WV Farm Bureau Magazine January 2015 | Page 25

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) continue to use and upgrade the Palestine Hatchery located in Wirt County. 87. SUNDAY HUNTING West Virginia Farm Bureau is opposed to hunting on Sunday. 88. NONRESIDENT HUNTING & FISHING LICENSES West Virginia Farm Bureau supports the concept that landowners, the children and grandchildren of landowners, and the parents of landowners shall not be required to purchase hunting or fishing licenses to hunt or fish on their own property. 89. CLEAN WATER ACT AND AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS West Virginia Farm Bureau supports the concept of cleaning up West Virginia water. The current focus of the Clean Water Act should remain that of achieving fishable and swimmable standards. Standards should not result in unfunded mandates for landowners or city and county governments and should be subject to sound cost/benefit and risk assessment analysis. The Clean Water Act should not alter state water rights and should encourage state control over these programs. Efforts to address nonpoint runo