{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-2E-5","heading":"Methods of humane slaughter.","body":"(a) Livestock, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut must be rendered insensible to pain by a single blow, gunshot or by electrical, chemical or other means that is safe, rapid and effective; or\n(b) By slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument as well as handling techniques in connection with such slaughtering; or\n(c) By slaughtering in accordance with any method of humane slaughter approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 2E. HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-2E-5/","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":"03360837fe66818c4cd44045c21037a566ad84e14d6518e135f4ca1abf688186","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2e-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}