{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-56","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-2-56","heading":"Permit to hold a field trial, shoot-to-retrieve field trial, water race or wild hunt; license exemption.","body":"The director may issue a permit to any person, group of persons, club or organization to hold or conduct a field trial, shoot-to-retrieve field trial, water race or wild hunt, hereinafter referred to as a trial, upon receipt of a written application setting forth: (1) The name of the person, group of persons, club or organization; (2) the type or kind of trial; (3) the place and county in which the trial is to be held; and (4) the period or date on which the trial is to be held. The fee for the permit shall be $5.\nNo person participating in a field trial, shoot-to-retrieve field trial, water race or wild hunt being held under a permit authorized by this section shall be required to possess a state hunting license.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 2. WILDLIFE RESOURCES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-2-56/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:32Z","sha256":"d87c25db6d481003dce7a449f181d7266438a438984819bc3857d43246857d8f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-55","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-2-56a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}