West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-23 - Revocation of Hunting and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-23-3 - Revocation of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. The
				director shall revoke a license or licenses for the following causes:
3.1.1. Negligent Shooting. Except as provided
				in subsection 5.1.1. of this rule, the hunting and fishing licenses of any
				person convicted of negligent shooting under the provisions of W. Va. Code
				§
										20-2-57 shall be revoked and
				license privileges shall be suspended for a period of five years. The
				suspension period begins on the date of conviction;
3.1.2. Amassed Points. The hunting and
				fishing licenses of any person who amasses 10 or more points in any two-year
				period shall be revoked and license privileges shall be suspended for a period
				of two years. The suspension period begins on the date on which the 10-point
				total was reached.
3.1.3. False
				Application. The hunting and fishing licenses of any person who obtained a
				license or licenses under false pretenses or otherwise in violation of the
				provisions of W. Va. Code §
										20-2-30 shall be revoked and
				license privileges shall be suspended for a period of one year. The suspension
				period begins on the date of the revocation of the license or
				licenses.
3.1.4. Bear violations.
				Except as set forth in subsection 6.4.8. of this rule, the hunting and fishing
				licenses of any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of
				W.Va. Code §
										20-2-22a which results in the
				killing or death of a bear shall be suspended for two years. The hunting and
				fishing licenses of any person who is convicted of a second violation of W.Va.
				Code §
										20-2-22a shall be suspended for
				five years irrespective of whether the violation results in the killing or
				death of a bear. The hunting and fishing licenses of any person who is
				convicted of a third violation of W.Va. Code §
										20-2-22a shall be suspended for 10
				years irrespective of whether the violation results in the killing or death of
				a bear.
3.1.5. Failure to Pay
				Fines. The hunting and fishing licenses of any person who fails to pay the
				costs, fines, forfeitures, or penalties imposed by a magistrate court under the
				provisions of W. Va. Code §
										50-3-2a for a violation of the
				State's hunting or fishing laws or rules shall be revoked and license
				privileges shall be suspended until the costs, fines, forfeitures, or penalties
				are paid in full.
3.1.6. Failure to
				Appear. The hunting and fishing licenses of any person who fails to appear or
				respond in magistrate court for a violation of the State's hunting or fishing
				laws or rules under the provisions of W. Va. Code §
										50-3-2a shall be revoked and
				license privileges shall be suspended until final judgment in the case, and, if
				a judgment of guilty is entered, until all costs, fines, fees, forfeitures,
				restitution or penalties imposed are paid in full.
3.1.7. Interference with hunters, trappers,
				and fishermen. The license or licenses of any person convicted of any violation
				of W. Va. Code §
										20-2-2a who holds a West Virginia
				hunting, fishing, or trapping license at the time of conviction shall be
				revoked for two years. The revocation period begins on the date of
				conviction.