The House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Subcommittee met this afternoon.
Markup & Passage
House Bill 4504 requires the Division of Natural Resources to make rules for hunted antlered deer. The bill would allow first antlered deer to be taken under current rules, but adds that the second antlered deer must have three points on one side.
House Bill 4663 repeals the special license for multi-vendor private fairs and festivals where multiple vendors share liability and responsibility.
House Bill 4386 changes the age limit for firefighters. The bill was amended to allow applicants to be 40 years old.
House Bill 4493 was amended; the bill now creates the West Virginia Wholesale Accountability Act. The bill requires the wholesaler of residential homes to notify the seller that the home will be transferred to another individual or organization before the buyer takes legal title to the home.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 4762 would provide reciprocity for licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians who are licensed and in good standing in other states and offer specialized and temporary licensure to foreign graduates through PAVE and ECFVGG.
House Bill 4800 would add “any other livestock” to penalties for dogs wounding livestock.
