{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2h-11","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-2H-11","heading":"Prohibited conduct; criminal penalties.","body":"(a) A person may not release or permit the release of any captive cervids from a captive cervid farming facility.\n(b) A person may not cause the entry or introduction of wild cervids into a captive cervid farming facility.\n(c) An owner may not cease operation of or abandon a captive cervid farming facility without complying with the requirements and rules promulgated under this article.\n(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not more than ninety days, or fined not more than $300, or both fined and confined for a first offense. Any person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a second or subsequent offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not more than one year, or fined not more than $1,000, or both fined and confined.\n(e) Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility not less than one nor more than three years, or fined not more than $1,000, or both fined and imprisoned.\n(f) A person may not kill, injure, or take any captive cervid that is the property of another. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than $500 and pay restitution pursuant to sections four and five, article eleven-a, chapter sixty-one of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 2H. CAPTIVE CERVID FARMING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-2H-11/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:12Z","sha256":"f59e244436d5f6280bf8283e3f7e33438e212c028a937922e9ee02cec72378da","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2h-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-2h-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}