W. Va. Code R. § 58-18-3 - Bear Damage Complaint Procedures
Current through Register Vol. XXXVIII, No. 51, December 23, 2021
3.1. A property owner or lessee who
has suffered damage to real or personal property, not excluded in
section 5.1 of this rule, including loss occasioned by the injury to
or death of livestock or the unborn issue thereof, caused by an act
of a bear may complain to any officer for the protection against such
bear.
3.1.a. Bear damage involving
beehives, fruit trees, livestock or miscellaneous real or personal
property must be reported to an officer within forty-eight (48) hours
of its occurrence.
3.2. Upon receipt of a bear damage
complaint, the officer shall immediately proceed to investigate the
circumstances giving rise to such complaint.
3.2.a. If the officer is unable to
personally investigate a complaint, he or she shall designate a
wildlife biologist to investigate on his/her behalf.
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