{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-20d-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-20D-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this article is to protect the public by providing a private cause of action seeking euthanasia of a dog in magistrate court to a person who has been attacked by a dog resulting in personal injuries requiring medical treatment which cost $2,000 or more, or who has been attacked by the dog and the dog had attacked a person causing personal injury which required medical treatment within the previous twelve months.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 20D. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR THE HUMANE DESTRUCTION OF A DOG."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-20D-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:23Z","sha256":"e2c3ec18eb2ededb5818e28fbfec36ef7704e8dec0dc56366cbcba3290082e07","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-20c-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-20d-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}