FINES ON ILLEGAL DEER KILLS SKYROCKET

(08/02/2010)

Illegal hunters beware. Two people convicted of illegally spotlighting and killing a deer in Preston County will pay more than $2,400 in fines, court costs and wildlife-replacement costs under a new state law, according to the WV Division of Natural Resources. The new fine system applied to the convictions of 22-year-old Mike Chapman of Aurora and an unidentified Tucker County juvenile. Both were also convicted in Preston County Magistrate Court of carrying a loaded firearm. Previously, the state could collect just $200 on deer killed illegally, regardless of antler size. Under the new law, those convicted must also pay an amount that varies with the width of the rack from $1,000 to $2,500.

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001