Branch of
				the Potomac River (Hampshire County): -- A nine and one half mile section in
				Hampshire County beginning at the Romney Bridge (U.S. Route 50 and State Route
				28) and extending downstream to the Blue Beach Bridge (State Route 28) at
				Grace.
7.1.13. The South Branch of
				the Potomac River (Hardy County): -- An eight mile section in Hardy County
				beginning three miles east of Petersburg at the Petersburg Gap Bridge (U.S.
				Route 220 and State Route 28) and extending downstream to the Fisher Bridge
				(County Route 13).
7.1.14. The New
				River (Raleigh, Summers, and Fayette counties): -- A 12-mile section beginning
				at the I-64 bridge near Sandstone and extending downstream to the NPS Grandview
				Sandbar Public Access Site near Quinnimont.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-8 - Catch and Release Muskellunge Fishing Regulations

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8.1. Catch and Release Muskellunge Fishing
				Areas.
8.1.1. Middle Island Creek (Tyler
				County): -- A six mile section beginning at the State Route 18 bridge near
				Centerville and continuing downstream to the low water bridge near the Jug.
				Included in this area are sections of Indian Creek and McElroy Creek from the
				mouth to the first riffle.
8.1.2.
				Buckhannon River (Upshur County): -- A six and one-half mile section beginning
				at the city of Buckhannon's water supply dam upstream to the first riffle.
				Included in this area is the section of French Creek, from its mouth to the
				first riffle.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-10 - Fly-Fishing-Only Fishing Regulations

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10.1. Fly-Fishing-Only Areas.
10.1.1. Second Creek Fly-Fishing-Only Area:
				-- A two and three-tenths mile section on the Monroe County - Greenbrier County
				line at Rodgers Mill.
10.1.2.
				Milligan Creek Fly Fishing Only Area: -- A one-third mile section beginning one
				mile north of U.S. Route 60 from the County Route 60/15 bridge and extending
				downstream to a fence crossing.
10.1.3. Dogway Fork Fly Fishing Only Area: --
				Includes the mainstem from its junction with Cranberry and all tributaries in
				Webster, Pocahontas, and Greenbrier counties. Access is by foot on Forest
				Service Route 78.
10.1.4. Red Run of
				Dry Fork Fly Fishing Only Area: -- Includes the mainstem from its junction with
				Dry Fork and all tributaries in Tucker County. Access is by foot from Secondary
				Route 72.
10.1.5. Thorn Creek Fly
				Fishing Only Area: -- A one-half mile marked section beginning three miles
				above the mouth. Access is by County Route 20.
10.1.6. Spring Run Fly Fishing Only Area: --
				A one mile marked section beginning three-fifths mile above the mouth at its
				confluence on South Mill Creek. Access is by County Route 9/2 (Spring Run
				Road).
10.1.7. Edward Run Fly
				Fishing Only Area: -- A one and one-quarter mile section beginning at the
				Edwards Run Pond and extending upstream to the boundary of the Edwards Run
				Wildlife Management Area in Hampshire County.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-11 - Other Fishing Methods

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11.1. Dipping.
11.1.1. Dipping for nongame fish is legal
				year-round.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-12 - Night Fishing Regulations

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12.1.
				Fishing at night is prohibited or restricted at the following impoundments:
12.1.1. Anderson Lake (Kanawha County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.2.
				Barboursville (Cabell County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.3. Coonskin (Kanawha County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.4.
				Dent's Run (Marion County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.5. Dixon Lake (Monongalia County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.6. Dog
				Run (Harrison County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.7. Edwards Run (Hampshire County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.8. Elk
				Two Mile (Site 12) (Kanawha County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.9. Elk Two Mile (Site 13) (Kanawha
				County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.10. Elk Two Mile (Site 14) (Kanawha
				County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.11. French Creek (Upshur County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.12.
				Indian Rock (Nicholas County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.13. James P. Bailey (Mercer County): --
				No night fishing allowed.
12.1.14.
				Krodel (Mason County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.15. Larenim (Mineral County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.16.
				Logan County Airport Pond (Logan County): -- No night fishing
				allowed.
12.1.17. Mill Creek
				(Barbour County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.18. Millers Fork (Wayne County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.19.
				North Bend Pond (Ritchie County): -- Night fishing by registered campers
				only.
12.1.20. Pettigrew (Kanawha
				County): No night fishing permitted.
12.1.21. Poor House (Berkeley County): -- No
				night fishing allowed.
12.1.22.
				Raleigh County Airport Pond (Raleigh County): -- No night fishing
				allowed.
12.1.23. Rock Cliff (Hardy
				County): -- Night fishing by registered campers only.
12.1.24. Sherwood (Greenbrier County): --
				Night fishing by permit only.
12.1.25. Stephens (Raleigh County): -- Night
				fishing by permit only.
12.1.26.
				Underwood (Cabell County): -- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.27. Wallback (Clay and Roane counties):
				-- No night fishing allowed.
12.1.28. Westover Park (Monongalia County):
				-- No night fishing allowed.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-13 - McClintic Wildlife Management Area

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13.1. The applicable provisions of Sections
				3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 of these regulations are in effect at the McClintic Wildlife
				Management Area, except as provided in Sections 14.2. through 14.5. of these
				regulations.
13.2. The use of live
				minnows as bait is prohibited at the McClintic Wildlife Management
				Area.
13.3. The following ponds are
				closed to fishing year-round: Ponds #12, and #13.
13.4. The following ponds are open for
				fishing year-round: Ponds #4, #5, #10, #14, #15, #23, #24, #26, #27, #28, #29,
				#30, #31, #32, #33, #37, and #38.
13.5. The following ponds are open for
				fishing during the period beginning at 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to
				Memorial Day (Observed) and closing on December 31: Ponds #3, #6, #7, #8, #9,
				#11, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #34, #36, #39, and #40.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-14 - Pedlar Wildlife Management Area

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14.1. Catch and Release Fishing Area.
14.1.1. Dixon Lake (Monongalia
				County).
14.1.2. All fish caught
				must be returned to the water at once. To release a deeply hooked or
				gill-hooked fish, the line should be cut.
14.1.3. The use of live minnows as bait is
				prohibited at Dixon Lake.
14.1.4.
				All hooks must be barbless.
14.1.5.
				No night fishing allowed.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-60 - Fishing Regulations › Section 58-60-15 - Class Q and Children Special Fishing Areas

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15.1. Special fishing areas for children and
				persons possessing a valid Class Q license established in 58CSR61 are open at
				the following locations:
15.1.1. Handley Pond
				-- A five-acre pond in Pocahontas County.
15.1.2. Baker Lake -- A three-acre pond on
				the Bear Rock Wildlife Management Area in Ohio County.
15.1.3. Coonskin Park Pond -- A two and
				seven-tenths-acre pond on Coonskin Park in Kanawha County.
15.1.4. Westover Park Pond -- A one-acre pond
				in Monongalia County.
15.1.5.
				Raleigh County Airport Pond -- A one-acre pond at the entrance to Raleigh
				County Airport.
15.1.6. Bishops Knob
				pond - A two-acre lake between Cranberry and Williams rivers in Webster County,
				accessible by Forest Road 101.
15.1.7. Millers Fork Pond -- A five-acre pond
				in Wayne County.
15.1.8. Lake
				Underwood -- A one-acre pond at YMCA Kennedy Center in Cabell County.
15.1.9. Logan County Airport Pond -- A
				one-acre pond at the Logan County Airport.
15.1.10. Kanawha State Forest -- A 17.2 mile
				section of Davis Creek in Kanawha State Forest from the Rt. 23 bridge near the
				entrance of Kanawha State Forest upstream, including all tributaries;
				and
15.1.11. Mash Fork of Camp Creek
				-- A 100-yard section of Mash Fork in Camp Creek State Park/Forest.
15.1.12. Laurel Fork -- A 300-yard section of
				Laurel Fork in Gilliand Park, Oceana, Wyoming County.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-61 - Special Fishing Rule › Section 58-61-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This rule establishes special fishing areas and prohibitions with
				respect to the taking of fish and other aquatic species in West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §§
									20-1-7(31)
				and
				20-1-17(7).
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 27, 2020
1.4. Effective Date. -- March 28,
				2020.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect march 28,
				2025.
1.6. For the purposes of this
				rule provisions concerning the open seasons, bag limits, possession limits,
				creel limits, size, age, weight, and sex limits of any game or nongame fish and
				other aquatic species of West Virginia, are contained in W. Va. Code of State
				Rules, Title 58 Series 60, Fishing Regulations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-61 - Special Fishing Rule › Section 58-61-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Daylight
				hours" means the time period between 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes
				after sunset.
2.2. All other terms
				have the meaning prescribed in W. Va. Code §
									20-1-2.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-61 - Special Fishing Rule › Section 58-61-3 - Prohibitions

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3.1. Fishing on
				Catch-and-Release Trout Waters -- Fishing on catch-and-release trout waters is
				permitted during daylight hours only.
3.1.1.
				It is illegal to possess any lures except artificial flies and lures made of
				metal, wood, feathers, hair or synthetic material on catch and release trout
				waters.
3.1.1.a. Multiple-hook lures shall
				have barbless hooks.
3.1.1.b.
				Single-hooked lures may have barbed hooks.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-61 - Special Fishing Rule › Section 58-61-4 - Special Fishing Areas for Children and Persons Possessing a Valid Class Q License

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4.1. The
				special fishing areas for children and persons possessing a valid Class Q
				license are open only in the locations during the dates established in W. Va.
				Code of State Rules, Title 58 Series 60, Fishing Regulations:
4.2. During the dates established in the W.
				Va. Code of State Rules, Title 58 Series 60, Fishing Regulations the areas are
				only open to:
4.2.1. All children 14 years of
				age or under who are accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older to assist
				with baiting hooks and removing fish; and
4.2.2. Any person who possesses a valid Class
				Q permit in accordance with W. Va. Code §
										20-2-46e.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-61 - Special Fishing Rule › Section 58-61-5 - Special Fishing Area Rule for London, Marmet, and Winfield Dam Tailwaters on the Kanawha River

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5.1.
				Requirements and prohibitions:
5.1.1.
				Children under the age of 13 shall be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age
				or older within the designated public fishing area;
5.1.2. Sitting on, climbing over, through, or
				under handrails on the designated public fishing area is prohibited;
5.1.3. Swimming or diving from the designated
				public fishing area is prohibited;
5.1.4. Glass containers are prohibited on the
				designated public fishing area;
5.1.5. Intoxicants are prohibited on the
				designated public fishing area; and
5.1.6. Firearms are prohibited on the
				designated public fishing area.