West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5662: To extend hunting/fishing rights on private property, without a license, to grandchildren of the land owner
Status: Introduced, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §20-2-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to wildlife resources; and allowing the children and grandchildren of a landowner in West Virginia to hunt and fish on the private land regardless of residency status without a permit or license, hunt and fish on their own land during open seasons in accordance with laws and rules so long as a valid photographic identification is produced. ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES. §20-2-27. Necessity for license. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no resident who has reached his or her 15th birthday and wh.
From the introduced text:
A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to wildlife resources; and allowing the children and grandchildren of a landowner in West Virginia to hunt and fish on the private land regardless of residency status without a permit or license, hunt and fish on their own land during open seasons in accordance with laws and rules so long as a valid photographic identification is produced. ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES. §20-2-27. Necessity for license. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no resident who has reached his or her 15th birthday and who has not reached his or her 65th birthday before January 1, 2012, and no nonresident shall may at any time take, hunt, pursue, trap for, kill or chase any wild animals, wild birds, or fish for, take, kill or catch any fish, amphibians or aquatic life of any kind whatsoever in this state without first having secured a license or permit and then only during the respective open seasons, except that a nonresident who has not reached his or her 15th birthday may fish for, take, kill or catch any fish, amphibians or aquatic life of any kind whatsoever in this state without first having secured a license or permit. A person under the age of 15 years shall …
Sponsors
- Campbell, Jeff (R, 046) · primary sponsor