{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-2E-2","heading":"Declaration of purpose.","body":"The purpose of this article is to restrict the methods used to slaughter cattle, sheep, swine and goats in commercial slaughtering establishments in West Virginia to those approved as humane techniques.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 2E. HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-2E-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:11Z","sha256":"6c10ec0b216929226d093782cc0ea7ea98ca0a291a38c5741b1ff122c5c14f50","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}