§20-2-37 Display of license, etc., by persons in possession of hunting, fishing, etc., paraphernalia.
§20-2-37. Display of license, etc., by persons in possession of hunting, fishing, etc., paraphernalia.
Any person having in his or her possession in or near the fields or woods, or about the streams of this state, any dog, gun, fishing rod or other hunting, fishing or trapping paraphernalia, shall, upon demand of any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, state his or her correct name and address, and shall exhibit for inspection: (a) All applicable licenses and documents set forth in section thirty-six of this article; and (b) all firearms and wildlife which he or she may have in his or her possession.
Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing searches that violate article three, section six of the West Virginia Constitution or the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, nor may anything in this section be construed as effecting a waiver of these constitutional provisions.