(a) Urban Hunting Conditions. An urban deer hunt shall be lawful in the City of Parkersburg only under the following conditions:
(1) Hunting shall be by permit only issued under the terms of this chapter.
(2) The hunt shall be for deer only.
(3) Archery only season.
(4) Hunting may occur only on property with the written permission of the property owner and on city owned property which has been designated as available for hunting by the City Public Works Director.
(5) All deer harvested must be legally checked at an official game checking station and reported to the City.
(6) No hunting may take place within 150 feet of a dwelling or other occupied building.
(7) No hunting shall take place closer than 500 feet from the property boundary of school property which contains a school building. For purposes of this section "school" means a public school or private school during periods when students are in attendance or participating in school activities.
(8) Persons shall at all times when hunting pursuant to a City permit carry a valid photo identification, a copy of their city permit and their West Virginia state hunting license.
(9) The transportation of a deer carcass along any public right-of-way is prohibited unless it is covered or hidden from public view.
(10) All West Virginia hunting rules and regulations apply to hunting within the City.
(11) Any hunting activity including but not limited to field dressing or other handling of a carcass, must occur on the property specified in the city permit.
(12) All hunting shall be conducted from an elevated portable tree stand that is at least eight (8) feet in height and faces the interior of the property. The stands and shooting lanes will be located in such a way as to direct arrows to the interior of the property.
(13) Hunting may take place on tracts of three contiguous acres or more within a sufficient distance from the boundary that an arrow shot in a hunting situation cannot reasonably travel outside permitted tract. Each tract must be approved by the City Public Works Director.
(14) A property owner can designate and limit other persons allowed to hunt his or her land with a permit.
(15) The City will be responsible to dispose of any wounded deer or deer carcass found on non-permitted property.
(16) Hunting shall be allowed during the maximum time period permitted under state law and regulations promulgated by the West Virginia Division of National Resources for an urban deer hunt.
(b) Permits.
(1) In order to obtain a permit the applicant must meet and have evidence of compliance with all applicable state statutes, regulations and rules applicable to deer hunting with a bow and arrow. The City may impose additional requirements for a hunting permit and may limit the number of permits to be issued.
(2) The City may charge an administrative fee for permits not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per permit.
(3) The City Public Works Director is hereby authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations including the setting of license fees to regulate bow hunting and to select the tracts to be authorized for hunting as permitted herein.
(4) The City shall post the location of tracts approved for hunting on its website.
(c) Donated Meat. Hunters are and shall be encouraged but are not required to donate the harvest to programs or organizations that will provide the meat to needy persons.
(d) Violations. In addition to any penalties for violations of state hunting laws or regulations, any person violating this section or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per offense
(Ord. 0-1397. Passed 6-28-11.)