A Class J license is a nonresident small game shooting preserve license and entitles the licensee to hunt small game on designated shooting preserves, except as prohibited by rules of the Director or Natural Resources Commission and except when additional licenses, stamps or permits are required, for a period of six consecutive hunting days chosen by the licensee. The fee for the license is $10. This is a base license and does not require the purchase of a prerequisite license to participate in the activities specified in this section, except as noted.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-2-42h

  • Commission: means the Natural Resources Commission. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Natural Resources. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Game: means game animals, game birds and game fish as herein defined. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Hunt: means to pursue, chase, catch or take any wild birds or wild animals. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Nonresident: means any person who is a citizen of the United States and who has not been a domiciled resident of the State of West Virginia for a period of thirty consecutive days immediately prior to the date of his or her application for a license or permit except any full-time student of any college or university of this state, even though he or she is paying a nonresident tuition. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Preserve: means all duly licensed private game farmlands, or private plants, ponds or areas, where hunting or fishing is permitted under special licenses or seasons other than the regular public hunting or fishing seasons. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Small game: includes all game animals, fur-bearing animals and game birds except elk, deer, black bears, wild boars and wild turkeys. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2