When any humane officer shall provide any neglected or abandoned animal with proper food, shelter and care, he shall have a lien upon such animal for the expense thereof, and such expense shall be charged against the owner of such animal. Until the humane officer shall take possession of the animal or place the animal in the possession of some person other than the owner, to the extent and in the manner provided for in section fourteen of this article, such lien shall not be good against a purchaser of the animal from the owner, for value, and without notice of the facts creating the lien.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 11. Miscellaneous Liens and Pledges
§38-11-1. Definition of Lienor
§38-11-2. Rights of Lienor in Property Subject to Other Claims; Priority
§38-11-3. Improver's, Storer's or Transporter's Lien on Personal Property and Animals
§38-11-4. Lien of Bailee of Animals or Vehicles
§38-11-5. Lien for Lodging and Board
§38-11-6. Lien of Humane Officer
§38-11-7. Recovery of Possession From Owner by Lienor
§38-11-8. Lien for Service of Male Animals
§38-11-9. Workman's or Materialman's Lien on Vessel
§38-11-10. Lienor's Right to Compensation and Lien for Storage
§38-11-11. Assignability of Liens
§38-11-12. Liability of Lienor or Pledgee for Safe Return of Property Delivered to Another
§38-11-13. How Possessory Lien May Be Waived, Lost or Released
§38-11-14. Enforcement of Lien or Pledge
§38-11-15. Sale or Disposition of Perishable or Hazardous Goods by Lienor or Pledgee