Fort Gay NewsLocal news for Fort Gay, WV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tougher Cock Fighting Laws- March 15, 2008 Legislation to toughen the state's laws against animal fighting cleared its first legislative hurdle on Monday. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources unanimously endorsed a bill that would make cockfighting a felony. The panel sent the bill to the Courts of Justice Committee for further examination. As it now stands, cockfighting is illegal only if gambling is involved, and then it's just a misdemeanor. The proposed legislation also would outlaw possession of...http://www.topix.net/city/fort-gay-wv/2008/03/tightening-cock-fighting-laws?fromrss=1 State Will Study Surface Owners Bill Of Rights- March 7, 2008 State Will Study Surface Owners Bill Of Rights BY BRENDA DORSEY, Staff Writer A bill introduced in committee in the 2008 West Virginia Legislature and designed to give greater protection to surface rights owners was not brought before a vote, but a resolution has been submitted to study all the ramifications of the bill. Dramatic increases in drilling permits in West Virginia spawned the interest in a law that would enable landowners to have a voice in where wells would be drilled, how they...http://www.topix.net/city/fort-gay-wv/2008/03/state-will-study-surface-owners-bill-of-righ... |