The commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of this article. He shall have full authority and power to make and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, and may employ such agents or other assistants as he may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this article.
In the event any of the provisions or requirements of this article should be a duplication or in conflict with the authority exercised by the secretary of agriculture under the Packers and Stockyard Act of the United States Congress, then the provisions and requirements of this article shall not apply.
Structure West Virginia Code
§19-2A-1. Public Market Defined
§19-2A-2. Public Markets Subject to State Regulation
§19-2A-3. Operation of Public Markets
§19-2A-4. Permits to Operate; Application and Hearing
§19-2A-5. Permits for Existing Markets
§19-2A-7. Revocation or Suspension of Permits
§19-2A-8. Applicant for Permit to Furnish Surety Bond for Benefit of Consignors; Form of Surety Bond
§19-2A-9. Appeal From Order of Commissioner
§19-2A-10. Licensing of Weighmen and Auctioneers; Application and Fee; Sale of Livestock by Weight
§19-2A-12. Duration of Licenses; Renewals; Refusal, Revocation or Suspension
§19-2A-14. Testing and Inspection of Livestock for Infectious Diseases; Fees; Records
§19-2A-15. Annual Meetings to Establish Uniform Standards, Grades and Market Practices
§19-2A-16. Record of Transactions; Inspection by Commissioner or Agents
§19-2A-16a. Separate Account Required; Prompt Payment Required; Penalties
§19-2A-17. Authority of Commissioner to Enforce Article; Conflicts With Federal Authority
§19-2A-18. Fees Paid Into Special Fund in State Treasury
§19-2A-19. Penalties for Violation of Article or Rules and Regulations