West Virginia Code
Article 9. Diseases Among Domestic Animals
§19-9-29. When Right of Indemnity Does Not Exist

The right of indemnity shall not exist nor shall payment be made in any of the following cases:
(a) For animals owned by the United States, this state, or any county, city, town or village in this state;
(b) For animals brought into this state contrary to the provisions of this article, or where the owner of the animals or person claiming compensation has failed to comply with the provisions of this article;
(c) When the owner or claimant at the time of coming into possession of the animal knew or had reason to believe it to be afflicted with a communicable disease;
(d) When the owner has been guilty of negligence or carelessly exposed such animals to a communicable disease; and
(e) When the owner has refused or neglected to comply with the sanitary requirements of the Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's agents.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 19. Agriculture

Article 9. Diseases Among Domestic Animals

§19-9-1. Definitions

§19-9-2. Duties and Powers of Commissioner

§19-9-3. Consulting Veterinarians to Assist Commissioner

§19-9-4. Inspectors of Animals

§19-9-5. Persons Authorized to Enter Premises; Powers Thereof; Refusal to Enforce Orders of Commissioner

§19-9-6. Report of Communicable Diseases by Veterinarians and Owners; Failure to Report

§19-9-7. Commissioner May Accept Federal Laws and Regulations

§19-9-7a. Animal Disease Traceability; Rulemaking; Exemption

§19-9-8. Powers of Federal Inspectors

§19-9-9. County Court May Cooperate in Control and Eradication of Communicable Diseases

§19-9-10. Commissioner May Prescribe Tests for Diseases

§19-9-11. Reports of Sales of and Tests With Diagnostic Materials

§19-9-12. Unlawful Sale of Diagnostic Materials

§19-9-12a. Sale, Distribution or Administration of Unattenuated Hog Cholera Virus

§19-9-13. Quarantine of Premises or Animals; General and Special Quarantine Defined

§19-9-14. Establishment of Special Quarantine

§19-9-15. Establishment of General Quarantine

§19-9-16. Unlawful to Remove, Deface or Destroy Quarantine Notice

§19-9-17. Care of Quarantined Animals; Expense

§19-9-18. Removal of Animals, etc., From Quarantined Area; Running at Large of Dogs in Such Area

§19-9-19. Domestic Animal Within Quarantined Area Running at Large

§19-9-20. Bringing Animals Into State; Health Certificate

§19-9-21. Animals Entering State Without Health Certificate

§19-9-22. Unlawful Possession of Animal Brought Into State

§19-9-23. Regulation of Imported Dairy or Breeding Animals

§19-9-24. Importation of Dairy or Breeding Animal Unaccompanied by Health Certificate and Test Chart

§19-9-25. Commissioner May Decline to Accept Health Certificate or Test Chart

§19-9-26. Animals Brought Into State for Slaughter or for Exhibition Purposes

§19-9-27. Unlawful Sale of Animals for Breeding or Dairy Purposes

§19-9-28. Indemnity for Euthanizing Infected or Exposed Animals; Agreement

§19-9-29. When Right of Indemnity Does Not Exist

§19-9-30. Appraisal of Infected or Exposed Animals; Amount; Arbitration; Fees of Arbitrators

§19-9-31. Certificate of Appraisal

§19-9-32. Euthanasia of Diseased Animals; Supervision; Certificate of Euthanasia

§19-9-33. Payment of Indemnity

§19-9-34. Disposal of Carcass of Diseased Animal

§19-9-34a. Authority of Commissioner to Promulgate Rules Regulating Disposal of Dead Animals

§19-9-35. Tests for Bovine Tuberculosis; Disposition of Infected Bovine Animals

§19-9-36. Rules for Determining Amount of Indemnity

§19-9-37. Payment of Indemnity for Animals Slaughtered as Tuberculous

§19-9-38. Transportation of Diseased Animals

§19-9-39. Selling or Giving Away Diseased Animal; Permitting It to Stray

§19-9-40. Penalties