W. Va. Code § 19-2H-6: License certificate; renewal; sale or transfer of license.

(a) Once approved, the department shall issue a license certificate to the owner of a captive cervid farming facility containing the following information:

(1) The class of license, the license number and expiration date;

(2) The captive cervid species and number of captive cervids approved for the licensed facility; and

(3) The name, business address and telephone number of the owner and of the captive cervid farming facility.

(b) An application for renewal of a license shall be submitted on forms provided by the department sixty days prior to the expiration of the current license. Each license issued shall be for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

(c) The sale or transfer of ownership of a captive cervid farming facility will not operate to transfer the license. The department may issue a new license to the transferee if all license requirements and fees are satisfied.