West Virginia Code
Chapter 19. Agriculture

§19-1-3. Employees; Itemized Statement of Expenditures; Monthly Statement and Payment of Moneys Received by Commissioner - The commissioner shall organize his or her department and may...

§19-1-3a. Marketing and Economic Development Duties - (a) The department shall establish marketing, promotional, and economic development...

§19-1-3b. Background Checks as Condition of Employment - (a) The commissioner may, as a condition of employment, require...

§19-1-4. Duties of Commissioner - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall perform the following duties: (a)...

§19-1-4a. Commissioner Authorized to Accept Gifts, etc., and Enter Into Cooperative Agreements - Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the...

§19-1-4b. Authority of Commissioner to Increase Certain Fees by Rules or Regulations - The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules...

§19-1-4c. Agriculture Fees Fund - There is hereby created a special revenue account within the...

§19-1-4d. Farmland Preservation Fees Fund - There is hereby created a special revenue account within the...

§19-1-4e. Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special...

§19-1-5. Cooperative Statistical Work - The commissioner of agriculture is hereby authorized to conduct cooperative...

§19-1-6. Duty of Assessor to Gather Statistics - Commencing on July 1, of each year, the assessors shall...

§19-1-7. Shared Animal Ownership Agreement to Consume Raw Milk - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the...

§19-1-8. Penalty for Failure of Assessor to Perform Duties - Any assessor failing to perform any of the duties required...

§19-1-9. Agriculture Advisory Board - There shall be a state agriculture advisory board to consist...

§19-1-10. Requirement for Social Security Number on Applications - [Repealed.]

§19-1-11. Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program - (a) The Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program is an important tool...

§19-1-12. Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Program and Fund - (a) Legislative findings. West Virginians have a longstanding tradition of...

§19-1-13. Annual Reporting to the Legislature - On or before January 31 of each year, the commissioner...

Article 1A. Division of Forestry

§19-1A-1. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds that West Virginia has extensive forest resources...

§19-1A-2. Legislative Purposes - The purposes of this article are to provide for promoting...

§19-1A-3. Division of Forestry; Division Director; Duties, Powers, Dedication of Certain Moneys; Creation of a Special Revenue Account - The Division of Forestry heretofore created is hereby continued. And,...

§19-1A-3a. Providing Criminal Penalties for the Illegal Possession of Uncertified Ginseng - (a) (1) The Legislature finds that ginseng trade must be...

§19-1A-3b. Timber Theft; Investigations; Criminal and Civil Penalties - (a) Timber theft is the misappropriation or taking of timber...

§19-1A-4. Additional Duties of the Director of the Division of Forestry Generally - (a) The director shall: (1) Develop, promote and advance the...

§19-1A-5. Director of Division of Forestry; Appointment; Qualifications - The Director of the Division of Forestry shall be appointed...

Article 1B. Sediment Control During Commercial Timber Harvesting Operations

§19-1B-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and cited as the "Logging...

§19-1B-2. Legislative Findings, Intent and Purpose of Article - The Legislature hereby finds that some activities associated with the...

§19-1B-3. Definitions - (a) "Best management practices" means sediment control measures, structural or...

§19-1B-4. Timbering License Required; Requirement for License; Exemption; Annual Fee; Rules - (a) A person may not conduct timbering operations, purchase timber,...

§19-1B-5. Compliance Orders; Suspension of Timbering Operation License - (a) Upon a finding by the chief that failure to...

§19-1B-6. Notification of Duration of Timbering Operations or Harvesting of Timber for Sale; Requirements Thereof - (a) In addition to any other requirement of this article,...

§19-1B-7. Certification of Persons Supervising Timbering Operations; Timbering Operations to Be Supervised; Promulgation of Rules - (a) Any individual supervising any licensed timbering operation, or any...

§19-1B-8. Timbering Operations Enforcement Fund - There is created in the state Treasury a special revolving...

§19-1B-9. Right of Entry - The director or the chief has the right to enter...

§19-1B-10. Orders of the Director - Notwithstanding the provisions of §19-1B-5 of this code, whenever the...

§19-1B-11. Creation of Conference Panels; Authority - (a) Each forestry region in this state shall contain an...

§19-1B-12a. Criminal and Civil Penalties - (a) It is illegal for a person to: (1) Conduct...

§19-1B-13. Cooperation of Other State Agencies - All state agencies shall cooperate with the director in the...

§19-1B-14. Effect on Other Laws - Nothing in this article relieves any person conducting timbering operations...

Article 1C. Care of Livestock

§19-1C-1. Legislative Findings - (a) The Legislature finds that the following are important to...

§19-1C-2. Definitions - For the purposes of this article: (1) "Board" means the...

§19-1C-3. Livestock Care Standards Board - (a) On July 1, 2010, there is hereby created the...

§19-1C-4. Powers and Duties of the Board - (a) The board has the following powers and duties to:...

§19-1C-5. Compensation of Board Members - (a) The ex officio members of the board may not...

§19-1C-6. Meetings of the Board - (a) The board shall meet at least annually, and the...

§19-1C-7. Enforcement of Livestock Care Standards - (a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the standards established...

Article 2. Marketing Agricultural Products

§19-2-1. Definitions - For the purpose of this article the following definitions shall...

§19-2-2. Duties and Powers of Commissioner - In order to develop and encourage home industry and to...

§19-2-3. Commissioner to Cooperate With Federal Department of Agriculture - In carrying out the provisions of this article the commissioner...

§19-2-4. Quarantines - For the purpose of protecting the health of the state...

§19-2-5. Inspection and Grading of Agricultural Products; Charges - The commissioner may comply with the request of any person...

§19-2-6. Inspection and Quarantine Powers of Commissioner - The commissioner or his agents shall during business hours have...

§19-2-7. Prohibited Sales - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer,...

§19-2-8. Market Bulletins - It shall be the duty of the commissioner to publish...

§19-2-9. Inspectors, Graders and Assistants - The commissioner may employ and he shall have authority to...

§19-2-10. Commissioner to Enforce Article - The commissioner of agriculture shall be charged with the enforcement...

§19-2-11. Penalties - Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of...

§19-2-12. Agriculture Development Fund; Administration; Purpose; Funding - (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...

§19-2-13. Hard Cider Development Program; Purpose; Funding - The commissioner shall establish a program to foster the development...

Article 2A. Public Markets

§19-2A-1. Public Market Defined - A public market is (1) any place of business where...

§19-2A-2. Public Markets Subject to State Regulation - All public markets, as defined in section one, are hereby...

§19-2A-3. Operation of Public Markets - No public market shall hereafter be operated in this state...

§19-2A-4. Permits to Operate; Application and Hearing - It shall be unlawful for any public market to be...

§19-2A-5. Permits for Existing Markets - [Repealed]

§19-2A-6. Fee for Permits - All permittees shall pay to the commissioner a fee of...

§19-2A-7. Revocation or Suspension of Permits - The commissioner may at any time, for violations of this...

§19-2A-8. Applicant for Permit to Furnish Surety Bond for Benefit of Consignors; Form of Surety Bond - Before the granting of any such permit, the applicant shall...

§19-2A-9. Appeal From Order of Commissioner - Any party feeling aggrieved by the entry of a final...

§19-2A-10. Licensing of Weighmen and Auctioneers; Application and Fee; Sale of Livestock by Weight - It shall be unlawful for any person to serve in...

§19-2A-11. Approval of Grading, Classifying or Standardizing by Licensed Person; Application for License; Fee - It shall be unlawful for any public market to represent...

§19-2A-12. Duration of Licenses; Renewals; Refusal, Revocation or Suspension - All licenses issued in accordance with the provisions of this...

§19-2A-13. Unlawful for Licensed Weighman, Grader or Auctioneer to Buy or Trade at Market in Which Employed; False Weights - It shall be unlawful for any weighman, grader, or auctioneer,...

§19-2A-14. Testing and Inspection of Livestock for Infectious Diseases; Fees; Records - For the purpose of preventing the spread of infectious disease...

§19-2A-15. Annual Meetings to Establish Uniform Standards, Grades and Market Practices - The commissioner shall annually, on or before July 1, call...

§19-2A-16. Record of Transactions; Inspection by Commissioner or Agents - It shall be the duty of, and the officers of...

§19-2A-16a. Separate Account Required; Prompt Payment Required; Penalties - Every public market, as defined in section one of this...

§19-2A-17. Authority of Commissioner to Enforce Article; Conflicts With Federal Authority - The commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of this...

§19-2A-18. Fees Paid Into Special Fund in State Treasury - All fees collected by the commissioner by virtue of this...

§19-2A-19. Penalties for Violation of Article or Rules and Regulations - Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the...

Article 2B. Inspection of Meat and Poultry

§19-2B-1. Purpose and Construction - Subject to the provisions of section seven of this article,...

§19-2B-2. Definitions - Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different...

§19-2B-3. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Rules; Cooperation With Federal Agencies, etc. - (a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

§19-2B-4. License Required for Commercial Slaughterer, Custom Slaughterer, Commercial Processor, Custom Processor or Distributor; Application for License; Fees; Refusal, Revocation or Suspension; Suspension of Inspection; Establishment Number or Numb... - (a) No commercial slaughterer, custom slaughterer, commercial processor, custom processor...

§19-2B-5. Access to Establishments, Records, etc. - The commissioner may at any time enter upon and inspect...

§19-2B-6. Inspection, Marking, Labeling, Branding, etc.; Quarantine; Segregation; Scheduling of Operations; Disposition of Carcasses, etc.; Reinspection; Health Examination; Rejection Tags - (a) The commissioner shall provide antemortem and postmortem inspection of...

§19-2B-7. Exclusion of Slaughterhouses and Processing Plants Under the Supervision of or Approved by the United States Department of Agriculture - The provisions of this article shall not apply to any...

§19-2B-8. Exemptions - (a) In order to accomplish the objectives of this article,...

§19-2B-9. Hearings; Judicial Review - (a) When any person is entitled to a hearing before...

§19-2B-10. Additional Prohibitions - In addition to any other prohibitions contained in this article,...

§19-2B-11. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties. (1) Any person who violates any of...

§19-2B-12. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

Article 2C. Auctioneers

§19-2C-1. Definitions - For the purposes of this article: (a) "Absolute auction" means...

§19-2C-2. License Required; Exceptions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§19-2C-3. Procedure for License; Department of Agriculture as Statutory Agent for Licensees - (a) An applicant for an auctioneer license shall: (1) Apply...

§19-2C-3a. Rulemaking - (a) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in...

§19-2C-3b. Special Revenue Fund - All fees collected under this article shall be paid into...

§19-2C-4. Bond Required - Every person applying for a license as an auctioneer, apprentice...

§19-2C-5. Requirements for Auctioneer License; Duties of Licensee - (a) A person seeking an auctioneer license shall submit satisfactory...

§19-2C-5a. Examinations of Applicants - (a) Examinations shall be held a minimum of two times...

§19-2C-5b. Background Checks Required - (a) A person applying for a license pursuant to §19-2C-5,...

§19-2C-6. Requirements for Apprentice Auctioneer License - (a) A person seeking an apprentice auctioneer license shall furnish...

§19-2C-6a. Investigation of Complaints; Board of Review - (a) The Department of Agriculture may, upon its own action,...

§19-2C-6b. Duties and Responsibilities of an Apprentice Auctioneer and a Sponsoring Auctioneer - (a) A licensed apprentice auctioneer shall only conduct or assist...

§19-2C-6c. Procedure for Obtaining Reciprocal or Nonresident Auctioneer"s and Apprentice Auctioneer"s License - (a) To qualify for a license by reciprocity, the applicant...

§19-2C-7. Orders of Commissioner; Hearing; Review - Any order of the commissioner shall be served by him...

§19-2C-8. Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties. — Any person, firm, association or corporation...

§19-2C-8a. Revocation - In addition to the penalties in section eight of this...

§19-2C-9. Written Contracts - (a) No person may act as an auctioneer on the...

§19-2C-9a. Escrow Accounts - Each auctioneer shall maintain an escrow account and deposit all...

§19-2C-10. Advertising - In advertising an auction sale by any licensed auctioneer, the...

Article 2D. Imitation Honey Product Law

§19-2D-1. Definitions - "Honey" means the nectar and saccharine exudation of plants as...

§19-2D-2. Labeling - (a) No person shall manufacture, package, label, sell, keep for...

§19-2D-3. Penalties - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...

Article 2E. Humane Slaughter of Livestock

§19-2E-1. Title - This article shall be known by the short title of...

§19-2E-2. Declaration of Purpose - The purpose of this article is to restrict the methods...

§19-2E-3. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Commercial slaughtering establishments" means...

§19-2E-4. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Rules and Regulations; Effective Date - The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this...

§19-2E-5. Methods of Humane Slaughter - (a) Livestock, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut...

§19-2E-6. Penalties - Any person violating any provision of this article or regulations...

§19-2E-7. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

Article 2F. Beef Industry Self-Improvement Assessment Program

§19-2F-1. Purpose - The purpose of this article is to promote and stimulate,...

§19-2F-2. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Council" means the West...

§19-2F-3. Petition for Referendum; Public Hearing; Notice - (a) Producers may petition the Commissioner to conduct a referendum...

§19-2F-4. Conduct of Referendum - (a) The Council shall notify producers of the date, hours...

§19-2F-5. Subsequent Referendums - (a) In the event that a referendum conducted pursuant to...

§19-2F-6. Beef Industry Council; Appointment; Terms; Qualification of Members; Removal of Members; Officers; Meetings; Expenses - (a) The West Virginia Beef Industry Council is hereby continued....

§19-2F-7. Powers and Duties of the Council; Rule-Making Authority - (a) The Council has the authority to: (1) Receive and...

§19-2F-8. Notice, Levy and Collection of Assessment - (a) Upon approval of an assessment, the Council shall notify...

§19-2F-9. Refunds - Any producer against whom an assessment is made and deducted...

§19-2F-10. Penalties - When a person required to collect the assessment in accordance...

Article 2H. Captive Cervid Farming Act

§19-2H-1. Short Title; Legislative Findings - (a) This article shall be called the Captive Cervid Farming...

§19-2H-2. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Biosecurity" means measures, actions...

§19-2H-3. Authority of the Department; Duties and Obligations of the Commissioner - (a) The department is hereby granted authority to regulate captive...

§19-2H-4. Application for License - (a) A person desiring to operate a captive cervid farming...

§19-2H-5. Action on Applications - (a) The department shall act on a complete application for...

§19-2H-6. License Certificate; Renewal; Sale or Transfer of License - (a) Once approved, the department shall issue a license certificate...

§19-2H-7. License Modification - An owner shall apply to the department for a license...

§19-2H-8. Inspection of Facility by the Department - The department shall have access at all reasonable hours to...

§19-2H-9. Transition to Captive Cervid Farming Licenses; Statutory Conflicts - (a) A captive cervid farming facility in existence on the...

§19-2H-10. Administrative Penalties; Hearing - (a) Upon finding that a person has violated any requirement...

§19-2H-11. Prohibited Conduct; Criminal Penalties - (a) A person may not release or permit the release...

§19-2H-12. Rulemaking - (a) The commissioner shall propose legislative rules in accordance with...

Article 3. Sale of Farm Products by Commission Merchants

§19-3-1. License Required; Application and Fee - A person engaged in the business of a commission merchant...

§19-3-2. Applicant to Furnish Surety Bond - Prior to the issuance of a license for commission merchant,...

§19-3-3. Grounds for Refusal or Revocation of License - The commissioner may refuse to grant a license or may...

§19-3-4. Suit on Bond; Limitation on Recovery - A person injured by the failure of a commission merchant...

§19-3-5. Penalty; Moneys Collected to Be Deposited in &Quot;general Marketing fund." - A commission merchant who violates any of the provisions of...

Article 4. Cooperative Associations

§19-4-1. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Agricultural products" means horticultural,...

§19-4-2. Who May Organize - Three or more qualified persons engaged in the production of...

§19-4-3. Purposes - A cooperative association may be organized to engage in one...

§19-4-4. Powers - A cooperative association shall have the following powers: (a) To...

§19-4-5. Members - (a) Under the terms and conditions prescribed in the bylaws...

§19-4-6. Articles of Incorporation - Each association formed under this article shall prepare and file...

§19-4-7. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation - The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at...

§19-4-8. Bylaws - Each association incorporated under this article, must, within thirty days...

§19-4-9. General and Special Meetings - In its bylaws, each association shall provide for one or...

§19-4-10. Directors - (a) The affairs of the association shall be managed by...

§19-4-11. Officers - The directors shall elect from their number a president and...

§19-4-12. Officers, Employees and Agents to Be Bonded - Every officer, employee and agent handling funds or negotiable instruments...

§19-4-13. Stock; Membership Certificate; Voting; Liability; Limitations on Transfer and Ownership - (a) When a member of an association established without capital...

§19-4-14. Removal of Officer or Director - Any member may bring charges against an officer or director...

§19-4-15. Referendum - Upon demand of one third of the entire board of...

§19-4-16. Marketing Contract - The association and its members may take and execute marketing...

§19-4-17. Remedies for Breach of Contract - The bylaws or the marketing contract may fix, as liquidated...

§19-4-18. Purchasing Property of Other Associations, Persons, Firms or Corporations - Whenever an association, organized under this article with preferred capital...

§19-4-19. Annual Reports - Each association formed under this article shall prepare an annual...

§19-4-20. Conflicting Laws Not to Apply; Exemptions - Any provisions of law which are in conflict with this...

§19-4-21. Use of Term "cooperative." - (a) A cooperative association formed pursuant to this article shall...

§19-4-22. Interest in Other Corporations or Associations; Warehouse Receipts as Collateral - (a) An association may organize, form, operate, own, control, have...

§19-4-23. Contracts and Agreements With Other Associations - Any association may, upon resolution adopted by its board of...

§19-4-24. Rights and Remedies Apply to Similar Associations of Other States - Any corporation or association heretofore or hereafter organized under generally...

§19-4-25. Associations Heretofore Organized May Adopt Provisions of Article - Any corporation or association organized in this state under previously...

§19-4-27. Liability as to Delivery of Products in Violation of Marketing Agreements - Any person who solicits, persuades or permits any member of...

§19-4-28. Associations to Be Deemed Not in Restraint of Trade - No association organized under this article and complying with the...

§19-4-29. Application of Business Corporation Laws; Nonprofit Corporation Laws - The provisions of the business corporation laws in chapter thirty-one-d...

Article 5. Grading and Packing of Fruits and Vegetables

§19-5-1. Standard Grades for Closed Packages of Fruits and Vegetables - The commissioner of agriculture shall establish and promulgate from time...

§19-5-2. Markings on Packages - Whenever such standards for the grade or other classification of...

§19-5-3. Enforcement of Article - The commissioner of agriculture of West Virginia shall be charged...

§19-5-4. When Fruits or Vegetables Presumed Offered or Exposed for Sale - When fruits or vegetables in closed packages are delivered to...

§19-5-5. Offenses; Penalty - Any person, firm, organization or corporation, who shall violate any...

§19-5-6. Exemption From Prosecution - No person, firm, organization or corporation shall be prosecuted under...

§19-5-7. Certificates of Inspectors as Prima Facie Evidence - All certificates issued by inspectors in compliance with the regulations...

§19-5-8. Provisions of Article Separable - If any section, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this...

Article 5A. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

§19-5A-1. Purpose and Construction - The purpose of this article is to regulate controlled atmosphere...

§19-5A-2. Definitions - (a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State...

§19-5A-3. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Rules and Regulations; Cooperation With Other Authorities - (a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

§19-5A-4. License Required for Operation of Warehouse; Application; Fees; Term of License; Inspections; Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License - No person shall engage in the business of operating a...

§19-5A-5. Access to Warehouses, Records, etc. - The commissioner shall have access to and is empowered to...

§19-5A-6. Ca Warehouse Numbers; Issuance and Use - The commissioner when issuing a license shall assign a warehouse...

§19-5A-7. Oxygen Content, Time and Temperature Requirements for Classification of Fruits or Vegetables as Controlled Atmosphere Stored - The commissioner shall adopt regulations: (a) Prescribing the maximum amount...

§19-5A-8. Air Component Determinations; Records; Forms; Contents - The licensee shall make air component determinations as to the...

§19-5A-9. Minimum Condition and Maturity Standards - The commissioner shall establish minimum condition and maturity standards for...

§19-5A-10. Subpoena Power; Production of Books, Records, etc.; Enjoining Violation; Admissibility of Inspection Certificates - The commissioner shall have subpoena power to compel the attendance...

§19-5A-11. Unlawful Acts; Penalties - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer...

§19-5A-12. Article Cumulative and Nonexclusive; Severability - The provisions of this article shall be cumulative and nonexclusive...

Article 6. Demonstration Packinghouses and Similar Plants

§19-6-1. Demonstration Fruit Packing House - The demonstration community packing house, heretofore created and established at...

§19-6-2. Demonstration Poultry and Egg Packing Plant - The demonstration community poultry and egg packing plant, heretofore created...

§19-6-3. Demonstration Garden Products Plant - The demonstration garden products plant, the establishment of which was...

§19-6-4. Buildings and Equipment - It shall be the duty of the state commissioner of...

Article 7. State Aid for Fairs

§19-7-1. Amount of State Aid for Fairs and Festivals - For the purpose of encouraging agriculture, any agricultural or industrial...

§19-7-2. State Aid Where More Than One Fair, Festival or Event in County - When more than one association, organization or individual holding a...

§19-7-4. When Fairs, Festivals and Events Are Entitled to State Aid - (a) Associations, organizations or individuals purchasing or leasing the grounds...

§19-7-8. Gambling Devices and Immoral Shows Prohibited; Forfeiture of Right to State Aid; Horse Racing Exempted - No association, organization or individual which is the recipient of...

§19-7-9. State Fair of West Virginia; Ex Officio Members of Board of Directors; Appropriations; Authority to Propose Rules - (a) The corporation formerly known as "Greenbrier Valley fair" is...

§19-7-10. Appropriations Specifically Made Available for Designated Exhibitions - For the purpose of encouraging agriculture, forestry and industries related...

§19-7-11. Determination of Eligibility; Legislative Rules - (a) The commissioner shall administer the provisions of this article...

Article 8. Cooperative Extension Workers

§19-8-1. County Extension Service Committee; Composition; Organization; Duties and Responsibilities; Employment and Compensation of Extension Workers - The county extension service committee shall be composed of (a)...

§19-8-2. Expenditure of Appropriations; Compliance With &Quot;smith-Lever act." - All moneys levied or appropriated by the county court or...

§19-8-3. Duties of County Extension Workers; Extension Service to Cooperate With County Court and Board of Education - Under the supervision of the cooperative extension service of West...

Article 9. Diseases Among Domestic Animals

§19-9-1. Definitions - §19-9-1. Definitions. The following words, as used in this article,...

§19-9-2. Duties and Powers of Commissioner - It shall be the duty of the commissioner, and he...

§19-9-3. Consulting Veterinarians to Assist Commissioner - The commissioner shall have authority to appoint, subject to dismissal...

§19-9-4. Inspectors of Animals - The commissioner may appoint, at different points in the state,...

§19-9-5. Persons Authorized to Enter Premises; Powers Thereof; Refusal to Enforce Orders of Commissioner - The commissioner, the consulting veterinarians, and their duly appointed and...

§19-9-6. Report of Communicable Diseases by Veterinarians and Owners; Failure to Report - Every veterinarian engaged in the practice of his profession in...

§19-9-7. Commissioner May Accept Federal Laws and Regulations - The commissioner shall have authority to accept on behalf of...

§19-9-7a. Animal Disease Traceability; Rulemaking; Exemption - West Virginia shall be a participating state in the United...

§19-9-8. Powers of Federal Inspectors - The inspectors of the bureau of animal industry of the...

§19-9-9. County Court May Cooperate in Control and Eradication of Communicable Diseases - The county court of any county is hereby authorized to...

§19-9-10. Commissioner May Prescribe Tests for Diseases - §19-9-10. Commissioner may prescribe tests for diseases. The commissioner may...

§19-9-11. Reports of Sales of and Tests With Diagnostic Materials - Every sale in this state of a biological product intended...

§19-9-12. Unlawful Sale of Diagnostic Materials - It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for...

§19-9-12a. Sale, Distribution or Administration of Unattenuated Hog Cholera Virus - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or...

§19-9-13. Quarantine of Premises or Animals; General and Special Quarantine Defined - §19-9-13. Quarantine of premises or animals; general and special quarantine...

§19-9-14. Establishment of Special Quarantine - The commissioner or his authorized agent shall have the power...

§19-9-15. Establishment of General Quarantine - A general quarantine may be established and maintained whenever any...

§19-9-16. Unlawful to Remove, Deface or Destroy Quarantine Notice - It shall be unlawful for any person, during the continuance...

§19-9-17. Care of Quarantined Animals; Expense - The owner of animals placed in quarantine by the commissioner...

§19-9-18. Removal of Animals, etc., From Quarantined Area; Running at Large of Dogs in Such Area - After the establishment of any quarantine authorized by this article,...

§19-9-19. Domestic Animal Within Quarantined Area Running at Large - When any quarantine shall be established under this article, it...

§19-9-20. Bringing Animals Into State; Health Certificate - §19-9-20. Bringing animals into state; health certificate. It shall be...

§19-9-21. Animals Entering State Without Health Certificate - It shall be the duty of the owner or owners...

§19-9-22. Unlawful Possession of Animal Brought Into State - When notified by the commissioner, or any of his agents...

§19-9-23. Regulation of Imported Dairy or Breeding Animals - No domestic animal that has been, or is to be,...

§19-9-24. Importation of Dairy or Breeding Animal Unaccompanied by Health Certificate and Test Chart - Any bovine animal, not accompanied by the health certificate and...

§19-9-25. Commissioner May Decline to Accept Health Certificate or Test Chart - If the commissioner shall suspect the genuineness of any health...

§19-9-26. Animals Brought Into State for Slaughter or for Exhibition Purposes - Sections twenty to twenty-five, both inclusive, of this article, shall...

§19-9-27. Unlawful Sale of Animals for Breeding or Dairy Purposes - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell for...

§19-9-28. Indemnity for Euthanizing Infected or Exposed Animals; Agreement - §19-9-28. Indemnity for euthanizing infected or exposed animals; agreement. Whenever,...

§19-9-29. When Right of Indemnity Does Not Exist - The right of indemnity shall not exist nor shall payment...

§19-9-30. Appraisal of Infected or Exposed Animals; Amount; Arbitration; Fees of Arbitrators - The commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall act as appraiser...

§19-9-31. Certificate of Appraisal - When the animal is to be euthanized, the commissioner or...

§19-9-32. Euthanasia of Diseased Animals; Supervision; Certificate of Euthanasia - After the agreement described in section twenty-eight of this article...

§19-9-33. Payment of Indemnity - All claims for indemnity for animals euthanized as having tuberculosis...

§19-9-34. Disposal of Carcass of Diseased Animal - (a) Whenever it is necessary to destroy or dispose of...

§19-9-34a. Authority of Commissioner to Promulgate Rules Regulating Disposal of Dead Animals - Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the...

§19-9-35. Tests for Bovine Tuberculosis; Disposition of Infected Bovine Animals - The commissioner or the commissioner's agent is authorized to test...

§19-9-36. Rules for Determining Amount of Indemnity - The owners of animals euthanized as having tuberculosis shall be...

§19-9-37. Payment of Indemnity for Animals Slaughtered as Tuberculous - After an animal shall have been slaughtered as tuberculous, the...

§19-9-38. Transportation of Diseased Animals - §19-9-38. Transportation of diseased animals. It shall be unlawful for...

§19-9-39. Selling or Giving Away Diseased Animal; Permitting It to Stray - Without express permission in writing from the commissioner, or his...

§19-9-40. Penalties - §19-9-40. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the...

Article 9A. Feeding of Untreated Garbage to Swine

§19-9A-1. Definitions - The following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them...

§19-9A-2. Permit Required for Feeding Garbage to Swine; Renewal; Exception - (a) No person shall feed garbage to swine without first...

§19-9A-3. Application for Permit - Any person desiring to obtain a permit to feed garbage...

§19-9A-4. Refusal or Revocation of Permit - Upon determination by the commissioner that any person holding such...

§19-9A-5. Cooking or Other Treatment of Garbage Required - All garbage, regardless of previous processing, shall, before being fed...

§19-9A-6. Inspection and Investigation; Maintenance of Records - (a) Any authorized representative of the commissioner shall have the...

§19-9A-7. Administration and Enforcement of Article; Rules and Regulations - The commissioner is hereby charged with administration and enforcement of...

§19-9A-8. Penalties; Enjoining Violation - Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of,...

Article 10A. The West Virginia Egg Marketing Law of 1998

§19-10A-1. Purpose; and Short Title - (a) The intent of this article is to protect and...

§19-10A-2. Definitions - (a) "Ambient temperature" means the atmospheric temperature surrounding or encircling...

§19-10A-3. Permits and Registration - (a) The commissioner shall issue an "Egg Distributor Permit" to...

§19-10A-4. Exemptions - Any person marketing eggs which he or she has produced...

§19-10A-5. Container Requirements - No distributor may market eggs unless there is clearly designated...

§19-10A-6. Prohibited Acts - (a) If an authorized representative of the West Virginia Department...

§19-10A-7. Labeling - (a) Any container or subcontainer in which eggs are marketed...

§19-10A-8. Invoice Requirements - (a) Every person, firm or corporation selling eggs to a...

§19-10A-9. Advertising - (a) All eggs offered for sale at retail shall be...

§19-10A-10. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner - (a) The commissioner shall by legislative rule establish standards for...

§19-10A-11. Egg Handling Facilities, Temperature and Humidity, Sanitation and Cleaning - (a) Any packer or distributor engaged in the assembling, marketing...

§19-10A-12. Access to Premises - (a) The commissioner of agriculture may enter any store, vehicle,...

§19-10A-13. Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any provision of...

§19-10A-14. Persons Punishable as Principals - (a) Whoever commits any act prohibited by any section of...

§19-10A-15. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§19-10A-16. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

Article 10B. Livestock Dealer's Licensing Act

§19-10B-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§19-10B-2. Definitions - Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this...

§19-10B-3. License Required; Fee - It shall be unlawful for any person except a livestock...

§19-10B-4. Applicant to Furnish Bond - Before issuing any livestock dealer's license, the commissioner shall require...

§19-10B-5. Records of Transactions; Inspection by Commissioner - Every licensed livestock dealer shall make and retain for at...

§19-10B-6. Investigation of Complaints; Board of Review; Orders of the Commissioner; Hearing; Review - (a) The commissioner of agriculture is hereby invested with the...

§19-10B-7. Refusals, Suspensions or Revocation of Licenses - The commissioner may refuse to grant or may suspend or...

§19-10B-8. Fees Paid Into Special Fund in State Treasury - All funds collected under this article shall be paid into...

§19-10B-9. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Rules and Regulations - The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this...

§19-10B-10. Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties - Any person who shall violate any...

§19-10B-11. Construction - The provisions of this article are remedial and shall be...

Article 11. Bulk Milk Trade Law

§19-11-1. Purpose - It is the intent of the Legislature that this article...

§19-11-2. Definitions - (a) "Adulterated" means milk or the products manufactured from milk...

§19-11-3. Permit for the Purchase of Milk - (a) A "permit for the purchase of milk" shall be...

§19-11-4. Certificates of Proficiency - (a) Certificates of proficiency shall be issued by the commissioner...

§19-11-5. Licenses - (a) Licenses shall be issued by the commissioner to certified...

§19-11-6. Purchase of Milk - (a) No determination of the weight or measure of milk...

§19-11-7. Adulteration - Any milk or any milk products are considered adulterated within...

§19-11-8. Prohibited Acts - (a) No person may have in his possession with the...

§19-11-9. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to: (a) Adopt,...

§19-11-10. Suspension, Revocation or Denial of Permits, Licenses and Certificates of Proficiency - (a) The commissioner may deny any application for a permit,...

§19-11-11. Hearings and Appeals - (a) Any person aggrieved by any action taken under this...

§19-11-12. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties; Negotiated Agreement - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any provision of...

§19-11-13. Payment of Fees - All fees, penalties or other moneys collected by the commissioner...

§19-11-14. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§19-11-15. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

Article 11A. Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products Law

§19-11A-1. Purpose - Advances in food technology have resulted in the development of...

§19-11A-2. Definitions - (a) "Adulterated" means dairy products or imitation dairy products meeting...

§19-11A-3. Permits - (a) Permits are not transferable with respect to persons or...

§19-11A-4. Labeling - (a) All packages of dairy products or imitation dairy products...

§19-11A-5. Adulteration - Any dairy product or imitation dairy product referred to in...

§19-11A-6. Misbranded - Any dairy product or imitation dairy product referred to in...

§19-11A-7. Prohibited Acts - (a) No person may distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold...

§19-11A-8. Approved Sampling and Testing Methods - (a) All sampling and testing methods shall be those set...

§19-11A-9. Approved Laboratories - (a) Each person who desires to have his laboratory approved...

§19-11A-10. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to: (a) Adopt,...

§19-11A-11. Suspension, Revocation or Denial of Permits - (a) The commissioner may deny any application for a permit...

§19-11A-12. Hearings and Appeals - (a) Any person aggrieved by any action taken under this...

§19-11A-13. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties; Negotiated Agreement - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any provision of...

§19-11A-14. Payment of Fees - All fees, penalties or other moneys collected by the commissioner...

§19-11A-15. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§19-11A-16. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

Article 11B. Frozen Desserts and Imitation Frozen Desserts Law

§19-11B-1. Purpose - The legislative intent of this article is to protect, promote...

§19-11B-2. Definitions - (a) "Adulterated" means frozen desserts or imitation frozen desserts meeting...

§19-11B-3. Frozen Desserts Manufacturer Permit - (a) A "frozen desserts manufacturer permit" shall be issued to...

§19-11B-4. Labeling - (a) All packages of frozen desserts or imitation frozen desserts...

§19-11B-5. Adulteration - Any frozen dessert or imitation frozen dessert referred to in...

§19-11B-6. Misbranded - Any frozen dessert or imitation frozen dessert referred to in...

§19-11B-7. Prohibited Acts - (a) No person may distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold...

§19-11B-8. Approved Sampling and Testing Methods - (a) All sampling and testing methods shall be those set...

§19-11B-9. Approved Laboratories - (a) Each person who desires to have his laboratory approved...

§19-11B-10. Powers and Duties of Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to: (a) Adopt,...

§19-11B-11. Suspension, Revocation or Denial of Permits - (a) The commissioner may deny any application for a permit...

§19-11B-12. Hearings and Appeals - (a) Any person aggrieved by any action taken under this...

§19-11B-13. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties; Negotiated Agreement - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any provision of...

§19-11B-14. Payment of Fees - All fees, penalties or other moneys collected by the commissioner...

§19-11B-15. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§19-11B-16. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

Article 11C. Southern Dairy Compact

§19-11C-1. Enactment of Compact - The southern dairy compact is hereby entered into on behalf...

§19-11C-2. Compact Administrator - The compact administrator of this state is the commissioner of...

§19-11C-3. Appointment of Delegation - There shall be five delegates from this state to the...

§19-11C-4. Effective Date - This article shall become effective at such time as a...

Article 11D. Traditional Cheese Production

§19-11D-1. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds that local production and sale of locally...

§19-11D-2. Application of Article - (a) In order for cheese production to fall within the...

§19-11D-3. Exemption From Regulatory Control; Authorizing Rules by the Commissioner of Agriculture - The manufacture of cheese products described in section two of...

Article 11E. Milk and Milk Products

§19-11E-1. Purpose and Scope - In 2018, the Legislature created the Joint Task Force on...

§19-11E-2. Definitions - "Adulterated" means milk or the products manufactured from milk meeting...

§19-11E-3. Department to Regulate Milk and Milk Products - Effective July 1, 2019, the Department of Agriculture shall be...

§19-11E-4. Milk Producer Permits - (a) A person may not sell milk, milk products, or...

§19-11E-5. Licenses - (a) Licenses shall be issued by the commissioner to certified...

§19-11E-6. Labeling - (a) All packages of milk or milk products shall have...

§19-11E-7. Adulteration - Any milk or any milk products are considered adulterated within...

§19-11E-8. Authority and Duties of the Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and duty to: (1) Propose...

§19-11E-9. Prohibited Acts - No person may: (1) Have in his or her possession...

§19-11E-10. Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Permits or Licenses - (a) The commissioner may deny any application for a permit,...

§19-11E-11. Hearings and Appeals - (a) Any person aggrieved by any action taken under this...

§19-11E-12. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties; Negotiated Agreements - (a) Any person violating any provision of this article or...

§19-11E-13. Payment of Fees - All fees, penalties, or other moneys collected by the commissioner...

§19-11E-14. Cooperation With Other Entities - The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with...

§19-11E-15. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

§19-11E-16. Dairy Advisory Board - (a) The commissioner shall establish a Dairy Advisory Board within...

§19-11E-17. Transfer of Milk Regulation Authority From Department of Health and Human Resources to Department of Agriculture - (a) Effective July 1, 2019, authority for the regulation, including...

Article 12. Insect Pests, Plant Diseases and Noxious Weeds

§19-12-1. Title - This article shall be known by the short title of...

§19-12-2. Definitions - The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement...

§19-12-3. Commissioner to Enforce Article; Powers and Duties Generally - (a) It shall be the duty of the commissioner to...

§19-12-4. Detection and Abundance Surveys; Findings of Commissioner; Eradication and Suppression - The commissioner shall cause detection and abundance surveys to be...

§19-12-5. Rules and Regulations for Eradication, etc., of Plant Pests and Other Insects and Noxious Weeds; Enjoining Violations of Article or Rules and Regulations - The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations under which he...

§19-12-6. Quarantines and Other Orders; Plants or Plant Products Entering State - The commissioner shall have power to establish and maintain quarantines...

§19-12-7. Infected or Infested Nursery Stock, Articles or Materials Subject to Seizure, etc. - The commissioner is hereby authorized to stop the delivery of,...

§19-12-8. Right of Entry on Premises - The effectuate the purpose of this article, the commissioner is...

§19-12-9. Certificate of Registration for Nurserymen, Dealers, etc.; Refusal, Suspension, etc., of Certificates; Annual Registration Fees - It shall be unlawful for any nurseryman or dealer to...

§19-12-10. Inspection of Nurseries; Orders of Commissioner as to Eradication or Control of Infestation - All stock in custody of any dealer or person shall...

§19-12-11. Nursery Stock Brought Into State to Carry Inspection Certificate - It shall be unlawful to deliver, transport or ship within...

§19-12-12. Disposition of Fees Collected - The commissioner shall deposit all fees collected by him under...

§19-12-13. Inspection of Plants, etc., by Commissioner Upon Request; Certificate Stating Results of Inspection - Any person growing or possessing any plants or plant products...

§19-12-14. Permit Required to Sell, Transport, etc., Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds - No person may sell, barter, expose, offer for sale or...

§19-12-15. Information to Be Furnished and Inspection Allowed Upon Request of Commissioner - The commissioner may request any person who has plants or...

§19-12-16. Criminal Penalties; Civil Penalties; Duties of the Prosecuting Attorney - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any of the...

§19-12-17. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

§19-12-18. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public information which contains or...

Article 12A. Land Division

§19-12A-1. Legislative Findings and Declarations - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to...

§19-12A-1a. Farm Management Commission Abolished; Property Transferred; Powers and Duties of Commissioner of Agriculture - (a) The farm management commission previously established by this article...

§19-12A-2. Definitions - For the purpose of this article: "Agricultural products" means livestock...

§19-12A-4. Transfer of Institutional Farms, Farm Equipment, Farm Facilities, Inventories and Agricultural Products to Commission; Utility Continuance; Provisions for Uninterrupted Operation; Transfer of Funds - (a) On July 1, 1976, the department of mental health...

§19-12A-5. Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities of Commissioner - (a) The commissioner shall manage all institutional farms, equipment, and...

§19-12A-6. Commissioner"s Powers and Duties - The commissioner or his or her designee is responsible for...

§19-12A-6a. Special Revenue Account - All funds collected by the department pursuant to this article,...

Article 12B. Interstate Compact on Pest Control

§19-12B-1. Enactment of Compact - The pest control compact is hereby enacted into law and...

§19-12B-2. Appropriations for Insurance Fund - Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies...

§19-12B-3. Filing of Bylaws and Amendments - Pursuant to Article IV (h) of the compact, copies of...

§19-12B-4. Compact Administrator - The compact administrator of this state shall be the commissioner...

§19-12B-5. Request for Assistance - Within the meaning of Article VI (b) or VIII (a),...

§19-12B-6. Disposition of Compact Grants and Reimbursements - The department, agency, or officer expending or becoming liable for...

§19-12B-7. Executive Head - As used in the compact, with reference to this state,...

Article 12C. Interagency Committee on Pesticides

§19-12C-1. To 19-12c-7 - Repealed. Acts, 1991 Reg. Sess., Ch. 120

Article 12D. West Virginia Noxious Weed Act

§19-12D-1. Title - This article shall be known by the short title of...

§19-12D-2. Declaration of Purpose; Legislative Findings - The purpose of this article is to provide for the...

§19-12D-3. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Certificate" means a document...

§19-12D-4. Administration of Article; Promulgation of Regulations - (a) The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

§19-12D-5. Surveys for Noxious Weeds; Multiflora Rose - (a) The commissioner shall make surveys for noxious weeds and...

§19-12D-6. Quarantines - When a plant is declared to be noxious under section...

§19-12D-7. Prohibited Acts; Permits; Authority to Stop Sale or Delivery - (a) No person shall violate any provision of this law...

§19-12D-8. Cooperation With Federal and State Agencies; Drug Producing Plants Declared Noxious; Establishment of Program for Eradication of Multiflora Rose - (a) The commissioner is authorized to cooperate in any way...

§19-12D-9. Right of Entry - To effectuate the purpose of this article, the commissioner is...

§19-12D-10. Review of Actions of Commissioner - Any person aggrieved by any action of the commissioner may...

§19-12D-11. Penalties - Any person violating any of the provisions of this article,...

§19-12D-12. Importation or Sale of Multiflora Rose Unlawful - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary,...

Article 12E. Industrial Hemp Development Act

§19-12E-1. Short Title - This article is known as the "Industrial Hemp Development Act".

§19-12E-2. Purpose - The Legislature finds that the development and use of industrial...

§19-12E-3. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Cannabidiol" or "CBD" means...

§19-12E-4. Industrial Hemp Authorized as Agricultural Crop; License Required - (a) Industrial hemp is considered an agricultural crop in this...

§19-12E-5. Industrial Hemp; Licensing - (a) A person growing industrial hemp shall apply to the...

§19-12E-6. Industrial Hemp Production – Notification - (a) Every licensee shall file with the commissioner: (1) Documentation...

§19-12E-7. Rule-Making Authority - The commissioner shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance...

§19-12E-8. Disposition of Fees - All fees assessed as provided for in §19-12E-5 of this...

§19-12E-9. Defense for Possession or Cultivation of Marijuana - (a) It is a complete defense to a prosecution for...

§19-12E-10. State Regulation of Industrial Hemp - (a) The commissioner may submit to the Secretary of the...

§19-12E-11. Violations; Negligent Violations; Notice - (a) A licensee in this state that does not comply...

Article 13. Inspection and Protection of Agriculture

§19-13-1. Short Title - This article may be cited as "The West Virginia Apiary...

§19-13-2. Definitions - For the purpose of this article, the term: (1) "Abandoned...

§19-13-3. Commissioner's Powers and Duties; Rule-Making Authority; Apiary Education; Cooperation With Governmental Agencies; Seizure of Infected Bees and Bee Equipment - (a) The commissioner may propose rules for legislative approval in...

§19-13-4. Registration of Bees; Identification of Apiaries; Limitation on Liability - (a) All persons keeping bees in this state shall apply...

§19-13-5. Right of Entry; Apiary Inspections; Quarantines - (a) During reasonable working hours, the commissioner may enter upon...

§19-13-6. Abandoned Apiaries and Equipment; Notice - It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly maintain...

§19-13-7. Bees Brought Into State to Carry Inspection Certificate; Commissioner to Be Notified; Interstate Movement of Bees - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transport...

§19-13-9. Candy for Mailing Cages - Any person who engages in the shipping of bees in...

§19-13-11. Penalties for Violations of Article; Rules - (a)(1) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any provision of...

§19-13-12. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

Article 14. West Virginia Commercial Feed Law

§19-14-1. Title - This article shall be known as the "West Virginia Commercial...

§19-14-2. Definitions - (a) "Brand name" means any word, name, symbol or device,...

§19-14-3. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner - The commissioner has the power and authority to: (1) Enter...

§19-14-4. Special Revenue Fund - Except as otherwise provided in this article, all fees and...

§19-14-5. Permits; Registration - (a) Permits and registrations shall not be transferrable with respect...

§19-14-6. Refusal of Applications; Suspension and Revocation of Registrations and Permits - The commissioner may refuse to grant, or may suspend or...

§19-14-7. Hearings and Appeals - (a) No application shall be refused until the applicant has...

§19-14-8. Labeling - (a) When commercial feed, except customer-formula feed, is distributed in...

§19-14-9. Tonnage Reports; Inspection Fees - (a) Each person holding a Commercial Feed Manufacturing Permit or...

§19-14-10. Adulteration - Commercial feed or feed ingredients is adulterated: (1) If it...

§19-14-11. Misbranding - Commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If...

§19-14-12. Embargoes; Condemnation and Confiscation; Injunctions - (a) Embargo orders. (1) When the commissioner has reasonable cause...

§19-14-13. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets - The commissioner may not make public any information which contains...

§19-14-14. Prohibited Acts - It shall be unlawful: (a) To manufacture or distribute any...

§19-14-15. Penalties - (a) Criminal penalties. -- Any person violating any of the...

§19-14-16. Deviations and Penalties - (a) The commissioner is authorized to adopt regulations establishing permitted...

Article 15. West Virginia Fertilizer Law

§19-15-1. Definitions of Words and Terms - (a) "Brand" means a term, design or trademark used in...

§19-15-2. Registration - (a) Any person or persons whose name appears upon the...

§19-15-3. Labels - (a) Any regulated product distributed in this state in containers...

§19-15-4. Inspection Fees - (a) There shall be paid to the commissioner for all...

§19-15-5. Tonnage Reports - The person transacting, distributing or selling fertilizer to a nonregistrant...

§19-15-6. Inspection, Sampling and Analysis - (a) It is the duty of the commissioner, who may...

§19-15-7. Deficiencies - (a) Penalty for nitrogen, available phosphate and soluble potash. --...

§19-15-8. Commercial Value - For the purpose of determining the commercial values to be...

§19-15-9. Misbranding - No person shall distribute misbranded regulated products. A regulated product...

§19-15-10. Adulteration - No person may distribute an adulterated regulated product. A regulated...

§19-15-11. Publications - [Repealed.]

§19-15-12. Rules - The commissioner may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance...

§19-15-13. Short Weight - If any regulated product in the possession of the distributor...

§19-15-14. Cancellation of Registrations - The commissioner is authorized and empowered to cancel the registration...

§19-15-15. Embargo Orders - The commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed...

§19-15-16. Seizure, Condemnation and Sale - Any lot of regulated product not in compliance with the...

§19-15-16a. Local Legislation Prohibited - No political subdivision may regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale,...

§19-15-17. Violations - (a) If it appears from the examination of any regulated...

§19-15-18. Exchanges Between Manufacturers - Nothing in this article may be construed to restrict or...

§19-15-19. Expenditure of Registration, Inspection and Penalty Fees - All registration, inspection and such penalty fees not paid to...

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