W. Va. Code § 16-27B-10: Impounding sources of ionizing radiation.

The department is authorized, in the event of an emergency or under other circumstances constituting a hazard to public health and safety or the environment, to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of this article, federal law, or any rules or regulations promulgated or issued thereunder.