HB5044 - Relating to cruelty to animals
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Introduced byJohn Ryan Nelson Williams
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill is to amend the statute relating to cruelty to animals. The bill provides definitions of "food", "water", "shelter", and "treatment". It provides specifics for tethering an animal. The bill includes for seizure of an animal for violations in addition to increasing criminal penalties. Finally, the bill provides that a person in violation of this statute for a second time shall be added to a state-wide, publicly available, do not adopt or sell registry.
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Introduced
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