Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 58-67-3 - Resident Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing License Requirements3.1. 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.3.4. 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.3.5. 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.3.6. 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.