{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-2E-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article:\n(a) \"Commercial slaughtering establishments\" means a person engaged for profit in this state in the business of slaughtering or dressing animals for human consumption which are to be sold or offered for sale through a commercial outlet or establishment;\n(b) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of agriculture of the State of West Virginia and his duly authorized representatives;\n(c) \"License\" means any person licensed under the provisions of article two-b, chapter nineteen of the Code of West Virginia;\n(d) \"Person\" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, fiduciary or other group of persons whether organized or not;\n(e) \"Livestock\" means cattle, swine, sheep or goats.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 2E. HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-2E-3/","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":"091044f134e2718de8c2754748f20e5b9a7eeff07e367689c7bda95514cd469d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}