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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 58-66 - Fertility Control Of Free Roaming Wildlife › Section 58-66-2 - Definitions

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2.1. All terms have
				the meaning prescribed to them in the Division of Natural Resources rule,
				Regulations Defining The Terms To Be Used Concerning All Hunting and Trapping
				Regulations (58 C.S.R. 46).
2.2.
				Contraceptive compounds are any biological substances, animal tissues, drugs,
				vaccines, steroids, or other chemicals that, when administered to individuals
				within a target species' population, produce a state of infertility or prevent
				the production of progeny, either temporarily or permanently.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-66 - Fertility Control Of Free Roaming Wildlife › Section 58-66-3 - General Application Requirements

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3.1. A person may not use fertility control
				or contraceptive compounds without a permit issued by the Division. The
				Division may only issue permits to federal, state, or local government
				agencies, universities, or colleges, or their agents.
3.2. An applicant shall submit a written
				application requesting a permit prior to the planned application of the
				contraceptive treatment. The application must be accompanied by a proposed
				management plan or research proposal that:
3.2.1. Includes the objectives of the
				management or research project, including population objectives for management
				projects;
3.2.2. Is approved by the
				landowner or land manager responsible for the site;
3.2.3. For research proposals, is approved by
				the federal, state, or local government agency, university, or college
				responsible for the actions of the research investigator;
3.2.4. Includes an assessment of the
				anticipated effect of the contraceptive treatment on each target species'
				population at each site and on individual animals within each target
				population;
3.2.5. Documents
				potential impacts to non-target wild animal populations;
3.2.6. Documents potential threats to human
				health and safety;
3.2.7. Includes
				a description of all planned or completed management actions and an evaluation
				of the costs, efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of alternative methods for
				managing each target species' population on each site;
3.2.8. Includes a plan for monitoring short-
				and long- term effects of the contraceptive treatments on treated individual
				wild animals and each target species' population on each site;
3.2.9. Includes a certification that the
				contraceptive compound is approved by the federal Food and Drug Agency or a
				copy of a federal Food and Drug Agency "Investigative New Animal Drug" permit;
				and
3.2.10. Includes the name,
				address and phone number of the contraceptive compound's manufacturer; the
				generic name of the contraceptive compound and its chemical/biological
				composition.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-66 - Fertility Control Of Free Roaming Wildlife › Section 58-66-4 - Chemical Registration/Licensing

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4.1. Contraceptive compounds used in the
				State must have all required federal and state licensing, registration, or
				approvals for use on each wild animal species for each site
				requested.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-66 - Fertility Control Of Free Roaming Wildlife › Section 58-66-5 - Permit Conditions

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5.1. As
				conditions of the permit, the Director will specify authorized contraceptives,
				treatment methods, application devices and equipment, individual and population
				monitoring requirements, reporting requirements, and other applicable
				restrictions.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-66 - Fertility Control Of Free Roaming Wildlife › Section 58-66-6 - Public Notice

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6.1. The
				Director may require a 30 day public notice and comment period on any
				application for the use of contraceptives in free roaming wildlife within the
				boundaries 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 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This legislative rule establishes fees and the method for
				determining fees of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for West Virginia
				residents and non-residents.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-2B-7.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 19,
				2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				19, 2024.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1,
				2029.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Division"
				means the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
2.2. 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 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-3 - Resident Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing License Requirements

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3.1. Applicants
				must be residents of the state of West Virginia to be eligible for a resident
				lifetime license.
3.2. A parent or
				legal guardian submitting an application for a child who has not reached his or
				her 15th birthday shall provide proof of a certified birth certificate or other
				notarized record of birth. A parent or legal guardian submitting an application
				for an adopted child or foster child who has not reached his or her 15th
				birthday shall also provide proof of a certified copy of the order or decree of
				adoption or placement into foster care.
3.3. A child's parent or legal guardian shall
				sign an application for a child and provide proof of his or her own West
				Virginia driver's license number or a West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
				nondriver identification card number.
3.3.1.
				Parents of foster children submitting an application for a child who has not
				reached his or her 15th birthday must have the application signed and notarized
				by the case worker and Multidisciplinary Team of the foster child.
3.3.2. A child's parent or legal guardian who
				is a member of the Armed Forces and meets the definition of resident pursuant
				to W. Va. Code §
										20-1-2 et seq., may make
				application for a resident lifetime license for their child who has not reached
				his or her 18th birthday.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-4 - Fees for Resident Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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4.1. In accordance
				with the provisions of W.Va. Code §
									20-2B-7, the fees for resident
				lifetime licenses are 23 times the fee for the equivalent resident annual
				licenses or stamps.
4.1.1. The fee for a Class
				A-L resident lifetime hunting and trapping licenses is $782.
4.1.2. The fee for a Class AB-L resident
				lifetime hunting, trapping and fishing license is $805.
4.1.3. The fee for a Class B-L resident
				lifetime fishing license is $552.
4.1.4. The fee for a Class O-L resident
				lifetime trout license is $230.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-5 - Non-Resident Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing License Requirements

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5.1. Applicants
				must be non-residents of the state of West Virginia to be eligible for a
				non-resident lifetime license.
5.2.
				A parent or legal guardian submitting an application for a child who has not
				reached his or her 15th birthday shall provide proof of a certified birth
				certificate or other notarized record of birth.
5.3. Applications received by the Division or
				are postmarked on or after the child's 15th birthday will not be processed for
				a child's discounted lifetime license.
5.4. If applying for a lifetime license that
				includes hunting privileges, each license applicant born on or after January 1,
				1975, must present proof of successful completion of an approved Hunter
				Education course at the time of application for the license if they have
				successfully completed the course at that time.
5.5. Any person holding a lifetime hunting
				license who does not hold proof of successful completion of an approved Hunter
				Education Course must obtain a certificate of training as provided for in W.
				Va. Code §
									20-2-30a before hunting or
				trapping unaccompanied by a licensed adult pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									20-2-27.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-6 - Fees for Non-Resident Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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6.1. In accordance
				with the provisions of W.Va. Code §
									20-2B-7, the fees for non-resident
				lifetime licenses are 23 times the fee for the equivalent non-resident annual
				licenses or stamps.
6.1.1. The fee for a Class
				E-L non-resident lifetime hunting and trapping licenses is $3,036.
6.1.2. The fee for a Class EE-L non-resident
				lifetime bear hunting license is $4,255.
6.1.3. The fee for a Class F-L non-resident
				lifetime fishing license is $1,150.
6.1.4. The fee for a Class OO-L non-resident
				lifetime trout license is $368.
6.1.5. The fee for a Class UU-L non-resident
				lifetime archery hunting license is $736.
6.1.6. The fee for a Class VV-L non-resident
				lifetime muzzleloader license is $736.
6.1.7. The fee for a Class WW-L non-resident
				lifetime turkey hunting license is $736.
6.1.8. The fee for a Class I-L non-resident
				National Forest Stamp is $46.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-67 - Lifetime Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing Licenses › Section 58-67-7 - Fees for Issuing Duplicate Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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7.1. Upon
				verification that an individual is a valid lifetime licensee, the Division
				shall issue a duplicate lifetime hunting, trapping, and fishing license to
				replace any lost, destroyed, or damaged lifetime hunting, fishing or trapping
				license.
7.2. The fee for issuing a
				duplicate lifetime hunting, trapping, or fishing license card is six
				dollars.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-68 - Issuance Of Hunting, Trapping And Fishing Licenses By Telephone And Other Electronic Methods › Section 58-68-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This legislative rule establishes issuing fees and the method for
				selling West Virginia hunting, trapping and fishing licenses by telephone and
				by other electronic methods.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Code '20-2-33.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 5, 2002.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1,
				2002.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-68 - Issuance Of Hunting, Trapping And Fishing Licenses By Telephone And Other Electronic Methods › Section 58-68-2 - Definitions

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2.1."Electronic
				license" - means a hunting, trapping and fishing license facsimile prescribed
				in form, size and content by the director.
2.2. "Issuing fee" - means the fee paid to
				the license agent by the license purchaser at the time a transaction is
				effected.
2.3. "Point-of-sale
				license" - means an electronic license issued by a license agent at the site of
				their business and authorized by the director as prescribed in W. Va. Code
				'20-2-33.
2.4. "Transaction" - means one electronic
				purchase of any number of licenses for one license holder at one time. The
				purchase of a duplicate license qualifies as a transaction.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-68 - Issuance Of Hunting, Trapping And Fishing Licenses By Telephone And Other Electronic Methods › Section 58-68-3 - Licenses Sold by Telephone Transaction

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3.1. Except as otherwise provided by law, a
				purchaser of a license issued by telephone transaction shall carry the license
				as described in W. Va. Code '20-2-36.
				In cases where the license must be used before it is received in the mail by
				the purchaser, and until the license has been received, the purchaser shall
				carry the valid confirmation number produced by the license issuing system and
				a valid driver's license or picture identification card issued by the state of
				residence as a substitute for the license.
3.2. A purchaser of hunting, trapping and
				fishing licenses issued by telephone shall pay up to a five dollar ($5.00)
				license issuing fee per transaction in addition to the cost of the licenses
				purchased.
3.3. The license agent
				shall retain the fee and not remit it to the Division of Natural Resources. The
				licensing agent may charge one issuing fee per transaction.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-68 - Issuance Of Hunting, Trapping And Fishing Licenses By Telephone And Other Electronic Methods › Section 58-68-4 - Licenses Sold by Internet Transaction

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4.1. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
				purchaser of a license issued by Internet transaction shall carry the license
				as described in W. Va. Code '20-2-36.
				In cases where the license must be used before it is received in the mail by
				the purchaser, and until the license has been received, the purchaser shall
				carry the valid confirmation number produced by the license issuing system and
				a valid driver's license or picture identification card issued by the state of
				residence as a substitute for the license.
4.2. A purchaser of hunting, trapping and
				fishing licenses issued by Internet transaction shall pay up to a five dollar
				($5.00) license issuing fee per transaction in addition to the cost of the
				licenses purchased.
4.3. The
				license agent shall retain the fee and not remit it to the Division of Natural
				Resources. The licensing agent may charge one issuing fee per
				transaction.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-68 - Issuance Of Hunting, Trapping And Fishing Licenses By Telephone And Other Electronic Methods › Section 58-68-5 - Licenses Sold Electronically at the Point of Sale

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5.1. Except as otherwise provided by law, any
				purchaser of a license issued by point of sale shall carry the license as
				described in W. Va. Code '20-2-36.
5.2. A purchaser of hunting, trapping and
				fishing licenses issued by a point of sale transaction shall pay up to a one
				dollar ($1.00) license issuing fee per transaction in addition to the cost of
				the licenses purchased.
5.3. The
				license agent shall retain the fee and not remit it to the Division of Natural
				Resources. The licensing agent may charge one issuing fee per
				transaction.
5.4. Where it is not
				cost efficient or technically feasible, a non-electronic paper based licensing
				system shall be retained by license agents.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-69 - Wildlife Disease Management › Section 58-69-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- The purpose of this rule is to establish rules and procedures to
				manage, prevent, suppress, control and/or eradicate communicable diseases of
				wildlife.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §
									20-1-7(30).
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 9, 2007.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 9,
				2007.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-69 - Wildlife Disease Management › Section 58-69-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Feeding"
				means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or
				scattering of bait so as to constitute for wildlife a lure, attraction, or
				enticement to or on any areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Food
				plots and/or crops left standing in the field do not constitute
				feeding.
2.2. "Cervids" mean deer,
				elk and other species of the family Cervidae.
2.3. "Containment Area" means an area
				designated by the Director where wildlife has been found to be infected with a
				contagious or infectious disease. The purpose of a containment area is to
				manage, control, eradicate and/or prevent the spread of the disease. The
				establishment of a containment area by the Director will be based upon the most
				currently available information relating to wildlife disease epidemiology,
				wildlife disease surveillance information (i.e., geographic distribution and
				prevalence) and the need to establish boundaries associated with clearly
				defined features on the landscape. The Director shall, at least annually after
				the establishment of a containment area, review and evaluate any and all new
				information relating to wildlife disease epidemiology and surveillance to
				determine whether any such designation of a containment area should be modified
				or rescinded and shall report these findings to the Natural Resources
				Commission. Prior to the establishment of a containment area, the Director
				shall consult with:
2.3.a. wildlife biologists
				within the Wildlife Resources Section that are knowledgeable of wildlife
				diseases;
2.3.b. a Department of
				Agriculture veterinarian knowledgeable of wildlife diseases;
2.3.c. conservation officers familiar with
				local and regional landscape features; and
2.3.d. the Natural Resources
				Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-69 - Wildlife Disease Management › Section 58-69-3 - Carcass Transport Regulations

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3.1. It is unlawful to transport dead cervids
				or their parts beyond the boundary of a chronic wasting disease containment
				area except for the following portions of the carcass:
(1) meat that has been boned out,
(2)quarters or other portions of meat with no
				part of the spinal column or head attached,
(3)cleaned hide with no head
				attached,
(4)clean skull plate (no
				meat or tissue attached) with antlers attached,
(5)antlers with no meat or tissue attached,
				and
(6)finished taxidermy
				mounts.
3.1.1. State or county
				agencies and licensed solid waste disposal vendors may transport cervid
				carcasses or parts thereof to an approved sanitary landfill.
3.1.2. Hunters may transport cervid carcasses
				that were not killed inside the containment area through the containment
				area.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-69 - Wildlife Disease Management › Section 58-69-4 - Baiting and Feeding Regulations

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4.1. It is illegal to feed cervids or other
				wildlife in a containment area as determined by the Director and established
				for the management, control or eradication of chronic wasting disease, bovine
				tuberculosis, avian influenza or other wildlife diseases. Provided, that song
				and insectivorous birds may be fed so long as the person or persons feeding the
				same shall not do so in a manner that causes a congregation of cervids or other
				wildlife or in a manner that said person or persons reasonably should have
				known would cause a congregation of cervids or other wildlife. Provided
				further, that captive cervids may be fed inside cervid facilities permitted by
				the Division of Natural Resources.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-70 - Public Use Of Campgrounds And Recreation Areas In West Virginia State Wildlife Management Areas Under The Division Of Natural Resources › Section 58-70-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule governs the public use of campgrounds and recreation areas in
				West Virginia state wildlife management areas under the jurisdiction and
				management of the Division of Natural Resources. This rule is necessary to
				provide for public health, safety and welfare; to protect state property; and
				to assure state recreational area guests of a safe, beneficial and enjoyable
				experience.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code §
									20-1-7.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 9, 2007.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April 9,
				2007.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-70 - Public Use Of Campgrounds And Recreation Areas In West Virginia State Wildlife Management Areas Under The Division Of Natural Resources › Section 58-70-2 - Rules Governing Public Use of Campgrounds and Recreation Areas in State Wildlife Management Areas under the Division of Natural Resources

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2.1. A person may
				not camp in any manner in state wildlife management areas, except at areas
				designated for camping. Campground facilities are provided for the exclusive
				use of registered campers.
2.1.1. Campsites
				which are not reserved shall be rented on a first come, first served basis. A
				campsite is occupied when there is a tent, camper or vehicle on the site and a
				valid camping permit is displayed.
2.1.2. One responsible person who has passed
				his or her eighteenth (18th) birthday and who is answerable for the actions and
				safety of the campsite occupants and liable for any damages caused by them
				shall be at each rented campsite.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-70 - Public Use Of Campgrounds And Recreation Areas In West Virginia State Wildlife Management Areas Under The Division Of Natural Resources › Section 58-70-3 - Enforcement of Rules Governing Public Use of Campgrounds and Recreation Areas in State Wildlife Management Areas under the Division of Natural Resources and Penalties

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Responsibility for enforcing the rules.
Conservation Officers, Special Conservation Officers,
				  Wildlife Managers and Superintendents on state wildlife management areas shall
				  enforce all of the provisions 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 58-71 - Hunting, Trapping And Fishing License And Stamp Fees › Section 58-71-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This legislative rule establishes fees of certain hunting, fishing
				and trapping licenses and stamps.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-2-42.
1.3. Filing Date -- May 8, 2009.
1.4. Effective Date -- August 8,
				2009.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-71 - Hunting, Trapping And Fishing License And Stamp Fees › Section 58-71-2 - Fees for Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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2.1. In accordance with the provisions of W.
				Va. § 20-2-42, the fees for the following hunting, trapping and fishing
				licenses and stamps are increased and indexed to the increase in the Consumer
				Price Index (All Items) published by the United States Department of Labor
				rounded down to the nearest dollar. The Consumer Price Index (All Items)
				increased by 8.33 percent for the period January 1, 2006 through April 30,
				2008.
2.2. The fee for the Class A
				resident hunting and trapping license is $19.
2.3. The fee for the Class B resident fishing
				license is $19.
2.4. The fee for
				the Class E nonresident hunting and trapping license is $119.
2.5. The fee for the Class EE nonresident
				bear hunting license is $162.
2.6.
				The fee for the Class F nonresident fishing license is $37.
2.7. The fee for the Class H nonresident
				small game hunting license is $27.
2.8. The fee for the Class X resident
				hunting, fishing and trapping license is $35.
2.9. The fee for the Class XJ resident junior
				and Class XXJ nonresident junior hunting, fishing and trapping license is $16.
2.10. The fee for the Class NN
				nonresident antlerless deer hunting stamp is $27.
2.11. The fee for the Class OO nonresident
				trout fishing stamp is $16.
2.12.
				The fee for the Class RG resident gun deer hunting stamp for an additional deer
				is $21.
2.13. The fee for the Class
				RRG nonresident gun deer hunting stamp for an additional deer is $43.
2.14. The fee for the Class RB resident
				archery deer hunting stamp for an additional deer is $21.
2.15. The fee for the Class RRB nonresident
				archery deer hunting stamp for an additional deer is $37.
2.16. The fee for the Class RM resident
				muzzleloader deer hunting stamp for an additional deer is $16.
2.17. The fee for the Class RRM nonresident
				muzzleloader deer hunting stamp for an additional deer is $37.
2.18. The fee for the Class UU nonresident
				archery deer hunting stamp is $32.
2.19. The fee for the Class VV nonresident
				muzzle-loading deer hunting stamp is $32.
2.20. The fee for the Class WW nonresident
				turkey hunting stamp is $32.
2.21.
				The fee for the Class CS/LE nonresident conservation law-enforcement and sports
				education stamp is $13.
2.22. Fees
				for licenses and stamps not specified in subsections 2.2 through 2.21 of this
				rule shall remain at current levels.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-72 - Electronic Registration of Wildlife › Section 58-72-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose. -- This legislative rule establishes the procedures for the electronic
				registration and checking of wildlife.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-2-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 29,
				2014.
1.4. Effective Date. -- June
				1,2014.
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2.1. 'Director"
				means the Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
2.2. 'Division" means the West
				Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
2.3. "Electronically Register" or "Electronic
				Registration" means the submission of all required data via any electronic
				method made available by the Division to complete the game checking process and
				obtain a game tag number in lieu of the delivery of wildlife to a Natural
				Resources PoHce Officer or official game checking station.
2.4. "Game Tag Number" means the number
				provided by the Division or its representatives that verifies a hunter or
				trapper has successfully electronically registered their animal.
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3.1. Hunters and trappers in compliance with
				all other applicable requirements of law and the rules promulgated thereunder
				may electronically register wildlife in Heu of delivery to a Natural Resources
				Police Officer or official game checking station, except under the
				circumstances set forth in subsection 3.6. of this section.
3.2. Hunters and trappers shall provide all
				requested information via any electronic method made available by the Division.
3.3. Upon completion of providing
				the requested data, the Division or its representatives shall issue a game tag
				number.
3.4. The game tag number
				must be recorded on the hunter or trapper's field tag or recorded on a separate
				sheet of paper that displays the hunter or trapper's name and address. This
				information is the equivalent to that which would have been issued by a Natural
				Resources Police Officer or official game checking station.
3.5. The game tag number, hunter or trapper's
				name and address shall be affixed to the animal or parts thereof and remain
				affixed until it is dressed for consumption or processed into commercial fiir.
3.6. Upon public notice in every
				affected area, the director may require the physical inspection and checking of
				wildlife under any of the following circumstances:
3.6.a. Epizootic disease among wildhfe;
3.6.b. Biological necessity
				requiring physical inspection of wildlife;
3.6.c. Circumstances determined necessary to
				protect the State's wildlife resources; or
3.6.d. Any other emergency that may require
				physical inspection of wildlife.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-73 - Reptile and Amphibian Rule › Section 58-73-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These regulations establish open seasons and possession limits for reptiles and
				amphibians in West Virginia. The take or possession of any native West Virginia
				reptile or amphibian species not listed hereafter is prohibited pursuant to W.
				Va. Code §
									20-2-4.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-1-17(7).
1.3. Filing Date. -- March 23, 2021.
1.4. Effective Date. -- March 23,
				2021.
1.5. Possession Limits in
				General. -- All seasons and possession limits, unless otherwise noted, are
				statewide and subject to change under the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									20-1-17(7).
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2.1. "Aggregate"
				means the total possession limit of similar kinds of amphibians or reptiles
				considered as a whole.
2.2.
				"Amphibian" means salamanders, hellbenders, mudpuppies, frogs and toads, or any
				part thereof, and eggs or offspring.
2.3. "Egg" means a single reproductive body
				produced by any reptile or amphibian.
2.4. "Larvae" means any juvenile salamander.
2.5. "Possession" means any
				reptile or amphibian taken alive or dead from the wild which are in any way
				under the control of a person.
2.6.
				"Reptile" means turtles, lizards and snakes, or any part thereof, and eggs or
				offspring.
2.7. "Tadpole" means any
				juvenile frog or toad
2.8. All
				other terms shall have the meanings prescribed in W. Va. Code §
									20-1-2.
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3.1. No person may take or possess snake
				eggs, lizard eggs, skink eggs, turtle eggs, amphibian eggs, tadpoles, or larvae
				of any species.
3.2. It is unlawful
				to take or possess any reptile or amphibian from any area under agreement with,
				owned, controlled, or administered by the Division of Natural Resources, except
				pursuant to subsections 3.2.1. and 3.2.2. of this rule.
3.2.1. Persons who have received written
				permission from the Director, provided they carry and exhibit said permission
				upon request.
3.2.2. Persons
				lawfully taking American bullfrogs, green frogs, snapping turtles, and eastern
				spiny softshell turtles.
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4.1. A person may
				take the following salamanders year-round for use as fishing bait. A person may
				have in his or her possession no more than 10 of these species in aggregate.
4.1.1. northern dusky salamander
				(
Desmognathus fuscus
)
4.1.2. seal salamander (
Desmognathus
				monticola
)
4.1.3.
				Allegheny mountain dusky salamander (
Desmognathus
				ochrophaeus
)
4.1.4.
				black-bellied salamander (
Desmognathus
				quadramaculatus
)
4.1.5.
				Black Mountain salamander (
Desmognathus welteri
)
4.1.6. northern spring salamander
				(
Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus
)
4.1.7. Kentucky spring salamander
				(
Gyrinophilus p. duryi
)
4.1.8. northern two-lined salamander
				(
Eurycea bislineata
)
4.1.9. southern two-lined salamander
				(
Eurycea cirrigera
)
4.1.10. eastern long-tailed salamander
				(
Eurycea l. longicauda
)
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-73 - Reptile and Amphibian Rule › Section 58-73-5 - Penalties

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5.1. Any person
				convicted of a violation of this rule is subject to the penalties provided for
				in the W. Va. Code §
									20-7-9.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-74 - Elk Restoration and Management Rule › Section 58-74-1 - General

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1.1. Scope and
				Purpose.-- This rule establishes guidelines and protocols relating to the West
				Virginia Division of Natural Resource's elk management program.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-1-7(30)
				and
				20-2-5h.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 20,
				2016.
1.4. Effective Date. - April
				20, 2016.
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2.1. "Accredited
				Veterinarian" means any veterinarian accredited by APHIS and approved by the
				Animal Health Official of the state where the veterinarian is doing
				business.
2.2. "APHIS" means the
				Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or its successor agency of the
				United States Department of Agriculture.
2.3. "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
				(CVI)" means an official form issued by an accredited veterinarian in the state
				of origin and approved by the Animal Health Official of the state of origin
				listing all animals (with an accurate description and official identification)
				covered by the certificate and the findings of the health of the animals
				covered by the certificate. In addition, the CVI shall contain the names and
				address of the consignor and the consigned of the animals, the vaccinations
				that the animals may have received and the dates the vaccinations occurred. The
				CVI is void thirty (30) days after issuance.
2.4. "Division" means the West Virginia
				Division of Natural Resources.
2.5.
				"Elk Management Area or EMA" means a designated area in which the West Virginia
				Division of Natural Resources plans to establish and manage a wild free-ranging
				elk population. The specific EMA boundaries are identified in the Division's
				Elk Management Plan. The Division may not expand the EMA without statutory
				authorization (W.Va. Code
				20-2-5h).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-74 - Elk Restoration and Management Rule › Section 58-74-3 - Elk Management Plan

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3.1. An Elk
				Management Plan has been developed by the Division which will guide the
				Division's management decisions as it relates to the state's active elk
				restoration project.
3.1.a. The elk management
				plan will follow an adaptive management approach and the plan will be updated
				on a 5-year basis.
3.1.b. The
				Division shall solicit public comments on the draft elk management plan and
				will take public input under consideration prior to finalizing the
				plan.
3.1.c. The elk management
				plan will include, but is not limited to, the following plan components.
3.1.c.1. Elk biology and life
				history
3.1.c.2. Overview of elk
				reintroduction feasibility studies
3.1.c.3. Designation of an EMA
3.1.c.4. Setting of elk population
				objectives
3.1.c.5. Habitat and
				large landowner GIS-based analysis
3.1.c.6. Selection of elk release
				areas
3.1.c.7. Development of
				disease testing and health monitoring protocols
3.1.c.8. Information and educational efforts
				- promoting public awareness
3.1.c.9. Population monitoring protocols and
				research
3.1.c.10. Habitat
				management efforts
3.1.c.11.
				Strategies to increase public access to EMA
3.1.c.12. Approaches to minimize elk/human
				sociological conflicts
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4.1. The Division shall address elk which
				move outside of the EMA on a case by case basis to minimize adverse impacts to
				landowners and loss of individual elk that are essential to elk restoration
				success. Further more, as the active elk restoration program develops, the
				Division will develop appropriate procedures to address elk located outside of
				the EMA.
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5.1.
				The Division shall not import any elk from a population known to be infected
				with and/or not routinely postmortem tested for the abnormal prion associated
				with chronic wasting disease of deer and elk.
5.2. The Division shall not import any elk
				into the state without a valid CVI issued by an accredited veterinarian.
5.2.a. The CVI shall indicate that the animal
				has had a negative tuberculosis test within 2 months prior to the
				importation.
5.2.b. The CVI shall
				indicate that the animal has had a negative brucellosis test within 1 month
				prior to the importation of the animal.
5.2.c. The Division shall consider the
				requirement of negative test results in 5.2.a. and 5.2.b. as minimum
				requirements for importation of elk captured from the wild from the Kentucky or
				Virginia Elk Management Zones, but shall require additional disease testing for
				any elk imported from outside of the Kentucky and Virginia Elk Management Zones
				on a case by case basis.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-75 - State Park Controlled Deer Hunts › Section 58-75-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes the procedures and fees associated with the permit application
				process for controlled deer hunts on state parks.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									20-1-7.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 9, 2018.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 9,
				2018.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-75 - State Park Controlled Deer Hunts › Section 58-75-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Director"
				means the director of the West Virginia Division of Natural
				Resources.
2.2. "Division" means
				the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
2.3. All other terms shall have the meaning
				prescribed in W. Va. Code §
									20-1-2.
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3.1. State
				parkcontrolled deer hunts will be held on select state parks and on the dates
				as designated and published annually by the Director.
3.2. A person shall comply with permit
				procedures and deadlines established by the Director to apply for limited
				special state park deer season permits.
3.3. The Director will authorize the
				application process be handled through the Division's electronic licensing
				system or through a paper application system developed and implemented by the
				Division's Parks and Recreation Section. The application process will be
				published in the Division's West Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations
				Summary.
3.3.1. The state park controlled
				deer hunt application period shall run for a time period as designated by the
				Director.
3.3.2. Applicants are not
				required to purchase abase hunting license prior to submitting an application
				for a state park controlled deer hunt.
3.3.3. An application is required for each
				state park controlled deer hunt. Applicants may apply for multiple state park
				controlled deer hunts. Each application must be accompanied by the
				non-refundable application fee.
3.3.4. Permits will be awarded by a random
				draw of the applications.
3.3.5. A
				state park controlled deer hunt permit is not transferable to another
				person.
3.3.6. Upon being awarded a
				permit, applicants must provide to the Division:
3.3.6.a. Written or verbal statement of
				intent to participate in each designated state park controlled hunt for which
				they hold permits.
3.3.6.b. Proof
				of a valid base hunting license or be exempt from having to purchase a base
				hunting license.
3.3.7.
				Applicants awarded permits who fail to meet the requirements of subsection
				3.3.6. of this rule forfeit the awarded permit and shall not be eligible to
				participate in the designated state park controlled hunt for which the awarded
				permit is forfeited.
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1.01.
Scope
- These regulations define "hazardous wastes"
				for purposes of Sections 5(e) and (f), 12, 13, 17, and 20.
1.02.
Authority
-
				These regulations are issued under authority of West Virginia Code, Chapter 20,
				Article 5E, Section 6.
1.03.
Effective Date
- These regulations are promulgated on
				the 10th day of July, 1981, and become effective on the 10th day of July,
				1981.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 59 - Abandoned Mine Lands › Title 59 - LEGISLATIVE RULES DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS › Series 59-01 - Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Rule › Section 59-1-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- Legislative rule pertaining to
				abandoned mine lands and reclamation fund, objectives, responsibilities, funds,
				definitions, general reclamation requirements, eligibility, project evaluation,
				right of entry acquisition management and disposition of lands and water,
				procedures therefore and gifts, reclamation on private land, appraisals, liens,
				state reclamation plan and grants, audit, administrative procedures, costs and
				records.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code 22-1-3 and 22-1-3a
.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 26,
				1995.
1.4. Effective Date. -- June
				1, 1995.