The county court of each county, if the court appoints a county dog warden, shall provide the dog warden with nets and other suitable devices for taking dogs in a humane manner, and with facilities for transporting any dog seized to the dog pound, a suitable place for impounding dogs with proper provisions for their feeding and care, and humane equipment, devices and methods for destroying dogs: Provided, That in any county in which there is a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or a humane society, incorporated and organized under the laws of this state, and having one or more duly appointed agents, and maintaining an animal home or shelter suitable for impounding dogs and possessing devices for humanely destroying dogs, the county court shall not be required to provide a dog pound, but it may designate such animal home or shelter as the county dog pound, and the county dog warden shall in such case deliver all dogs seized by him and his deputies to such animal home or shelter for impounding and disposition in the manner provided by this article. The county court shall provide for the payment of reasonable compensation, not to exceed the fees and costs provided for in this article, to such society for the use of its facilities and services in impounding and disposing of dogs. Such compensation to such society shall be paid from the fund provided for in this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
§19-20-1. Dogs Subject to Taxation; Declared to Be Personal Property
§19-20-3. Registration of Dog Kennels; Application; Fee; Expiration of Certificate of Registration
§19-20-4. Forms for Registration; Records; Registration Tags; Loss Thereof
§19-20-5. Wearing of Registration Tag by Dog
§19-20-7. Dog Pound and Equipment to Be Provided by County Court [County Commission]; Exception
§19-20-8. Impounding and Disposition of Dogs; Costs and Fees
§19-20-9a. Dogs, Cats, etc.; Rabies Observation
§19-20-10. Dog and Kennel Fund; Disposition Thereof
§19-20-11. Assessment of Dogs as Personal Property
§19-20-13. Dog Running at Large; Liability of Owner
§19-20-14. Dog Killing, Wounding or Worrying Livestock or Poultry -- Recovery of Damages
§19-20-15. Same -- Assessment of Damages; Appraisers
§19-20-16. Same -- When Lawful to Kill Dog
§19-20-17. Same -- Unlawful to Harbor Dog; Penalty
§19-20-19. Offenses; Criminal Penalties; Jurisdiction
§19-20-19a. Dog Warden and Deputy Dog Wardens; Power to Issue Citations
§19-20-20. Keeping Vicious Dogs; Humane Officers May Kill Such Dogs
§19-20-21. License Fee for Keeping Vicious or Dangerous Dog
§19-20-22. Confinement of Female Dogs
§19-20-23. Prohibition of the Use of Impounded Dogs and Cats
§19-20-25. Retirement, Transfer or Disposal of State Owned Dogs and Horses